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Floyd Patterson (Waco, 4 gennaio 1935 – New Paltz, 11 maggio 2006) è stato un pugile statunitense, campione del mondo dei pesi massimi tra il 1956 e il 1962, con un'interruzione nel 1959. Considerato il Re Elegante dei pesi massimi, è una delle figure più significative, nella sua categoria di peso, di ogni epoca.
- 183 cm
- Stati Uniti
- Pesi massimi e Pesi mediomassimi
- 20 settembre 1972
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after ...
No.ResultRecordOpponent64Loss55–8–163Win55–7–1Pedro Agosto62Win54–7–161Win53–7–1Charlie HarrisBox-pro 64 bouts. Bout stopped on cuts. Patterson down in the 4th. Changed date to Friday per Sat 1/16 Miami News detailing fight. Cooper was knocked down three times. McNeeley was floored eleven times. Patterson was knocked down twice in the 1st round, Johansson was then knocked down at the end of the 1st.
12 ago 2023 · Patterson became the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion at 21 years, 10 months and 26 days. His record was surpassed by Mike Tyson, who won the WBC Heavyweight Championship at 20 years, 4 months and 23 days in 1986. In his fifth title defense, Patterson lost the championship to Ingemar Johansson by a third-round TKO on June 26 ...
9 mag 2024 · Floyd Patterson (born Jan. 4, 1935, Waco, N.C., U.S.—died May 11, 2006, New Paltz, N.Y.) was an American professional boxer, the first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Born into poverty in North Carolina, Patterson grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
11 mag 2006 · Floyd Patterson, who turned his troubled young life around with boxing and became, despite a gentle disposition, the world heavyweight champion, died today in New Paltz, N.Y. He was 71. He had...
11 mag 2006 · L'ex-pugile Floyd Patterson, diventato nel 1956 il più giovane campione del mondo dei pesi massimi, è morto nella sua abitazione a New Paltz (New York). Aveva 71 anni. Da tempo malato di Alzaheimer e di cancro alla prostat, Patterson divenne il primo pugile a conquistare per due volte la corona mondiale dei massimi.
