Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson III - March 13, 1961 - Entire fight - Rounds 1 - 6 & Interview 

Brave fighter, but he was not a natural heavy weighter.

@@torvilasulvstle362 Yes its crazy at his smallest 185 lb being he was able to beat the much bigger heavyweights. The man was just a talented athlete

One of my favorites of all time

He also played numerous guest star roles on TV series (Wild Wild West for example) and always seemed to play good guys too

The fact is Ali made it.no respect,no dignity as a sportsman.

​@김광숙 Not True Floyd refused to call Him Ali and that's why He was annoyed cos Floyd kept Calling Him Clay. But both were Greats of the Ring and great amb

While these two were jockeying the title back and forth with the title, Sonny Liston was the #1 contender for six years, Patterson finally gave in, even though his manager Cus dMato was totally against, but the media was wondering why Sonny hadn't yet been given a title shot. Cus dMato was saying Sonny was affiliated with the mob. SMDH. the era of the small HW would soon be over.

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I think Floyd's punching power was and has been overlooked by historians. Floyd employed many styles and was a smart fighter indeed, but also, Floyd was a banger from the inside and he paid the price for that in terms of knockdowns, k.o.'s ... Ingo looks like a very awkward opponent and think what he might have done.. had he the desire to train a la Floyd .. Floyd trained his entire life .

Also first Gold-medalist to win the Undisputed HW title

@@jerryashlock5519 Ingy wasn’t much on training?

The Cruiserweight division didn't exist yet, but when I look back at these smaller heavyweights, it seems overdue. The creation of the Cruiserweight division didn't coincide with the existence of talented fighters of that size.

They dodged Sonny Liston for six years when Sonny was the #1 contender.

Liston could have beaten both of them at the same time.

@@raddmann336 they avoided Sonny Liston for six years when Sonny was the #1 contender. SIX YEARS.

Right you are Paul!! I'm gonna call you Bert sugar!

Thank you Darin, that's a nice compliment.....I had the honor of meeting Bert Sugar in 1983 and he was a very intelligent, wise and funny man who exuded class and grace throughout a marvelous career

Paul Trigo Very true. I recall reading about that.

Ali fanboys parrot the same drivel.

@@tralfazruk1 They told Ingo don’t land the right hand in sparring. So your delusional he was taking it easy

No he slipped simple

Seems like the ref was like “oh shit! I forgot about that”

They were NOT knockOUTS!! They were knockDOWNS. HUGE difference. Tell me, when and where have you EVER seen a guy get knocked out twice in the same fight, much less the same round????

Peter Von Berg yes he was one of the best middleweights ever.

You lost all credibility claiming Ingo would have given Liston a harder time. Patterson could move and had a peekabo style and a faster better jab than ingo. Ingo had to catch you coming in or if you were off balence falling back to hurt you. Liston had a far harder jab and far more power. Ingo couldn't jab like he did with Liston or it would be lights out. Liston didn't miss much with his hook. You would not have a Liston Williams fight you would have a Foreman Frazier 1 fight with far less knockdowns maybe three before the fight ended. There was a reason Ingo didn't fight Agressive real hitters. Like Joe Frazier ingo had good handlers who knew who not to fight. Frazier had no choice in fighting George thus the slaughter.

@@tralfazruk1 Saying Ingo would give Liston a harder time is like saying a Labrador would give a bear a harder time than a cat like it’s a badge of honor.

@@The_Honcho I guess your agreeing with me. My point was Ingo was protected like Frazier. His manager knew his fighters limitations and set Ingo up to succeed. Ingo wisely retired and didn't look back and rejected some good money to come back.

Floyd outgew the Lightheavywtight divison at 2o and made 8 million dollars as a 2 time heavyweight champ which was a record!

The Liston fights to Patterson are like the Dennis Hallman fights to Matt Hughes. Some dudes just got your number.

You can hear in Patterson's voice during that interview with Costello that he KNEW Liston was gonna kick his butt...he was scared of Liston and it showed in the 2 fights....

Exactly, he was scared of Liston he would never have beaten him.

@@anthonyminor3160 neither one of these guys would've beat Liston.

Meh that'd just be delaying the inevitable, plus Liston's piston jab would still provide major problems for Floyd if he tried to outbox, being that he was giving up a foot of reach.

My understanding of Rocky was that he worked to overcome a simple speech pattern and that, in fact, he was an articulate dinner speaker after his boxing retirement . I like that he opened the interview with "hiya!" .... I understand he was liked by everyone who came to know him.

I have to agree Leo ... they were both awkward and smart boxers who loved to air it out ... Ingo's right was so quick and fast that you can tell Floyd didn't see it ... And Floyd was a banger... just watch his fights ... he moved forward and took the punishment and more often than not .. connected with his lightning left hook. Great styles make great fights ... per angelo dundee... Angie was correct

Sorry, he was up after eight seconds.

NO CLASS both fighters were poor boxers One punch Johansen and Peek a boo Patterson

He was best heavyweight for the two years that trilogy was been fought.

At that point, it might have been Cassius Clay. Someone earlier said that Clay boxed the ears off of Ingo in a sparring session in Miama. Clay was taller and faster than Liston, and, even back then, his jab could tear your face off. Listen found out, maybe during the 2nd round of the first fight, that he was screwed. Epic!

What makes you think his camp was less than optimal?

I've never been fully convinced Floyd went into the Liston fight at 100%. Heck he even brought in a mask to wear when he left the stadium, as if he knew he was gonna lose