Sail on, Floyd Patterson

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » May 11, 2006 1:05 pm

For you younger people-he was a BOXER.
He was the first person to lose his heavyweight title, and later re-gain it. (Against Ingamar Johanssen in 1958).
He died last night from Alzheimer's Disease.

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » May 11, 2006 1:06 pm

Oh, man. My grandfather loved Patterson. Sail on, Champion.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » May 11, 2006 1:06 pm

Sail on, Floyd. Sorry it was time to hang up your gloves.

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » May 11, 2006 3:34 pm

Sail on, Floyd . . .

ejr · Post by **ejr** » May 11, 2006 3:50 pm

Before Sonny Liston, and before Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) there was Floyd Patterson. I remember him well from when I was young.

Sail on.......

FarsideCobbPH · Post by **FarsideCobbPH** » May 11, 2006 3:57 pm

Not a boxing fan,but if I remembr correctly I read somewhere he was the one who heard about Jim corbett's fear of being last(first??), in the ring and lossing,and he beat him?

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » May 11, 2006 9:59 pm

Sail on..

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » May 12, 2006 9:13 am

I am a hug boxing fan, esp the heavyweight division although these days that division stinks.

Patterson's last fight was vs. Ali he lost by TKO, he fought Ali twice and was TKO both times. He was considered big for a heavyweight back then 6'0" 220-225. Most heavyweights fought around 200 pounds. He once fought and defended his title vs. Tom McNeely who is the father of Peter McNeely, Mike Tyson's 1st fight after he was released from prison. Although their careers intersected for 3 years he never fought Rocky Marciano, a fight many felt would have been a tough one for Marciano.