Floyd Patterson Part 3

      Despite his manager Cus D’Amato’s objections, Floyd Patterson agreed to fight Sonny Liston at Comiskey Park in Chicago on September 25, 1962. The hard-punching Liston was just an 8-5 betting favorite going in, which seems ridiculous to me. If I was a fight fan at the time, I’d have rustled up every […]

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Floyd Patterson Part 2

After knocking out Pete Rademacher in his pro debut on August 22, 1957, Floyd Patterson fought only once in 1958. The August 18, 1958 bout at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles saw Floyd defeat Roy Harris rather easily. Another nine months passed by before Patterson fought again, this time in Indianapolis against Brian London on

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Sonny Liston Part 4

     After losing to Cassius Clay on February 25, 1965, it was not long after that a rematch was planned. Clay also changed his name to Muhammad Ali in the interim, and announced he was officially a Muslim, and a follower of Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. This did not endear him

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