Author Topic: R.I.P. Floyd Patterson (Read 155 times)

ABN · « **on:** May 11, 2006, 11:01:14 AM »

R.I.P. to one of the boxing greats

DUB CC · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2006, 12:13:53 PM »

R.I.P

ABN · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2006, 07:23:41 AM »

just like Mike Tyson he was a juvenile offender taken in by the great Cus d'Amato, in the olympics in Helsiniki in 52 he became the middleweight champion. in 56 he became the youngest heavyweight champion ever(Mike later overtook this record), in 59 he lost his belt to Ingermar "Ingo" Johansson. and in 60 he became the first person to ever regain their heavyweight title when he knocked Ingo out(he won over Ingo again in 61). after that his career went a little downhill and he retired after his loss to Muhammed Ali in 72. and he was one of the people that really taught Mike Tyson to box, and every real boxing fan knows where Iron Mike got his boxing style from. here are some pictures..

here he became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world

in 59 he lost his belt....

and later regained it...

and won against Ingo again...

Floyd and Ingo running the Stockholm Marathon

he got 71 years from the man above...