• Floyd Patterson. He grew up there in poor circumstances, got on the wrong track as a child and became enthusiastic about boxing at an early age.
  • The world's first athlete, who in hisTwenty one year was awarded the title of World Champion in heavyweight boxing, became Floyd Patterson.
    • Floyd Patterson’s Early Life and Boxing Career: A Remarkable Journey
    • Significant Fights and Championships Won by Floyd Patterson
    • Floyd Patterson’s Impact on the Boxing World
  • Biography: Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who in 1956 became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 21.
  • Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer, the first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice.
  • Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935, in Waco, North Carolina, the third of Thomas and Annabelle Patterson's 11 children.
  • Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962.
  • 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...
  • Thomas and Annabelle Patterson’s third child, Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935, in North Carolina.
  • When Floyd Patterson fought Ingamar Johansson for the second time at New York’s Polo Ground on June 22, 1960, Johansson faced a different fighter.