Floyd Patterson
American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 71
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. 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.
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A life in dates
2006Died11 May 20061995Barney Nagler AwardAward1991International Boxing Hall of FameAward1960Sugar Ray Robinson AwardAwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the YearAward1956Sugar Ray Robinson AwardAwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the YearAward1935Born4 January 1935
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![Patterson tried his hand at acting. He is seen in this 1968 The Wild Wild West episode as a landowner who is in danger of losing his property.[35]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Floyd_Patterson_Wild_Wild_West_1968.JPG/500px-Floyd_Patterson_Wild_Wild_West_1968.JPG)
Awards
About this person
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.
Country
United States
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2006 · aged 71
