Floyd Patterson - Complete Championship Profile

A brief chronology of all 13 heavyweight championship boxing matches featuring Floyd Patterson.
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Floyd Patterson - Complete Championship Profile (Documentary)

[@philipsalama8083]

First, we got Patterson, then we got Liston, then we got Ali, Foreman and Frazier. What an amazing couple of decades for HW boxing.

[@mizking5033]

Hahaha You 4got Joe Louis

[@Wallyworld30]

Jerry Quarry was one of the most underrated heavy weights of all time. He fought Patterson to a draw, fought Ali to essentially a draw until his Achilles heel reared its ugly and the fight was stopped due to cuts. @rummy Please make.a documentary on This guy? After fighting the best in the world during the 70s when HW division was at its greatest of all time. Sadly Jerry and his brother Mike both both devoted cte dementia. I remember when Quarry died in 1998. My dad told me Rocky was inspired by Jerry.

[@ethanyule2713]

Miz King yeah he should be put in prison for forgetting about the brown bomber

[@josephshields2922]

@@mizking5033 He was talking about the sixties and seventies, Louis while great was long gone.

[@tylerbrown6456]

Don't forget the king Marciano right before

[@kakonis]

Credit to Floyd for refusing to keep swerving Liston, even though Cus D'Amato insisted on putting that fight off indefinitely. Patterson used to say he wished there was a trapdoor beneath the ring, so he could escape the humiliation after getting knocked out. The guy had nothing to be ashamed of.

[@j.l.4054]

Exactly... Not only did Liston have like 25 lbs on him, but Patterson's style was absolutely hard-countered by Liston. Those two losses don't take anything away from Patterson's greatness - him beating Liston would have been one of the most remarkable wins in history.

[@topeoyerinde4241]

He just didn't have the chin at heavyweight. Naturally 175lb, he was just a too small man even for that era so anyone over 200lb that landed cleanly on him was gonna drop him.

[@spreadeagle2561]

Joseph JoeJoe-Totally agree.Wish more modern fighters had the courage and honesty to fight their most deserving rivals rather than make excuses to avoid tough fights.Floyd was a true warrior.

[@lwmson]

No, he didn't have anything to be ashamed of. Floyd, at 190 pounds, simply didn't have the size to compete with Liston, who was 35 lbs bigger. He also couldn't compete with Ali, who was 25 lbs. heavier. But Ali himself called Floyd "the most scientific" fighter he ever faced, and had he been 20 lbs. heavier the outcone could have been different for him both the Liston and Ali bouts.

[@fiucik1]

Exactly. Ali used to mock Patterson, calling him "a rabbit" because he was so scared of Liston, that he froze like a rabbit. Well, I'm not a shrink, but I think you can't help it, if you're scared. All you can do is face your fear, and Floyd did. Twice.

[@gatorcroc7212]

Most underrated and one of my favorite HWs of all time

[@Jonashall1]

He was a bum.

[@craigsutton3076]

Gator Croc Floyd could fight , but he wasn’t a monster. He took a lot of ass kickings.

[@spreadeagle2561]

@@Jonashall1 - Are you trolling or are you really that f#cking dumb ?

[@seanoxborough8595]

2 x champ. No bum,

[@imanoldsouloldsoul9316]

He grew up near where I live, only a few miles from me over in Waco NC, he was a great fighter both skilled and a lor of heart!

[@richardparker3421]

Floyd Patterson along with Larry Holmes is one of the most underrarted heavyweight champions of all time

[@josephshields2922]

you are 100% right. If you read the old "Ring" magazines its interesting to see the experts assesment of Floyd on his rise and right after. he took the title T.hey claim he has the fastest hands in history. They constantly acknowledge his ko percentage . Later on He gets criticized for taking easy title defenses.When Ingo beats him they act like he's been exposed as a fake but when he takes the title back he gets his rep back. The Liston fights hurt him badly.They wrongly gave him a stigma of having a glass jaw. This is ridiculous because he was only kayoed 3 times in his 25 year career. He was the only man to beat Ingo and Sonny kayoed everyone. Talk about underrated - Sonny Liston is rarely seen on lists of the greatest. Its as if he didn't exist. He was superhuman beating everyone in less than 3 rounds.After the Liston fight Floyd beat a lot of top fighters they claimed he avoided as champ: Eddie Machem, George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper etc.... but the stigma still stayed. Trouble is folks only repeat what's been said instead of doing research like reading 40 year old maazines, watching videos of the whole fight etc...

[@maxsundram8447]

Joseph Shields he did have a glass jaw, he was knocked down the most times in heavyweight history, like 17 times while he was still champ. Props to him he decided that he wasn’t gonna take any more shit from Cus and actually fight the number 1 contender which he’d been dodging for years, but he beat only one number 1 contender who had actually earned his way there

[@napalmjames7858]

@@maxsundram8447 Did Cus try and protect him and Cherry pick? That chin was definitely weak though. 7 times by Johansen? Wow

[@napalmjames7858]

@@josephshields2922 It's all relative. The heavyweights he beat were mediocre at best and Archie Moore was too old. I respect for him maximizing his talent and being a small fella. My issue is more with the talent level of the fighters he beat. Cus is the common denominator but I'd bet the house Tyson's hands were faster and generated more velocity and power.Ali would also beg to differ he had quicker hands the way he beat Patterson to the punch all night long. Who did Patterson really beat that was elite except an old Archie Moore who was really a light heavyweight? One opponent Pete Rademacher got a title shot in his pro fight .lol It's so rare it never happened again. That is a cherry pick to say the least.

[@samr2332]

I don't think Larry Holmes was underrated. If so, only by those who don't know boxing at all.

[@MontgomeryBarncaly]

Floyd always seemed concerned when he knocked em down.... a true gentlemen and a great fighting man. 10/10

[@Brother_Dre1900]

Floyd, at his best, was a blood and guts fighter-with a killer instinct.

[@20FreeWill]

Looks to me like he could have fought at a lower weight class

[@rabbiyitzchaksviben-tzionl3203]

He would of done a lot better

[@leebrown2634]

@@20FreeWill no

[@mmastiff734]

@@20FreeWill he was naturally smaller than heavyweight, I think he could've been the greatest light heavyweight or middleweight ever

[@dadtheepikgamer4281]

@@mmastiff734 The man looks like a light welterweight/super featherweight at least lol

[@jaygribbin1667]

He always gave his best and made it entertaining, a true champion! Rest in peace champ!

[@LowEndMarauder]

Couple interesting side facts: Pete Rademacher only man to ever fight for HW title in debut fight. And Tom Mcneely was Peter Mcneely's father if you couldn't tell by the beating he sustained.

[@naroulin9279]

And both Floyd and Tyson were using Cus d'Amato Peak a boo style.

[@LowEndMarauder]

Haha damn I never even made those obvious connections thanks guys!

[@tyreeharper8075]

Both got their ass whipped by the same style from the same trainer. That's erie. I wonder if in McNeelys camp they were like "do this for dad man"....."restore the family name man"! Lololol.... That might be why Pete came out like fucking gangbusters in the first round. It was for pops! 😂.... Watch the fight again..... I know I'm about to.

[@LowEndMarauder]

@@tyreeharper8075 I watched it last night actually. I was going to edit my comment saying I was doing a disservice by comparing Tom to Peter. Where Tom went down 10 times and the ref stopped it after the 11th knock down compared to Peter only being knocked down twice and me falsely remembering him either quitting or being counted out but his corner threw in the towel/stepped into the ring. I'm sure he would have fought on til he was knocked out cold lol. To be fair though his father fought a lot of actual tough competition and Peter McNeely was nothing more than a glorified bum beater. But he showed some decent heart in that Tyson fight lol at his headbutting.

[@nomad155]

@Celso Nava peekaboo was invented by Cus, however it started with Dempsey.

[@jerrysmooth24]

ingemar johansson's kids still feel that left hook

[@free2player553]

😂😂😂🤣

[@hejhej6956]

Still good fighter tho

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

While they stare at the belt their dad won from Patterson.

[@devilface97]

@@Ijustinsultedyou and the medal he won by running in the Olympics

[@colorado2455]

I find his leaping left hook better than tyson's.

[@Blackerbeard]

Love this series rummy

[@cygnusprime6728]

Patterson had some fast ass hands, good ring IQ, and tons of heart. Very underrated resume. Instead of looking at the Liston losses in such a negative light just give credit to Liston for being an amazing puncher and finisher. Remember he needed to drop Patterson 3x. Patterson probably would have been held in much higher regard if he won the wba tournament and became the first 3x champ. He always gave a good account of himself and continued to get good wins and performances long past his prime.

[@ollywurk]

poor Floyd, he was in the era when the really big guys started coming along. very talented though.

[@thenobleone-3384]

What I like most about Floyd was how humble he was. He wasn't a flashy fighter but he was skilled. His power was out of this world

[@davidscott2771]

One of the most skilled and naturally talented HW champs in history but in hypothetical H2H's it's his chin and size that make him the underdog against other ATG's.

[@manos3790]

Mike Tyson stated in 1988 that Patterson had the fastest hands of any HW. The 1st time he fought Ali he had a bad back, hence why Ali peppered him. Ali said that Floyd Patterson was the most skilful HW he ever fought, Henry Cooper said Patterson hit him the hardest out of anyone.

[@kylefields3951]

Patterson connects so cleanly in a lot of these clips. Skilled fighter for sure, able to see the gaps in the defense.

[@ghettoblacktheater]

Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston is the 60's version of George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier. Both great champions who just met tougher men.

[@jordanolsen879]

Patterson always reminds me of the reluctant hero… everything about him… like he’s just doing what he feels he has to but his heart isn’t in it.

[@GodlessScummer]

Floyd Patterson is one of the most underrated heavyweight champions ever in my personal opinion.

[@stevensavage2684]

Rummy's Corner uploaded a video 2 minutes ago. I immediately watch video. As usual the video is gold. I realize Rummy's Corner made 2019 a pretty good year. Come at me 2020, Rummy's Corner has got my back.

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

What a legend, trained by the legendary Cus D'amato

[@JCATG]

Floyd Patterson is the boxer with the kindest and biggest heart among the greats in all of boxing history. He had to face many challenges along his life but it never made him a bad person. He was, in fact, well-known for his kindness on and off the ring. And for him to be one of the youngest heavyweight world champions in boxing history stamps his legacy among with the greatest of all-time-and he did this during the famed golden age of heavyweight boxing. Yes, he did get knocked down more than anyone else as a champion, but he always fought back and never cowered away from any challenge. He honestly deserves as much acclaim as those that the masses laud way too much. Awesome summary of his championship run! God bless.

[@factoverfiction4699]

Patterson is oft overlooked champion.

[@notimmortal9738]

Barrera, Morales, Marquez, Calzaghe, Hopkins, Salido and Gatti would all be great potential profiles next Rum dog

[@sataniccyanide6976]

hopkins would probably take hours lmao

[@matheusarruda6462]

Hopkins's vid would be like several hours long lol

[@AManCalledDutch]

aaron pryor imagine calling Calzaghe a bum - casual

[@j.l.4054]

Patterson truly doesn't get his due when people talk about the All-Time Greats... The man was so undersized he should have been fighting at LWH (and if he did then IMO he'd be remembered as the best ever in that division). Even with his substantial size disadvantage, this guy was knocking dudes the FK out... He was also one of the most honorable and kind men outside of the ring... When Ali beat Liston in their 1st fight to take the heavyweight title, Liston was devastated... He ended up finding Floyd Patterson waiting for him in the locker room afterwards, who did his best to console him since he personally knew what Liston was going through... If you recall from the video, Liston straight up butchered Patterson in just a single round in two straight fights (and took the heavyweight title from him). That's just the kind of man he was. Others may forget about him, but I certainly never will - one of my 5 favorite fighters in all of history!

[@pizzulo81]

One of the fastest heavyweights of all time. Excellent puncher too. Great power. Along with another Cus D'amato fighter, Mike Tyson, who ended up breaking the Patterson record for being the youngest heavyweight champion of all time.

[@ConnellsCombat]

Anyone else here at 3 am because this is the best series on KZbin

[@jadasheekstyles2000]

Love the HD quality of the fights. Gotta get a certified copy of them on blu-ray

[@jivepatrol6833]

Mr. Patterson was a great fighter and a gentleman too!

[@K9boxing]

Floyd was a beast #oldschool boxing🥊

[@jimniexperience3591]

Floyd Patterson always reminds me of Mos Def

[@mider-spanman5577]

One of the most overlooked and underrated champs of all time.

[@spreadeagle2561]

Rummy your videos are superb.Floyd Patterson was a class act,definitely had one of the greatest left hooks in heavyweight history and also had fantastic hand-speed.

[@richardlegrand4697]

Ah....finally the proto- tyson

[@DrMantisTobagganMD]

Great point. You see the peeka boo very clearly

[@20FreeWill]

@@DrMantisTobagganMD my thoughts. Lighter in style but similar

[@nomad155]

Raw Dempsey roll on gamma stage. Both were trained by Cus.

[@encyclopediaamericana7234]

I think that more accurately goes to Jack Dempsey

[@CarlosHernandez-og6my]

Check chegui torres lighthevyweight champ. He was a small tyson. That's when cus style got perfected

[@gp365y]

One of my absolute favorite fighters to watch. The leaping left hook was amazing. Robbed against Ellis. How does a championship fight get judged by a sole referee? That's absolutely crazy.

[@youngboss87]

Patterson was the prototype for mike Tyson first man to use the peek a boo defense

[@ansem6167]

Floyd was such a good man a real inspiration i often think of him when i get down or face hard times

[@youngboss87]

Most underrated champ of all time

[@fredsmith3575]

His post champion career was fairly impressive with wins over Cooper , Chuvio ,Machen and Benvenia and a draw with Quarry, Many thought he one his fight with Ellis .So he came close to being the first three-time heavyweight champion . Ali and Liston where just too big and strong for him.If he stayed at light heavy he would of beat Moores 10 year reign record .Patterson vs Foster would have been great

[@popemccaryo11691]

I love your championship profile videos. Very entertaining and i'm learning a lot. Please do more. Atleast, once a week. Thank you.

[@JoeAllenCarnivore]

Gotta love Rummy’s Corner!! Thank you for all your amazing videos! Your voice is so unique and amazing! ❤️

[@BonsaiBuckeye]

His stuff is really good!!

[@Dr.Momodu]

Floyd Patterson was one of the greatest heavyweights in boxing history.

[@craigsutton3076]

Samuel Momodu nah

[@jokerferrufino3053]

He was a great champion but I wouldn’t say he’s one of the greatest heavyweight champions

[@clawmachinetime955]

8 time world champion

[@petermontgomery8707]

Wow that double left hook.Speed balance power.

[@brusk3978]

Luv how much effort u put in making this videos...they are very well made

[@jpa_610]

Hey appreciate you for this 🙌 this guy was apart of my family. I am JAYDAN William Patterson. Proud to be part of the Patterson faimly🙌 you can believe what you want but I don’t got time to lie about my family history I just embrace it 😌

[@No-zf3dz]

My favorite heavyweight ever.

[@juicepouch1]

Out of curiosity, why? I don't know much about him beyond what I learn from rummy

[@maxsundram8447]

juicepouch1 he was the first nice guy heavyweight champion, before him they were all mean as a cut snake. Patterson was the first guy to publicly use the nice guy image and did lots of work with children after his retirement. And even though he was petrified of Sonny Liston (everybody but Ali was) and was forced to duck him by his trainer Cus d’Amato, he did get into the ring and I and Sonny respect him for that.

[@NyangisKhan]

@@maxsundram8447 Plus his style kinda reminds me of an older SRR. And older SRR was a beast.

[@sataniccyanide6976]

@@maxsundram8447 even ali was, he talked about it alot in his book.

[@samr2332]

Quality, knowledgeable review and narration as always.

[@mactheknife7049]

My research indicates that Patterson, Moore and Jackson basically engaged in a three-man tournament to determine who succeeded Rocky Marciano as champion, with Patterson beating Jackson in what today would be billed as a "title eliminator" to advance against Moore, then facing him again after winning the title. But I've always been curious as to the machinations behind the scenes that resulted in the powers that be concurring that the Patterson-Moore-Jackson mini-tournament would be for the 'undisputed' title. In modern times there's no doubt an 'undisputed' titleholder relinquishing the title would result in the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO and EIEIO all to have separate bouts for their respective championships. Yet the WBA, NYSAC, IBU and similar organizations of that era all were apparently on board with the method of choosing Marciano's successor.

[@istvandejesus]

That left hook to Ingos jaw was just beautiful and deadly.

[@Dazlingmagic]

Floyd was a credit to boxing! And without a doubt one of the most underrated boxers of all time! If he had stayed at Light-Heavy for a bit longer I think we would all be talking about him as an all-time great!

[@thefirmamentalist9922]

Appreciate this channel. Boxing history is special.

[@istvandejesus]

I’m not a Patterson fan but man he really could put together some beautiful combos.

[@david-lm7iu]

I hate theses comments how are you not a fan of Patterson what did he do

[@surrealistidealist]

Amazingly, Patterson fought with an injured sacro-liliac joint in his first match against Ali. Imagine how it would have gone without that!

[@danzigmcnaniel5226]

Love seeing cus run into the ring and pick up his fighter. God damn, he helped create some great champions.

[@blackknight7072]

people tend to forget Floyd Patterson's best years was the mid-'50s when Ali got him in the 60's that sharp speed wasn't there anymore all I am saying is if mid 50's Floyd fought Ali it would have been a different fight.

[@davepoke]

He also was suffering from a slipped disc in the first fight, and in my opinion was beating Ali in the second fight before it was stopped

[@whitedogproductions6153]

Another good one Rummy cheers

[@brucetatarian3973]

You definitely have to do more of these, this was great!!

[@sjvice2197]

One of my fav fighters for sure.

[@sjvice2197]

One of my fav fighters because of how he carried himself, his courage the face he was only small for a heavyweight. And his leeping gazelle right hand his signature

[@mainnevent515]

Who needs drugs or alcohol when you have these type of videos. Good shit bud.👍🏿

[@billybob9961]

Great video thank you Floyd was quite the gentleman quite a champ!

[@eddieelite3310]

I recently stumbled across your channel and I love it. Keep up the great content!

[@iggyspirit]

Legendary man. And one as graceful as a gazelle.

[@dwigg7700]

Yo, love these profiles!! Thank you, very well done sir.

[@zawahernizamani517]

Make video on Lennox Lewis Championship Profile.

[@Kevin-zj9rn]

I love these videos keep it up ✊🏾

[@rayhanakram9912]

Floyd hurt his back real bad then he first fought, Ali realized it and had the hard to be merciful for the rest of the fight. Floyd recalled that those were the lightest punches he had ever felt.

[@iamyourleaderr2979]

5:30 that would have been KO of the years in any era.

[@avijitmandi5583]

HOLY FUCK THAT'S BRUTAL

[@tonyx8750]

Floyd was a fantastic champ with great skill and it should be remembered he was much much smaller/lighter than many of his opponents as even Archie Moore looked bigger. Both Ali and Liston outreached him by about 10 inches and 30 lbs in weight as we moved to larger heavyweights in the 60s, larger in the 70s, and now giants !

[@michaelferreri1256]

Floyd Patterson is an under appreciated Heavy Weight Champion because he was just too nice a guy. He had above average skills and he scored some decent victories. But he came off as too gentlemanly, too respectful. I think audiences crave a far more brutal gladiator (Liston) or a gladiator slayer (Ali).

[@OldWorldNY]

Thanks for this upload brother 👏🙏🔥

[@bareknuckles2u]

Uhm, this video has only been up for a few days and there are 3 dislikes! Who would dislike this? I don't understand that. Thank you for making these videos, Rummy.

[@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175]

Never close netflix so fast

[@thomasb.2018]

Love your vids Rummy, keep em coming!

[@vantheman12welshman66]

What a courageous man

[@2bitretro64]

this might be the coolest channel i ever stumbled upon

[@charlesdourado8292]

Underrated boxer

[@josephshields2922]

Agree with most of your comments except for the Ali-Patterson fight. Are you unaware that Floyd slipped a disc in his back between rounds one and two? Watch the first two rounds entirely. Floyd puts on an impressive boxing display in round one (the only round he won). The original announcer closed circuit tv says "who would think we'd be starting round two with Floyd winning the fight" Then suddenly in the second round without being hit Floyd appears in great distress weaving to and fro as if he'd been beaten up between rounds or if something had been cut out of the film. In the next day press conference we learned that Floyd has aggravated an old 1950's back injury. He actually did this in training but failed to report it not wanting to lose his shot. If you get a copy of the NY Daily News the headline read "Pat's back hurt". I was at the fight and saw Patterson's handlers lifting him in the air between rounds to try and slip his disc back in place. This would have been a competitive fight if Floyd had not been injured. You really are remiss at leaving this important aspect out of your coverage. Maybe you can rectify it.

[@richardsmith70]

Great boxer underrated

[@earlthomas9683]

Floyd was the youngest HW champ under Cus, then the record was broken by Mike under Cus... great video.. keep them coming..

[@kallenordvall]

My maternal grandfather used to work with Floyd’s younger brother Raymond who was a truck driver and also a heavyweight boxer.

[@saintcruzin]

One of the fastest set of hands amongst the Heavyweights Champs. Too bad his chin didn’t hold up. One of my first significant Boxing experiences was listening to Floyd vs Ingo 3 on radio...It sounded like the greatest fight in History with no visual...

[@nicholaslacovara2381]

Another excellent video.

[@isaiahr3111]

Another great video! I love this series. Would love to see the great Holyfield next.

[@foxwolf316]

alright good way to end off a video in 2019 and your last video you will ever upload in 2010s

[@yngwiehagert4307]

Honestly. I want to see Rummy do something on Hajime No Ippo.

[@iannelson6951]

Roy Harris is from my hometown we are still proud of him for going 12 rounds with Floyd Patterson. He is still alive today!

[@dafttassia1960]

1k likes 5 dislikes. Quality content right there.

[@MarkBoxeo]

Outstanding Thank you for this video

[@HunzaTech]

Fun fact, Floyd won the gold medal in '52 as a middleweight. Laszlo Papp won the gold medal as light middleweight. If these two had fought, what a match that would make!!!

[@paulchester4135]

Cheers Rummy! Gold as always!

[@kerimtim]

Rummy I like how you comment videos unlike anything else

[@SevenUP901]

Damn 0:38 That wind up & knockout💀💀

[@77yelsew]

It's a shame we didn't get to see Marciano fight Patterson before Rocky retired, that would of been a really interesting match up.

[@Toreju7240]

@5:32 THE GAZELLE PUNCH!!!

[@actualbeardy6285]

Could we maybe have something on Liston? If there exists enough footage

[@CaptainFantastik1]

It''s interesting reading about Cus D'Amato and the politics behind these fights in Mike Tyson's book.

[@juicepouch1]

I honestly can't believe title fights used to have only the referee as judge. That's nuts

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

juicepouch1 Hes right there. He can tell whos winning and whos losing. Makes sense to me.

[@danielsharman8996]

Have three judges made a better job of it?

[@amirtaj4323]

@@alexandrostheodorou8387 Too much things to take in. Ref should only be there for the fighter's protection.

[@sataniccyanide6976]

@@alexandrostheodorou8387 because its literally one person

[@anthonymarcella9807]

Please do a video analysis of Julien Jackson!!!!

[@lixton79]

Rummy yours videos are the best on KZbin You gotta do one on sonny liston after this ?