Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson II - June 20, 1960 - Rounds 4 & 5

Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson II
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Ingemar Johansson chocked the world as he became the first European to win the Heavyweight Championship of the World in 25 years, he now defends it against former champion, Floyd Patterson. Probably for its significance, rather than its entertainment values, this second meeting would be called Fight of the Year for 1960.
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Their records at the time
Ingemar Johansson: 22-0
Floyd Patterson: 35-2

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

Gotta live Patterson. The guy Knocks you out and is the first guy kneeling over you to find out if you're alright. Floyd could have understandably been dancing around the ring in celebration, but his immediate thought was the safety of his opponent. Man, you can't buy that kind of class and compassion today. This is one of the reasons his fans loved him.

[@lancer1868]

Floyd Patterson was a credit to his race......The human race.

[@edwardedward7974]

I totally agree with the comment above .Eddie

[@Kal-El207]

@@lancer1868 You set that up so perfectly. As a black man myself. I salute the wordplay.

[@josephshields2922]

Boxers had respect for one another then. They were also humble. They did not wear "Costumes" into the ring and did not (with a few exceptions) engage in trash talk. trash talk started with Ali. Even he did not take it to the level of recent years and you knew he was joking because he always had a smile on his face.

[@ormandy]

One of the sweetest punches ever thrown dead on target leaving him out cold! Classic!

[@floydandsabah]

This was a memory Dad held fondly all his life

[@moeharvard]

I am surprised Ingo gave your dad so much trouble.Your dad was light years better than Ingo

[@regretfully77]

When men were men. Easy to see where Tyson got his style from. Patterson and Dempsey. Awesome stuff.

[@leftys408]

@Michael Rife Floyd definitely defeated Ellis. Never understood that decision, robbed him of becoming a 3 time champion. Always a class act. Aside from Ali, fastest hands of any heavyweight champ.

[@kevdean9967]

Cool, I don't think Johansen has much of a memory of it!!

[@kevdean9967]

@@regretfully77 D'amato

[@gibememoni]

One of the most vicious left hooks that i've ever seen land. Floyd later admitted he put 100% into that one

[@Rawhide68]

Friends of mine in Sweden knowing Ingemar Johansson said "Det var som en hammare av stål sin träffade mig i den matchen"

[@chuckscott4661]

@Andreas. You’ll probably never get a response from a ten year old post. 🍺🇸🇪

[@danielhenstock5820]

@@Rawhide68 looked that way 🔨💪🥊😳

[@googeyman31]

Wow what a great guy Patterson was. First thing he does after claiming the world title is to check how his apponent is doing. Such a gentleman.

[@clubberlang589]

Patterson knew the sport was ruthless, so he never hesitated just as Tyson did in his championship years to check on his opponents. He always realised this was never personal, he could switch from warrior to human mode when needed. This shows he was a gentleman.

[@MiserableOldFart]

Patterson, always classy, instead of immediately celebrating, goes to see if Johansson is alright. He was a great champion, if a bit undersized for what would come after..

[@MrRodBelt]

We have the greats like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and others but Floyd Patterson was always a gentleman and my all-time favorite heavyweight champion of the world.

[@bloodlinehunter]

floyd is always such a gentleman, on of my favorite fighters of all time.

[@TheDarleyarabian]

one of the most important fights historically of all time thanx for putting it on.

[@cahuengacat]

Couldn't agree with you more. Floyd was truly a nice person. Just finished a biography on him called "The Invisible Champion." Great story.

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

For me, what will always be most significant is not what Patterson did during the fight, but what he did after he won. Anyone who cares so much for an opponent is a Man (with apologies for the phrasing difficulty to female fighters reading this) and truly deserves the title, "The Gentleman Champion".

[@janswart9800]

There is a paragraph, for some reason indelibly inscribed in my brain, from a Boxing Illustrated article on Floyd Patterson the late 1970s: "This is not the story of the greatest heavyweight champion, for he wasn't. This is not the story of the most popular heavyweight champion, for he wasn't. This is the story of a man who had been called a hoax and a hermit, a champion and a hero. This is the story of Floyd Patterson who, if nothing else, must be the most misunderstood champion of all time..."

[@WilliamMurray-lr1bb]

Two great classy fighters who became lifelong friends ..... RIP Floyd and Ingemar

[@theboxingboy7422]

Great set up by Patterson one of the most effective ways to set up a knockout. Shot to the body to open the guy up and then drop the boom upstairs. Simple and classic

[@ormandy]

You are right. That belly punch was a perfect set up for the KO!

[@jboy510]

@8:20 after those two body shots he thought a third was coming went to block low and floyd connected high with a cold knockout....that revenge was so sweet to watch I keep rewinding it

[@danceswithwolvesful]

Thanks for podting this up. Great fight and great boxers.

[@paulweir5031]

The best left hook in the business.

[@asteriskapellas5344]

Every time a round passes, in every fight, patterson gives his hand to his opponent to remind that it's just a sport

[@berthill5408]

along with the left hook by jersey joe walcott which demolished ezzard charles, the left which ended this bout was one of the most defining punches in heavyweight history.

[@eddyflanagan153]

A great gentleman of heavyweights

[@collarbutton]

I watched this fight with my uncle when i was 7 yrs old- 60 years ago

[@MrRodBelt]

I was still in the Philippines and had to buy a ticket to see a movie with the fight as an added attraction. I cannot recall what the movie was but I cannot forget that vicious left hook, one of the best in the business to this day.

[@klauszungler8930]

Patterson what a class act 💪

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

That left reminds e of the one Joe hit Ali with in their first bout. You get low, then spring off the legs to fire it like a rocket. Awesome punch.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

To why Joe Frazier didn’t want to fight Patterson in a title defence because he didn’t want to feel that left hook.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

@Sherri T[A]P Me!! To Have [S]EX With Me Back in those days even though Johansson did it in their title fight back in 1959. You would have the fight disqualified. The only reason I can come to why it wasn’t a disqualification for hitting Patterson when he was going back to his corner without facing Johansson; is Referee Ruby Goldstein signalling the fight to continue and Patterson walked away and Johansson hit him with a one two combination that sent him back to the canvass. Ruby Goldstein wasn’t watching what had happened properly meaning he didn’t have the right angle to see that Patterson was defenceless. But that is my take on it, it does not make it right because the three judges scoring the fight should’ve made the umpire aware of it. Plus Johansson right cross paralysed you when it hit you. As you could see with the way Machen reacted as well as Patterson. You were able to get up from the knockdown but you were dazed and hitting the canvass woke you up. This also occurred in Shavers Holmes Title fight as well.

[@CheckMyChannelNow]

What a Right Hand :)Legendary

[@Juel92]

This match allows Floyd to show why he was the champion. Also really nice to see him immediately check if Ingemar is okay. It's easy to see how they ended up such good friends. On the fight aspect I really think Ingemar should have trained more combination work. He rarely if ever uses more than a punch or two at a time.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

Conditioning & Endurance is what makes you a top athlete in this sport. Johansson thought he got the title and knew his time was up so he wanted to live it up a bit before he lost the title.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

@Joan 23 y.o - check my vidéó Floyd Patterson is recognised as a man of value he saw what his left hook had done and he was worried while the count was taking place that the man was paralysed. So his first response after celebrating temporarily that he wouldn’t beat the count was to see how Johansson was. That’s a mark of a true warrior, a man who knows that it’s about fighting a man of equal strength and ability. To recognise he was beaten fair & square but when he is on the floor you check on his health because your intention was to win not to mane or kill the opponent

[@robertsims6931]

Good come back Floyd

[@tomlepski8306]

8:33 what a super duper left hook! Knocked out the Swede ice cold, and sweet revenge for Floyd after the brutal walloping he had gotten from Ingemar a year earlier.

[@michaelh1889]

I was five days old on that day... 😁

[@chadlpnemt]

Like the comments about how Floyd went to check on his opponent. I'll tell you though that his corner is all pulling him away to celebrate, if I'm a fighter I'll be done checking on my opponent when I say I'm done. Don't pull me away until I'm ready.

[@gopher3737]

4:45 - wow that knockout punch was nuts, and the leg twitching was crazy, never seen that before. also at 8:31 another good view

[@gastondeveaux3783]

Just started reading King of the World, by David Remnick. Alot of these fights are described in the book, and it's cool to see the video of them.

[@ritarudinger7458]

Patterson went separate ways with Cus because Cus didn't want Floyd to fight Liston. Floyd didn't like people saying he was ducking Liston. The rest is history.

[@ezzthemc]

Did they really need to show the whole round in slow motion? Including the count?

[@MrRodBelt]

That's the way it was.

[@macvatu]

primeboxers. . .you do a tremendous job on those vids. . .I love the way old boxers did their stuff, classics !! I note Floyd was more aggressive in their 2nd fight than in the 1st, more aware of Johansson's booming right hander, and it paid off !!

[@MrTClubber]

Floyd cemented his legacy as a warrior and a legend among the Heavyweight Champions by defeating Ingemar Johansson in their return bout. Before that Floyd was loosing popularity due primarily to his defences of heavyweights that did not deserve those matches. Ingemar Johansson had an awesome record amongst the best heavyweights in the world, especially his defeat of Eddie Machen who was ranked No 1, that fight gave Floyd his due respect. Because he was a man that proved himself to be worthy

[@josephshields2922]

Floyd takes a bad rap for his supposed "Low quality" defenses. You really got to read his biography for understanding of what was going on. His Mgr was fighting to maintain control of his fighter from various syndicates both legal and illegal. You notice none of his championship defenses were held at MSG. The 2 top fighters at the time were Eddie Machen and Zora Folley. Folley got beat by Cooper. Floyd signed to fight Cooper. Our Henery backed out of the fight and Brian London was put in as a substitute. Machen got ko'd by Ingo in 1 round. Floyd fought Ingo. Was he supposed to fight the loser? His first defense was against Tommy Jackson who deserved the shot since he took Floyd the limit in the Title elimination. The only 2 who "didn't deserve a title fight were Roy Harris and Rademacher the Olympic champ. Harris was undefeated at the time.

[@romanzapata7613]

Did Johannson die for a second? That leg twitch looked crazy

[@Michael-xn9mz]

Notice how much Pattersons jab is reminiscent of Tysons. It's the first thing i noticed only to fine out they're both products od cus dmato

[@Gaur1983]

Seems like Patterson was a smaller and-slightly quicker version of Tyson in his prime.

[@jasonboxer8873]

whaaaaat? Tysons punches were way faster and more explosive...... especially on the inside with combinations

[@fishflake1209]

Gaur1983 That's no coincidence; Cus d'Amato trained both of them.

[@MiserableOldFart]

Much smaller and much less explosive, also much classier.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Both had Cus D'Amato as managers. I see Tyson's peek-a-boo style in Floyd. Or maybe I'm off base. Tyson at his very best had extremely quick hands and feet. I was always amazed at how Mike could get inside against fighters who were in some cases 6 inches taller. Tyson was listed at 6', but he was closer to 5'10", if that.

[@boothdos]

Cus trained both Patterson and Tyson.

[@briangrandy7316]

That knockout was a hell of a punch

[@bolt4694]

Hard to believe heavyweight champions were this small.

[@brucedavis3816]

Man that foot quiver!!!

[@dner75-xh9le]

What a great era of boxing. And then Ali came with his cockiness and being a dick is now the norm.

[@Noodles37UK]

dner75 Conveyer belt of them. Obnoxious copycats. Patterson and Louis are my favourites. But i'll not see them on any t shirt in the shops.

[@Bishop46066]

It was a big shock for my country Sweden because we thought Ingemar Johansson was the best forever. I think he maybe was a little lazy and was not enough prepared for the fight?

[@1201NColombo]

Lars-Göran Andersson Johansson was a good fighter. However, he was soft and slow. He beat Patterson the first time because Patterson was always undersized and slow. The problem for Johansson was relative comfort and the lack of true hunger. That is why there are so few white heavyweight champions. One must experience fighting for daily survival and be in a situation where boxing is the only way out. The only white people who know this kind of "hunger" are from the former Soviet Union.

[@amklein6206]

+1201NColombo Winner of the stupidest comment. Patterson was a very fast fighter but certainly undersized for a heavyweight. The former USSR has produced a grand total of 1 unified heavyweight champion. Hunger to be the greatest and most skilled is very different from survival and case in point: the greatest heavyweights have ALL come from first world countries.

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

Ingo was definitely lazy and never full committed to training the way he should have been, especially once he became an international star. He loved the nightlife and eating.

[@mcgoodle]

In both of these rounds Johansson was not fighting to win; he was fighting to not lose. No heavyweight can get away with that. When Patterson's final left hook caught him right on the button, Johansson went down like a tree. Ouch.

[@BruceinFalkirk]

@1899sharkey - always nice to see someone stick the subject. Be glad that Earnie Shavers isn't after you again.

[@amensupremera]

They called that the Gazelle Punch! Patterson was Cus D'mato fighter. Notice that it closely resembles Mike Tyson in the 80s. Floyd just didnt have that speed and power but Patterson mastered the Peek-A-Boo style that D'mato would use for Jose Torres and Mike Tyson

[@collarbutton]

Patterson vs Holyfield or Roy Jones would have been good

[@BryantFinlay]

note to the referee: when a guy's foot is quivering, you stop the fight immediately. you don't bother with the count

[@yhuuu233]

the kindest boxer i have ever seen 🔥🙏

[@besserman1]

Boxing history is made

[@Kelly14UK]

Yup.

[@tom11zz884]

One of the best left hooks up until Joe Frazier

[@LeviJohansen]

@pdrothegreat you're welcome!

[@duane1073]

Ingemar's foot twitchin on the canvas..YIKES

[@cainepittman2]

dude look t the way he is holding his hands and ducking he used the peek a boo

[@salemkid1979]

that was his style, trained by Cus D'Mato, same as Mike Tyson in his early career

[@LeviJohansen]

@Fishmael You're welcome!

[@JackassHill]

4:25 Patterson spins Johansson around. I would have returned the favor from the first fight. Floyd was a better man than me.

[@stuartleggat7176]

Floyd was very obviously a thoroughly decent human being...

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

Jesus - the ref could have confirmed the attendance with a head-count and Johansson would still have been there when he got back...

[@TheEmsann]

INGO,INGO,INGO,INGO!!!

[@frankpaya690]

What kept Floyd Patterson from being a great fighter was Floyd Patterson. His mind was his biggest detriment. What was his best moment in the ring, he was ashamed of, because of his hatred for igmar Johansson. That was a Rocky Marciano style punch, with the left instead of the right, just like when Marciano won the championship in the 13th round from Walcott and the knockout where the opponent is completely out, to where you could have counted to a thousand. Patterson should have retired after this fight in victory- as the first man in history to regain the heavyweight crown & against the odds

[@MichaelHickey2003]

Wow he gets in the opponents blind spot well

[@Noodles37UK]

I noticed his concern. He got his title back and he was immediately worried for Ingo.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

He saw the affect of that left hook and he saw how he was motionless on the floor with the right foot twitching. He knew it was bad. That’s why the true man came out to see his opposite was alright.

[@GeicoSoilder]

even cleaner Gazelle punch at 8:32

[@Bboyblak8]

Así que ése es el famoso "golpe gacela" del que hacen referencia en "Hajime no ippo"

[@GeicoSoilder]

Cleaaaaannnnn Gazelle punch at 3:51

[@BruceinFalkirk]

Nice to see referee Arthur Mercante passed the habit of counting to 10 over a man who wouldn't beat a 100 count on to his son. This KO is like Ruddock-Dokes in its brutality and finality.

[@0Shane13]

Floyd Patterson, greatest P4P

[@MrRodBelt]

He could have been if there was such honor during his time.

[@bjoorne13]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@thoostorm4]

@Fishmael ppatterson had the classic peekaboostylea punch to go with that

[@TheEmsann]

@Proverbs1533 What do you mean? ???

[@williefinn4932]

floyd`s greatest moment.....everyone has 5 minutes of fame...he deserved it.

[@steverenom.299]

He had more than five minutes. This fight reclaimed his heavyweight title. Class act.

[@MrRodBelt]

Patterson's fame lasted years more than that.

[@tw69hands2]

@BryantFinlay: Tell me about it! That's a seizure taking place right there.

[@penguinstrophe7067]

Man, sad that there's no love for Ingemar here

[@stevebardill5784]

this fight 10 days befor i was born

[@Bishop46066]

I believe that Ingo had some problems with one eye and had not the right guard up. Floyd was a great fighter.

[@gopher3737]

yea, seems like Tyson did that lunging punching style occasionally too from what I remember...

[@tonymaxwellhatt1175]

Wow! Even their gloves look like about 2 onces not like the pillows they wear nowadays.

[@tanyasimon595]

Was Johansson suffering a gran mal seizure?

[@clubberlang589]

Even though Patterson was criticised for having made defences against sub par opponents. He in these fights against Ingemar Johansson illustrates that he was a deserving champion. He fought with heart, pride & realisation that he was the best fighter, when he was focused & driven for victory. He deserves the category of the first youngest & the only man to regain the coveted title Heavyweight Champion of the World. Rest In Peace this great warrior.

[@ezeerideher1]

"I think he broke his fricking neck"!

[@richardtaylor422]

Such small heavyweights but great fighters!!!

[@ranselraziel7238]

damato the master

[@TheEmsann]

Norden för evigt!

[@johnfedor6235]

You see the punishment fighters took in those days-no such thing as a 3 knockdown rule back then. Ingo could have been killed. I saw Floyd fight when I was a kid. He had guts,but he really was a blown up light heavyweight with a glass chin. Wonderful guy. Sadly,he died of Alzheimers at 71-had to be from the blows he took.

[@MrRodBelt]

More like a middleweight with a glass chin. He was the first Olympic gold medalist at the Helsinki Olympics as a middleweight.

[@Shirishama1]

wow his foot was twitching

[@onthe9s857]

He's not getting up Jim

[@michaelh1889]

Now I know why ingy never threw the right...yeesh ..

[@shiray99]

LOOKKK AT MY BIG COUSIN I NEVER GOT TO MEET HIM BUT STILL FLOYD PATTERSON IS THE BEST he is my mothers mother fathers sister or brothers son HAHAHA I LUV SAYIN THT

[@kevdean9967]

BTW it's pronounced Yohansen

[@lovenlightman]

3:51

[@Noodles37UK]

Yeah he stood no chance against Liston and Ali. The matching was all wrong.

[@BenignAndaHalf]

No way Butt-head, he's just resting.

[@BryantFinlay]

@tw69hands2 What can I say: some referees are dopes.

[@nmonye01]

Ten count in slow mo😅😆

[@wimbledon5353]

Patterson was a nice guy and technically sound, but didn't have the best chin. His agreeable and gentlemanly demeanor endeared him to "White-Middle-America" in ways Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali (representing different facets of the African American Experience) could not. His trilogy with Johansson remains the high point of a solid career, sandwiched between and sadly, perpetually overshadowed by the likes of Marciano, Liston, and Ali.

[@kevinmunday5782]

Left hook from hell...!!

[@conewells]

I loved Ingo but he sure was the worst champion ever, sitting on his title and making Hollywood movies for a whole year.

[@bluesplash8407]

Thanks for podting this up. Great fight and great boxers.

[@peterwood-jenkins3634]

johansson was over rated a one punch fighter no boxing skill no defence Patterson was a lightweight

[@davidrees158]

Tosh. No boxing skill no defence! He was a World Champion!

[@2WUDI]

and Johansson knocked out Eddie Machen in the first round...Machen was a very good fighter, ranked no. 1 contender, and later went the distance with Sonny Liston.

[@clubberlang589]

Floyd Patterson was the only man who was considered a logical challenger to defeat Ali. He was suffering with back issues, which he obtained during training for his title fight. Ali camp in there blatant hypocrisy would not re-schedule the title bout. Just as when Ali had Hernia before Liston II. They made sure it was re-scheduled. But they knew that would hinder Patterson and make his peak a boo style not as potent. As the fight progressed his mobility was further halted. That is why Patterson lost. Ali would never have done what he did to this Patterson against Johansson or even his Title fight with Moore.

[@leonardkirby9263]

Peek A boo tactic,Patterson. I was 13 when he won the title back from Ignar.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot2]

Lmao…shaddup

[@dale042407]

Best knockout of all time