Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson I

[@wildcard7285]

Boxing was not big in Sweden ,Ingemar was a common blue collar worker ,worked in the harbour laying stones. As a Swede i met him in Gothenburg many times , I shook his hand and everytime , i was impressed by the grip and size of his fist.......Not a schooled fighter but damn he could punch still , rumours in Sweden about his natural Power. Pattersson clearly the better boxer though......they stayed friends until father time said no more ,Icon in Sweden

[@robofisk7625]

I am actually jealous. I wish I could have met him. I had the pleasure to briefly speak to him through his son on the phone before he died but I would have loved to have met my great uncle in person.

[@andrewwebster4348]

He looks good in this fight, keeps Floyd at range and patiently executes the gameplan. That first knockdown was beautiful.

[@loyaldude10]

your father was a great fighter and a total class guy.

[@ThiasJ]

@Floyd PattersonII Your father was a great fighter, and a great man. Hard in the ring, but always seemed to be truly nice outside of it. The secound time these guys meet is my favourite fights of his.

[@Politickticktickin]

NO power. Floyd kept getting back up. But in the second and third fight, Ingemar was completely knocked out by Floyd.

[@jasmeg2844]

RIP Floyd and Ingemar. They stayed friends into old age.

[@mortimerzilch2608]

rivals become friends. US + China? or Russia? or Iran? US + Vietnam?

[@vandal5409]

@@mortimerzilch2608 Ali and Frazier

[@bjornsundberg1947]

Floyd and Ingo were my childhood's idols. I wished that Ingo would beat Floyd, but I've to admit that Floyd came out as a slightly better boxer than Ingo over their 3 years trilogy.

[@HaraDuran]

@@bjornsundberg1947 for me i always hoped on floyd,ingo literally mocked floyd everytime he could after beating him,

[@bjornsundberg1947]

@@HaraDuran Yes unfortunately Ingo wasn't too nice to Floyd in interviews after his win. but it also had to do with his lack of linguistic skills. At that time he didn't speak so good English and therefore often used wrong words in wrong contexts.

[@AlanSenzaki]

I was a 14 year old kid in Minneapolis and listened to this fight on the radio. So exciting; never forget it. It was a shocker and complete surprise!!😮

[@lopezborja99ff]

How old are u now

[@vercingetorix5708]

One thing I can say about Patterson is that he had the best hair in boxing history. GOAT status hair. Srs

[@patrickmartin3361]

Really does.

[@Cod4Wii]

Styles makes fighters!

[@dkfinancechannel]

😂😂😂😂🤣

[@eulissbeniot9024]

Its called a cow lick on the front of Paterson's head

[@ramirosuarez4141]

No, that's Gene Tuney's

[@johnjansen5244]

I can remember listening to this with my father when I was 9 years old. We had a Magnavox stereo and we listened on radio.

[@miraclemeditations3919]

I was ten years old, and I have very similar memories of this fight.

[@smacksmack5976]

@@miraclemeditations3919metoo

[@stonedcrow5821]

Jut want to add how cool it is that all these old gems are now preserved for posterity on the internet. Just awesome 37k have been here since 2012... One of history's thrillers! :)

[@jamesgeorge2299]

The film quality of this footage is superb.

[@jesusapolicarpio-delacruz3851]

You're Absolutely Right, James...Won't Get Tired Watcbing It...I Think All 3 Fights Have Good Clear Audio/ Video Coverage!!!

[@MarlonSoWavy]

my old man remembers watching this when he was 10, he calls it the best fight he has ever seen.

[@peterwood-jenkins3634]

NO THE BEST FIGHT WAS THE RETURN WHERE INGEMAR WAS CLOSE TO DEATH After a Being nocked out by Patterson

[@chriskies5016]

hasnt watched a fight since?

[@davidmoser3535]

Get behind me satan

[@markchapman2585]

This was a fixed fight by fat Tony

[@oljefri]

i know people that listened to this over the Philips transmitter.This year Swedens population totaled 7.400000 And the US population totaled roughly 180.000000. THAT was something to be proud of!!!

[@Joe_ashita]

Can't believe that Floyd got up so many times. RIP those two❤

[@white1988toyotasupra]

That's how boxing has changed over the past 56 years. Back in 1959 a referee would have been criticized for stopping a bout too early where the champion lost his title.

[@markchapman2585]

It was a fixed fight by mob boss fat Tony

[@Garry-d3d]

@@markchapman2585 I don't think you get knocked down 7 times in a fixed fight ..lol

[@markchapman2585]

@@Garry-d3d look it up

[@johnnypastrana6727]

When Patterson died, he didn't get any flowers from the Black community...no acknowledgment. He was a champion and a gentleman...I heard that many Blacks thought he was an Uncle Tom...how sad and how unfair. I loved Patterson and thought he was a truly gifted boxer and a great human being.

[@bjornsundberg1947]

Floyd did not protest against the Vietnam war and that's why Ali called him an Uncle Tom. Ali also thought that there should be a black muslim community in the USA as opposite of the white christian community. Ali was in the hands of Malcom X, who was a militant islamist. Floyd stayed loyal to his multicultural America, Ali did not.

[@billwhite9703]

@@bjornsundberg1947 You're accurately describing some of what happened, but your summation is shallow.

[@StevenNicholas-k4g]

Yes Ali was a cunt but white liberals loved him.

[@sjames304]

@@billwhite9703 and you added.........nothing. Of course.

[@archlutesmith]

That's because they're all rascist

[@NJtuber88]

Patterson has incredible heart!!!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Johansson had incredible punch.

[@markchapman2585]

This was a fixed fight by mob boss fat Tony

[@mortimerzilch2608]

I remember listening on the radio, was really incredible.

[@kallenordvall]

I’ve sent a letter to Floyd’s younger brother Raymond today, where I told him about my admiration of both Floyd and Ingemar describing them as two of the last true gentlemen in and outside of the ring, before Mohammad Ali started the trend of insulting his opponents before a big fight and being cocky. He lives in Torslanda outside of Gothenburg and has worked with my maternal grandfather.

[@angeloacorda8730]

I knew RAYMOND he was both a fritidsgårds ledare n a bouncer in fritidsgård ( sideline maybe) at the same time i saw him fights against rocker ( raggare ) during a friday disco nights in tuve in the 70s 😂😂😂 he was a great entertainer person . He always tell us youngster to do the right thing . I miss this man . I wonder does he still alive ?

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I was 16 yrs old at the time and listened to this fight on the radio, and was disapponted Floyd lost. Back then most TV fights were sponsored by Gillete Razor co. I remember the little Parrot on the commercials too! good old days. ECF

[@bradpotter6401]

Last of the era of small heavyweight champions. Sonny Liston put an end to that.

[@jameslough6329]

Yah know Joe Louis is only one inch shorter than Muhammad Ali and only 10 pounds lighter. Enough with the “small boxer” crap. Liston beat Patterson because he was the overall better fighter and used his advantages more intelligently, not simply because he was bigger!

[@bradpotter6401]

@@jameslough6329 Yeah Max Baer and Jess Willard were big boys too, but like Joe Lewis they were from another era. Most of the "heavyweight" champions in the 50's were like these two fighters, under 200 pounds. Yes Liston was talented, he also weighed in over 200 pounds, and he waisted Patterson twice. A good big fighter beats a good small fighter most any day.

[@jameslough6329]

@@bradpotter6401 Except that it’s not that simple because both Joe Louis and Mike Tyson knocked out quality opponents far heavier than they were. Roberto Duran also knocked down and beat Iran Barkley who was much larger than Duran and a technically gifted boxer. Smaller fighters can compensate for their size by being more explosive and having a better understanding of boxing.

[@bradpotter6401]

@@jameslough6329 And how do you think a 210 pound Tyson would have done against those 190 pound heavyweight champions of the 50's? How about Tyson in his prime against a Roy Jones or Floyd Mayweather in their prime. A good big man is better then a good smaller man, all other things being equal. My initial comment just meant that the 50's was a time of smaller heavyweight champions.

[@davehavens8763]

Size don't mean shit.to people like Rocky Marciano. He wouldve smashed all them bums

[@ReemusBoxing]

i have an analaysis on how ingemar won this fight, if you liked breakdowns of old fights, come watch!

[@rebelliousredneckvlogs]

This fight shows Ingo wasn’t just hype, good reflexes, timing, and of course power. Wonder how he’d do today with modern training benefits?

[@Respect12948]

Hard to tell how he’d do he relied on range which would be difficult against the giants of today but he was a lot faster and craftier than most of them and with that power he might do just as well as usyk 😊😊

[@DK3CHAMP]

OK, I see why they have the three knock down rule now. Patterson was buying time on some of these "Knock downs".

[@willieholmes1483]

Do they still have that rule? Most of the recent fights I’ve seen always say it’s waived.

[@FirstNameLastName-is6yb]

​@@willieholmes14833 downs is pm the standard but for championship bouts they might drop it if both camps agree in negotiations.

[@pauldavis7310]

That one "knockdown" was a push. I couldn't believe the ref counted it.

[@jamesweber8537]

Not to pile on, but come on Goldstein. As was mentioned, Patterson was clearly out of it after the first right and certainly confused as he tried to amble back to his corner. I personally believe Floyd either thought the round and or fight was over. Ingemar didn't do anything malicious with that second knockdown, as he took the cue from Goldstein who gave the Ok. Everything after that is mute.

[@KoSXxPotatisbarnetXD]

50s were a different time

[@BryantFinlay]

Doesn't matter

[@warrenrosen132]

Moot

[@juanvarela8910]

Goldstein suckede😢😢

[@hermenutic]

Ruby Goldstein was also the referee who did not stop the Griffith / Paret death match until it was too late. Paret ended up dead and Patterson ended up punchy. I'm a great admirer of Patterson

[@IAWIA5]

Floyd was one of the nicest guys ever, such a shame that he ended up eventually getting Parkinson's disease because he damn sure didn't deserve it

[@hermenutic]

@@IAWIA5 When I was 15 I read Floyd's biography Victory Over Myself. I always admired him. He arguably had quicker hands than Ali whom I also admired and could knock you out with one punch.

[@atheistleopard7671]

leave to a heb to ruin boxing........again...........as well as blacksocks scandal et al.......

[@SgtSnuggles]

It was over the moment that first right landed.

[@russellcampbell9198]

I have always thought the same.

[@jeffstell9146]

You can't land a punch right on the spot better than the right hand on that knockdown. Perfect shot.

[@iamtman1]

Floyd had no chin, but great heart! He kept getting up. The only time he really looked loke he quit was with Liston, who he was petrified of. I don't blame him. But he (Patterson) had class, and guts. And was a fine champ!

[@texasstadium]

Third fight was the best one. First fight, Patterson took Ingo lightly. Second fight, Ingo didn't train much. Third fight they had learned to respect each other and both prepared well. Two good men. Both became friends and both died with dementia unfortunately.

[@vanillasky1912]

Actually it was the third fight ingo didn’t come in in great shape..He was I superb shape for fight 2 but came in at his highest at the time 206 for the 3rd

[@peace-yv4qd]

I just had my 14th birthday when this was fought.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Well, one person cared, anyway.

[@DJK-cq2uy]

I was only 3 days old n I watched it with Sitting Bull n Jesse James. Billy the Kid showed up late

[@claudedalton8970]

THE DAYS WHEN THEY LET THEM FIGHT AND GAVE SECOND AND THIRD CHANCES!.....FLOYDY WAS ONE TUFF MAN!

[@BartAllen]

*I wonder how many people are watching this after Joshua and Ruiz? So many similarities; and I do hope Joshua comes back like Patterson did in the rematch - though not being the constant aggressor ~*

[@raheemmillner3695]

I thought of the first fight between Joe Louis vs Max Scheming as well.

[@gomez3357]

Wow this aged well

[@floydforward5823]

Swedish legend❤️

[@georgewhitehead8185]

Brutal. After the second knockdown, the blood clots and the cerebral damage took over, and Patterson was an injured warrior. He never recovered. Doctor George Whitehead

[@actone1030]

Patterson showed incredible heart getting up after numerous devastating knockdowns.

[@FighterGlory]

Amazing Power of Ingo!

[@robotnik77]

They would have stopped it after the first knock-down today. Floyd was clearly out of it. Back then, you could be out on your feet and they would let your opponent bash your brains out before you woke up from the first knock-down. Both were great guys, and became life-long friends.

[@shannageorge1548]

Ik but the ref just is bad he killed 2 boxers because he never stops the fight

[@DEXB5]

The mysterious thunderbolt . Floyd Patterson sure did feel the effects

[@markchapman2585]

This was a fixed fight by fat Tony spilateral

[@MathewBall]

Patterson weighed in at 182 pounds Johansson at 196 pounds it's basically a Light Heavyweight VS. Cruiserweight no wonder why Patterson struggled!

[@afranks8566]

Floyd had beaten guys bigger than Johansson. He fought Brian London the fight before this one and London was about the same height as Johansson but over 200 pounds. And Floyd was the same weight in that fight as this one. Johansson was a little better than London but not by much, as a matter of fact London almost knocked Johansson out when they did fight a few years later. Johansson was literally saved by the bell and went on to win a points decision. I dunno I always thought Floyd seemed a little off in this fight.

[@AXL664]

@@afranks8566 Maybe johnson just beat him this fight

[@a_8764]

Patterson was so confused, clearly out of it and then he ate that huge left hook. Fucking brutal.

[@evilubuntu9001]

Floyd was like an Ikea furniture kit after the 2nd knockdown. You couldn't put him together to save your life. See what I did there?

[@molonlabe459]

HAAA!

[@andreasgranberg1310]

As a sweed i find there pronunciation of Ingemar Johansson so funny i could not keep a straight face throughout the video

[@reycesarcarino4653]

It's Amazing Patterson's Career didn't End from This Like Frazier. A Credit to Floyd for Coming Back and Becoming the First Man to Regain the Crown

[@ballhawk387]

Boxing in 1959: Not dead yet, continue the fight.

[@daviddecarlo968]

Kind of ironic that this referee,Ruby Goldstein,refereed the fatal Griffith vs Paret fight. Also letting things go on too long.

[@ingobingo2329]

I'm glad I didn't have to fight Marciano or Liston

[@robotnik77]

Your wife said she conked you in the 1st.

[@jonathanwhite1265]

Thank you for bringing this up.

[@johnfedor2049]

Floyd was really a light heavyweight, Today, this fight would have been stopped immediately after the second knockdown, Floyd was already defenseless. Note: he couldn't even find the neutral corner, and Ingo was perfectly within his rights to nail him. I met Floyd on the streets on New York when I was a kid, a really sweet guy. He died of Alzheimer's, and it's easy to see why. Boxers had no protection then. 2 years later, Benny(Kid) Parrett, was killed in the same ring by Emile Griffith. No 3 knockdown rules in those days. RIP Floyd, you got your revenge in the 2nd fight.

[@gerrythiboudeaux7134]

clip11 wow! 1980! has it been that long?!!!!!

[@oljefri]

well floyd werent defensless and won the second fight against ingemar/a random Swede,but a funny thing is that i have seen both of them run a Swedish charity marathon in a village with 8000 inhabitants!

[@oljefri]

Strangely they remained friends for the rest of their lives...

[@Lava1964]

@@oljefri Not so strange, really. Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney were friends for life too. So were Max Schmeling and Joe Louis.

[@torgnydomeij5282]

@@oljefri And I ran a maraton they both were in.. except i beat them with an hour and a half.. but I was almost 20 years younger and half of Ingo's weight then.. so per kilo they probably beat me.

[@vlLEGTxSQUADX]

Floyd patterson had heart

[@MrGG1959]

This fight took place 6 weeks before I was born, but I have watched it many times. This is the finest quality video of the fight I have seen. I would love to know what Whitey Bimstein may have been yelling to Johansson following the 5th knockdown as he was quite vocal.

[@for1sekundsedan180]

To be unusual in style is a plus.

[@drone6337]

Its crazy how few right hands Ingemar threw in the early stages. It would have been nice if Floyd could have closed the distance and worked the body a bit, stay close and take away the right

[@markchapman2585]

It was a fixed fight by fat Tony

[@markchapman2585]

@@TheXmabax do some research

[@russellcampbell9198]

The difference in hand sizes when they shook hands. It was like an adult shaking hands with a three year old.

[@rickeybradshaw6892]

This was hard to watch. Probably why they came up with the 3 knock down rule. I will say this for Floyd, he had heart.

[@MrGG1959]

Interesting to note Al Silvani who also worked with Johansson during this time would later become the trainer for Floyd Patterson following the death of Dan Florio in 1965 just prior to Floyd's first fight with Ali.

[@SuperDetroit9]

Came here after reading Mike Tysons:"Irom Ambition;My Days With Cus D'Amato"where Floyd Pattersons career is talked about often,including his fight with"Ingo"!! So,I had to actually SEE the fight!! "Iron Ambition is an EXCELLENT book centering on D'Amato discovering Tyson in a boys correctional facility,after Mike started boxing this guy named Bobby Stewart who'd visit the facility,and after seeing Tyson potential as a boxer ,along with the fact at age 13 he benched 250 pounds for 8 reps,asked Tyson would he be willing to visit an old trainer-in-exile named Cus D'Amato to see if Cus would"work"with him to mold him into a genuine boxer!! The rest is history!! The book also chronicles D'Amatos' fight against organized crime-influence in professional boxing!! A good part was when Tyson said Cus was so ready to fight anyone who'd crossed him that he often"threw punches in his SLEEP"!!

[@Kn0wOneNos3]

benching 250 for 8 reps at 13 years old??!? that's insanee

[@horneteagle2408]

It was so brutal back then. THe way they just let them keep going after it was already over is crazy.

[@MarkMiller-i8q]

My dad took me to the third fight. It was on closed circuit in New York.

[@robertg305]

Hell of a fight

[@henrybyrd5402]

It is strange that Johannson completely outclassed Patterson in this fight but lost the following two. I agree with other comments regarding Goldstein's inept refereeing. Patterson was fortunate in that he kept going down before Johannson could follow up with a really sustained attack that could have caused him serious brain damage.

[@mikatamminen2786]

Henry Byrd Ingo got lazy...

[@honestyfenix530]

Yes, his luck protected him, not the referee OR HIS OWN CORNER!

[@ministryOFmuff]

+Fernando Hernandez Lol, underlying agenda much?

[@berniecioffoletti3398]

@@ministryOFmuff agreed. Why does race have to be introduced. There's always a least one in a crowd.

[@mikeprevost8650]

Cus could have stopped it too. It's not all on Goldstein. Everyone has bad days---he had two. The second one killed a guy. He froze in that fight. Emile went into that fight pissed off at Paret for calling him a maricon, a Spanish slur for gay. He also mocked Griffith's sing-song Caribbean accent. So he was merciless when Paret was tied up in the ropes, and Goldstein stood there half paralyzed. It took him 2 years to do another fight, and it was his last one.

[@hrebec97ify]

First knockdown ended the fight. Floyd is walking incoherently back to his corner. In essence, he quit. Goldstein should have noticed that his hands were down and he was walking away from Johansson.

[@amaezeenyi2421]

+hrebec97ify he actually said in an interview that he didn't know he'd been down, he just saw the ref counting in front of him so we went to walk to the neutral corner. that's why he turned

[@hrebec97ify]

Thanks for the information. I did not know that. It confirms that the fight was finished after the first knockdown.

[@pimpking3135]

Floyd PattersonII 🙌🙌

[@r.crompton2286]

Ruby Goldstein was known to give fighters the opportunity to recover even when they were obviously hurt, especially champions. Most other refs of that era did the same. Goldstein was the 3rd man in the ring when Emile Griffith hammered Benny Kid Paret to death -- a shocking display of misjudgment. I saw that fight on TV. If Goldstein had stopped it just 20 seconds earlier, Paret probably would have survived,

[@shannageorge1548]

@@r.crompton2286 bruh this guy is sick he got more then 2 fighters killed and how was he even a boxer

[@snivelinj7612]

Both of these men fought in an era of classiness until "Cassius Clay" arrived mouthing off at everyone. Patterson was an absolute gentleman. Neither he nor Johansson could survive in the Heavyweight ranks today though. Patterson came back later on and knocked Johansson out. Johansson had a brief career in acting, then left the scene completely.

[@waynedooley1834]

Ali mouthed off to hype his fights and sell tickets. He learned to market himself from the pro wrestler Gorgeous George.

[@strutherhill]

The peek-aboo style offers fairly good defence against everything other than a straight right, a right or left uppercut... Strange it didn't catch on more.

[@morpheus246]

those punches to the back of the head were brutal but that first straight right was fkn clean

[@michaelh1889]

Miracle Patterson wasn't killed... Awful ref..

[@robertrubio5574]

Patterson was not ready to continue after the first knockdown. the ref should have stopped it then

[@loyaldude10]

Damn, Patterson kept getting knocked down, but sure came up fighting. except after the first knockdown when he turned away.

[@kallenordvall]

He wasn’t aware that he had been knocked down and when he heard Ruby say ”Neutral corner!” he thought that he had knocked down Ingemar.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

Notice in those days fighters didn't have flashy trash on their trunks? Floyd took way too much punishment before being called.

[@MegaWhalter]

9:49 is that a rabbit punch?

[@autobface]

Yup

[@bjornsundberg1947]

Yes it was a rabbit punch, but Floyd turned his back on Ingemar so he either could have stopped throwing any punches waiting for Floyd to come to his senses or he could do what he did. Floyd himself has later said that he in a similar situation would've chosen alternative 1 and I believe he would.

[@jason_101]

It looks like he hit the left side and not the back

[@f.w.2054]

Hey Duke, you don't wear a hat at a boxing match! but who's going to tell him to take it off? Patterson may have lost, but he sure was a tough competitor.

[@billwhite9703]

This fight should have been stopped when Floyd turned towards his corner after the first knockdown. The "walk to me" rule was not in effect in those days.

[@paulbrown6338]

Several of those blows were behind the head. Floyd was one tough champ.

[@atheistleopard7671]

he got his A$$ beat. THEND. no excuses.

[@thunderdeed1]

It’s not how many times your knocked down it’s how many times you get up.

[@bigsmokeish]

This was a scary fight to watch

[@allborose]

Floyd Patterson only weighed 182 lbs!

[@bjornsundberg1947]

Yes, Floyd was a light heavyweight just short of a few lbs

[@marquefan1]

Crazy fight. Today Patterson would have been counted out after the first knockdown.

[@kamratframjandet]

The referee is doing some intense footwork.

[@ernestbottomer8065]

Ruby Goldstein was a ranking boxer back in the late 1920's.

[@frederickhunter4649]

He should have been fired

[@BengtGranelli]

Var i Bedinge när detta hände. ! 🥊🥊

[@thomasbays8292]

I thought I saw Adrien screaming in the crowd to stop the fight.

[@swedenmc6593]

One of the five Swede Ingo Björn Ingmar jO Waldner Ronnie P 🥳🇸🇪💪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪👏👏👏

[@willieholmes1483]

Why did they have the replays of the knockdowns while the round was still going? Now they show them between the rounds.

[@김문일-c4o]

관객중에 반가운얼굴이 보이네요,존웨인과 윌리엄 홀덴 입니다.1959년 두사람이 존포드의 기병대 촬영장에서 온듯 합니다.

[@jzw1953]

Goldstein should have stopped the fight after the 2nd knockdown. Floyd was hurt bad.

[@TraitorVek]

The Best Sport In The World - #Boxing

[@alexciocca4451]

I love they punch by Indo

[@aceball7076]

In the last 2 rounds Floyd was no more than a punching bag.

[@michaelmohrle1773]

They ruin the moment by going slow motion. Show the slo mo after the real fight !!

[@larchmontmark1]

Thanks for the posting, but (not your fault!!) there was no need for all those interruptions to show the knockdowns in slo-mo. (We can do that ourselves when we want to.)

[@Lava1964]

You have to remember that these boxing highlight packages were shown on TV just a few months after the fight took place. Slow motion replays of sports events were a bit of a novelty in the late 1950s. People would have been fascinated by the technology back then.

[@larchmontmark1]

Oh OK! So, that was all part of the actual broadcast...

[@Deuce1042]

Also, Floyd was just too small, was really a light heavyweight.

[@br369]

You do know that Floyd knocked him out cold in the rematch and in the 3rd fight? So your argument is invalid.

[@will13014]

Deuce1042 both of them would be in the cruserweight division today

[@Evan9021]

Everyone was smaller then. People ate less processed food. Ingemar is the same height/weight as floyd

[@duncanedwards7840]

Evan 902 No, Ingemar was quite s bit heavier.

[@dogthatlikescigarettes3707]

@BczBcz lol floyd Mayweather was 5'8 Floyd PATTERSON was 6'0 Mayweather was 150lbs And patterson was 182lbs

[@TheMrBennito]

Almost every bout with Patterson I see him getting clobbered

[@ziikobon642]

6 x knocked down before ref stops fight. Those days they had no sense of brain damage and death in the ring.

[@hmldjr]

The only thing I can say about these two guys they're lucky Marciano retired. No wonder D'Amato wanted to have nothing to do with Marciano.

[@brotherdarkness89]

Or Liston for that matter his philosophy was I don't put my Fighter in a situation he can't win. But Patterson didn't want to end his career that way so he took on Liston knowing the coming end

[@frederickhunter4649]

Ali would have never kept pummering Floyd like that

[@diyfreediver]

My Life as a Dog brought me here

[@keithnaylor1981]

I think the commentator meant WILLIAM Holden. He was never billed as Bill. Shouldn’t the ref have stopped it after the third knockdown?

[@robertrobertino9422]

The referee has footwork like Muhammad Ali.

[@vashna3799]

The referee should have been banned for life for allowing this fight to go longer than it did.

[@PhilWood82]

Referees during this era are notoriously bad, so finding a good one by today's standards is nearly impossible (i.e. Paret v. Griffin III, Johansson vs Machem)

[@robotnik77]

Hey, Yogi Berra, how can a fight go on longer than it did? LOL. But, I guess you could say, "It was over before it was over".

[@mangoglounge7977]

Referee should've stopped the fight a lot earlier.

[@seanscanlon9067]

It looked like Floyd thought that he had not beaten the count after the first knockdown and he thought that the fight was over.

[@ralphwatten2426]

Fight should have been stopped after Johansson hit him with the straight right to the back of the head. I believe that is an illegal punch. I saw this fight live on TV back in the day. Ingemar was Grandmas favorite. Thanks for posting!

[@frederickhunter4649]

Look every body wake up back at that Era what illegal was was legal,

[@ramoncabrera8505]

Encuentro que tanto el árbitro como Johanson estuvieron mal, el árbitro debió parar la pelea mucho antes y Johanson actuó como lo contrario a la caballerosidad y lo que debe ser un buen deportista. Tanto en la guerra como en el deporte, sobresalen los hombres de verdad, magnánimos como Julio César .

[@harlorformula8516]

In 2024 the fight would’ve been stopped the second knockdown…

[@minge2222]

Swedish beat down

[@haggis655]

Ref should have stopped it after 2nd kkdwn when Floyd obviously didn't know where he was; or at least looked into his eyes and asked a question to check. I recall Floyd saying that during one knockdown he looked into Liz Taylor's eyes, since she was sitting at ringside.

[@ddiesel1836]

there have been 3 know Floyds in boxing history and this is the only one that can punch

[@gerrythiboudeaux7134]

D DIESEL ooooooh cold shot!!!!! lol!!!!

[@s.m.a111]

Floyd mayweather Floyd Patterson And who else?

[@douglaschristine8387]

I can't believe they didn't stop this fight after the first time. Patterson is obviously walking to his corner which wasn't and got a left right from the side of him that he didn't see. I don't know about this one?