After Floyd Patterson's death at 71, experts and historians were as keen to talk about his personality as his ring record, Kieran Mulvaney writes.

When Floyd Patterson was the undisputed world heavyweight champion, he was the youngest to win the title and the first heavyweight to regain the world title after losing it.

Floyd Patterson lies on the canvas after taking a knockout blow from Ingemar Johansson during their bout at Yankee Stadium on June 26, 1959. (Associated Press) ...

Floyd Patterson, whose trips to the canvas were rivaled only by those of Rembrandt and Van Gogh, fought with the heart and courage of a lion. But for those intent on a closer look, he was in ...

Ingemar Johansson, the oldest living heavyweight champion, died late Friday in his native Sweden. Johansson, 76, died from complications of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's ...

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Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson is kissed by his wife Sanadra after he retained his world title with a fourth round knockout of challenger Tom McNeeley in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 5, 1961.