Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Pattersonwas an American professional boxer who held the undisputed world heavyweight championship. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer to win the world heavyweight title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1952 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the middleweight division...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth4 January 1935
CountryUnited States of America
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You get into serious trouble when - during a heated exchange - the mind starts to ask questions about your behavior prior to the fight. That's why many times we see a fighter doing quite well in the ring, hitting the other guy almost at will and suddenly, after a couple of rounds of failing to put his rival down or out, he starts to think about the wrong things he did during training.
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What I expect from the police department is an adequate and timely response to keep the streets orderly and safe. Whatever resources they need to do that is up to them,
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There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people's hates.
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I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
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The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
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A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.
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When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.
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For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum
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Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.
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Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people... He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.