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...

Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson fought twice for the world's heavyweight title. Liston knocked Patterson out in both fights, in the first round each time...

he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense...

boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and José Torres, all of whom went on to be inducted into the International...

born outside the United States. Johansson won the title by defeating Floyd Patterson via third-round stoppage, after flooring him seven times in that round...

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson refers to two heavyweight professional boxing matches. The first match took place on November 22, 1965, for the WBC/Ring/lineal...

(1952 - 1956) Retired USA 20. Floyd Patterson (1956 - 1959) USA 21. Ingemar Johansson (1959 - 1960) Sweden 22. Floyd Patterson (1960 - 1962) (2) USA 23. Sonny...

broadcast was the Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson rematch in 1960, when 25,000 TelePrompTer subscribers mailed $2 to watch Patterson regain the heavyweight...

Ellis, Leotis Martin, Karl Mildenberger, two-time former champion Floyd Patterson, Jerry Quarry, Thad Spencer, and former WBA champion Ernie Terrell...

adopted son of former Golden Gloves and world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, turned Golden Gloves success into a solid pro career. He won the WBC...

two fights, and Liston's destruction of former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson in two first-round knock outs, Clay was an 8:1 underdog. Despite this...

against former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson on November 22, 1965. Before the match, Ali mocked Patterson, who was widely known to call him by...

Deontay Wilder". Retrieved March 21, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Floyd Patterson". Retrieved March 14, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Jack Johnson"...

several years at the start of his professional career by Cus D'Amato. Floyd Patterson, the first fighter to use the peek-a-boo effectively, becoming Olympic...

defeat of Deontay Wilder, Fury became the third heavyweight, after Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali, to hold The Ring magazine title twice, and is widely...

Quarry, making one successful title defense in the same year against Floyd Patterson, before losing to Joe Frazier in 1970. He was born one of ten children...

range fighters. Commonly known Peek-A-Boo fighters include: Joe Hadley Floyd Patterson Leon Spinks José Torres Mike Tyson A southpaw fights with a left-handed...

Heavyweight Boxers never to be Champion. He beat Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson and top contenders Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Brian London, Thad Spencer...

professional boxer who competed from 1951 to 1961. In July 1957, he fought Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight championship. Jackson was noted for his stamina...

Goldstein, and nobody was hitting him." Goldstein also refereed the first Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson world heavyweight championship fight in Yankee Stadium...

Marciano (3) 1956: Floyd Patterson 1957: Carmen Basilio 1958: Ingemar Johansson 1959: Ingemar Johansson (2) 1960: Floyd Patterson (2) 1961: Joe Brown...

1959: Ingemar Johansson vs. Floyd Patterson, round 3 1960: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson II, round 5 1961: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III...

and illustrator Floyd Odlum (1892–1976), American lawyer and businessman Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936), Governor of Minnesota Floyd Patterson (1935–2006), two-time...

championship. Two all-time great heavyweight champions, Ezzard Charles and Floyd Patterson, started out as light heavyweights. Charles defeated Archie Moore and...

Carmen Basilio 1956 – Floyd Patterson 1957 – Carmen Basilio (2) 1958 – Archie Moore 1959 – Ingemar Johansson 1960 – Floyd Patterson (2) 1961 – Gene Fullmer...

1959, and twice challenged for the world heavyweight title, losing to Floyd Patterson in 1959 and Muhammad Ali in 1966, both times via knockout. He was one...

comeback fights, regaining the WBA and WBC titles in 1996 to join Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman...

Stadium between Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson and American boxer Floyd Patterson. No charges were filed against Salerno. Salerno divided his time between...

champion Floyd Patterson. Patterson had trouble obtaining title defenses, as boxing at the time was controlled by organisations that Patterson and his...

1959 when Ingemar Johansson won the Heavyweight Championship from Floyd Patterson on June 26, 1959. After only a month of training in nearly four years...