Floyd Patterson
Full Name: Floyd Patterson
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Profession: Boxer and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
Why Famous: Remains the youngest Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by knockout.
Born: January 4, 1935
Birthplace: Waco, North Carolina, USA
Historical Events in the Life of Floyd Patterson
- 1952-08-02 17 year-old future world champion Floyd Patterson wins the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the Helsinki Olympic Games with a 1st round KO of Romanian Vasile Tita
- 1956-11-30 Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1957-07-29 Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1957-08-22 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1958-08-18 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1959-05-01 Floyd Patterson KOs Englishman Brian London in 11, in his 4th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence
- 1959-06-26 Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1960-06-20 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1961-03-13 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1961-12-04 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1962-09-25 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title
- 1963-07-22 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1965-11-22 In his second title defence, Muhammad Ali scores 12th-round KO of Floyd Patterson at Las Vegas Convention Center to retain his world heavyweight boxing championship
- 1968-09-14 Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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