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Floyd Patterson
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Floyd Patterson was an American boxer who competed in the heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight disciplines. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His head coach was Cus D'Amato. Over the course of his career, he participated in 64 matches, achieving 55 wins and 8 losses.
Patterson received the International Boxing Hall of Fame award and The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year honor. He was born in Waco and died in New Paltz. The cause of his death was prostate cancer, resulting from natural causes. He also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
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Film & TV
Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962.
Known for
- Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston — Self (archive footage)2019
- The Real Rocky — Self2011
- Året var 1959 — Self (archive footage)2009
- Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights1988
- Terrible Joe Moran — Himself1984
- Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II — Self1974
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self1973
- Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II — Self1972
- Med krut i nävarna1969
- Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I — Self1965
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Key facts
- Nickname
- The Gentleman of Boxing
- Born
- ( 1935-01-04 ) January 4, 1935, Waco, North Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) (aged 71), New Paltz, New York , U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- Light heavyweight Heavyweight
- Reach
- 71 in (180 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Patterson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waco
- Place of death
- New Paltz
- Occupation
- boxer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.cmgww.com/sports/patterso
- Image
- Floyd Patterson on the cover of Boxing Illustrated September 1962.jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Commons category
- Floyd Patterson
- date of birth
- 1935-01-04
- date of death
- 2006-05-11
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- head coach
- Cus D'Amato
- sports discipline competed in
- middleweight
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 64
- number of wins
- 55
- number of losses
- 8
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
In 1956 and 1960, Patterson was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. In 1995, Patterson was honored with the Barney Nagler Award by the BWAA in recognition of his long and meritorious service.
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