Back فلويد باترسون Arabic فلويد باترسون ARZ Флойд Патэрсан Byelorussian Флойд Патерсън Bulgarian Floyd Patterson Danish Floyd Patterson German Φλόιντ Πάτερσον Greek Floyd Patterson Spanish Floyd Patterson Estonian Floyd Patterson Basque
Floyd Patterson | |||||||||||||||
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 Floyd Patterson in January 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1935 Waco, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 11, 2006 (aged 71) New Paltz, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Gentleman of Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He has been named among the top 15 heavyweights of all time.[4][5][6]
In 1956 and 1960, Patterson was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
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- ^ 03/03/1961-New York: The tale of the tape offers a physical comparison between challenger Ingemar Johansson (left) and heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson (right). They meet for the third time for the heavyweight title in Miami, Florida, on March 13th.
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- ^ "The Best Heavyweight Boxers of All Time". Ranker. Retrieved 2023-05-20.