Born in Wasco, North Carolina, on January 4th, 1935, Floyd Patterson (55-8, 40 KO’s) was a light heavyweight-cruiserweight who competed with the Heavyweight division winning the Championship of the World on two occasions. The former Olympic middleweight king who won his crown at the Helsinki Games in 1952 became the youngest professional ever to gain the top rung of the ladder. He is a fast-moving, clever heavyweight with a snappy punch, though his blows lack the steam of those Louis, …
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