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After his loss to Ali in November of 1965, Floyd continued on, and traveled to London to take on Henry Cooper. He knocked him out, which put himself right back in title contention, mostly because Ali was stripped of his belts when he refused induction into the armed service in April of 1967. The WBA

After the crushing defeat to Sonny Liston, Floyd returned to New York, and after a rest, planned a comeback. The rematch with Liston was set for April of 1963, but a knee injury to the new champ postponed the match until July 22 in Las Vegas. The second fight fared no different, and Floyd was

After his trilogy with Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson defended his title on December 4th, 1961 in Toronto, Canada. Floyd easily disposed of Tom McNeeley in four rounds, but pressure was mounting on him to fight the number one contender, Sonny Liston. After a dispute between his managers Jimmy Jacobs and Cus D’Amato, Floyd removed D’Amato

Floyd entered the 1956 heavyweight elimination tournament to find a new champion since Rocky Marciano had retired. Patterson defeated ‘Hurricane Jackson’, setting up a fight with light heavyweight champ Archie Moore on November 30, 1956. Floyd knocked out Moore in five rounds at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, and became the youngest heavyweight champion ever at

Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935 in Waco., North Carolina. His family moved to the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. He was a thief at a young age, and wound up in reform school, which turned his life around. He returned home afterwards, and excelled in high school in many sports. Floyd

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After his loss to Muhammad Ali in October of 1970, Jerry took six months off from the ring. He put a string of six consecutive wins together, before agreeing to a rematch with Ali, set for June of 1972 in Las Vegas. This time the fight lasted seven rounds before being stopped by the referee.