floyd patterson

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Definition of floyd patterson in English English dictionary

born Jan. 4, 1935, Waco, N.C., U.S. U.S. boxer. Patterson grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. As a middleweight amateur fighter, he won the N.Y. Golden Gloves championship in 1951 and '52 and won an Olympic gold medal in 1952. As a professional, he moved up to heavyweight and in 1956 succeeded Rocky Marciano as world heavyweight champion by knocking out Archie Moore. He lost the title to Ingemar Johansson in 1959, regained it in 1960 (becoming the first to hold the heavyweight championship twice), and lost it again in 1962 to Sonny Liston

Hyphenation

Floyd Pat·ter·son

Turkish pronunciation

floyd pätırsın

Pronunciation

/ˈfloid ˈpatərsən/ /ˈflɔɪd ˈpætɜrsən/