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Floyd Patterson est un boxeur américain né le 4 janvier 1935 à Waco, Caroline du Nord, et mort le 11 mai 2006 à New Platz, New York. Il fut en 1956 le plus jeune champion du monde des lourds de l'histoire, record qu'il conservera durant 30 ans.
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 HarrisFloyd Patterson was a heavyweight boxer who won the world title twice and fought Muhammad Ali three times. See his full boxing record, including bouts, results, dates, venues and referees.
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, 1959.
Lorsqu’il arrive à Helsinki, avec des vues sur la médaille d’or des poids moyens, Patterson a déjà gagné six titres amateurs majeurs, malgré ses 17 ans. Il remporte ses trois premiers combats facilement et se retrouve en finale.
L' Américain Floyd Patterson fut le premier champion olympique de boxe à devenir ensuite champion du monde chez les professionnels chez les poids lourds. Il fut par la suite le premier champion du monde des poids lourds à reconquérir le titre...
9 mai 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.)
