Floyd Patterson — at 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days — became the world’s youngest heavyweight boxing champion by ...

Somewhere within the dreadful fog that comes with Alzheimer’s, I hope that Floyd Patterson considered that he had finally beaten his toughest opponent. Not Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali or Ingemar ...

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I found out Floyd Patterson passed away Thursday morning. I had a feeling this day would come sooner than later. We all knew Floyd was very ill, the progression of Alzheimer’s over the past decade had ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — An interpretive panel celebrating “the life, work and athleticism” of New Paltz resident and World Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson will be on display through the end of the month ...

I first wrote this piece on boxer Floyd Patterson in September of 2019 and feel his story epitomizes what sports can do for an individual and in that sense for society and bears repeating: Floyd ...

In this deftly written biography, sports writer Stratton examines one of the most complex fighters ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Raised in the Brooklyn ghetto of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Floyd ...

Fellow boxing champion Jose Torres reflects on the life of his friend Floyd Patterson. Patterson died Thursday at 71. He suffered from Alzheimer's. Torres notes that family history might have more to ...