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News and Articles on Floyd Patterson
Beer diplomacy Jul 30, 2009
His successor, John F Kennedy, happily extended a White House invitation to the world heavyweight boxing champion, Floyd Patterson, hoping it would compensate for his stubborn refusal to offer similar hospitality to Martin Luther King. Throughout the campaign, Mr Obama deliberately de-emphasised his race. (BBC News)
Bryan ArmenGrahamInside Boxing Boxing boasts its first legitimate heavyweight champion in years. Jun 22, 2009
When Marciano retired unbeaten, a half-dozen different fighters took part in an elimination tournament to determine his successor, with 21-year-old Floyd Patterson ultimately stopping Archie Moore to become the youngest heavyweight kingpin until Tyson. Lewis vacated the title upon his retirement in 2004. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Column: Who says you have to be friendly in the face of defeat? Jun 6, 2009
Between 1956 and 1985, Keiter called 12 heavyweight title fights, including the trilogy of bouts between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. On June 26, 1959, from Yankee Stadium, Keiter along with a young color commentator named Howard Cosell was ringside for the first of three bouts between Floyd and Ingo. (Longview Daily News, WA)
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