Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson I

26th of June, 1959...........Yankee Stadium, New York
World Heavyweight Championship

[@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.

[@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.

[@Buch_Y]

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

[@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!

[@derickbland5644]

😂😂😂😂🤣

[@eulissbeniot9024]

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

[@ramirosuarez4141]

No, that's Gene Tuney's

[@user-fg4fr2bz5y]

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!!😮

[@NJtuber88]

Patterson has incredible heart!!!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Johansson had incredible punch.

[@markchapman2585]

This was a fixed fight by mob boss fat Tony

[@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.

[@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

[@jamesgeorge2299]

The film quality of this footage is superb.

[@mortimerzilch2608]

I remember listening on the radio, was really incredible.

[@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!!!

[@a_8764]

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

[@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

[@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 ?

[@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

[@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! :)

[@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.......

[@morpheus246]

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

[@SgtSnuggles]

It was over the moment that first right landed.

[@russellcampbell9198]

I have always thought the same.

[@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

[@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.

[@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 😊😊

[@DEXB5]

The mysterious thunderbolt . Floyd Patterson sure did feel the effects

[@markchapman2585]

This was a fixed fight by fat Tony spilateral

[@floydforward5823]

Swedish legend❤️

[@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

[@vlLEGTxSQUADX]

Floyd patterson had heart

[@horneteagle2408]

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

[@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!

[@paulbrown6338]

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

[@atheistleopard7671]

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

[@for1sekundsedan180]

To be unusual in style is a plus.

[@robertg305]

Hell of a fight

[@FighterGlory]

Amazing Power of Ingo!

[@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.

[@frederickhunter4649]

Ali would have never kept pummering Floyd like that

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@ReemusBoxing]

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

[@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!

[@ashtonfranklin4620]

8:16 that's why you have to pay attention, and keep your hands up.

[@kennethmorrison7689]

Patterson: Ali called him 'the rabbit.'

[@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

[@alexciocca4451]

I love they punch by Indo

[@TraitorVek]

The Best Sport In The World - #Boxing

[@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.

[@andreasgranberg1310]

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

[@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.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

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

[@tomlepski8306]

What a thrashing Floyd got from that Swede! Someone must've put the Mickey in Floyd's drink. That was a very one sided fight by all means.

[@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

[@bigsmokeish]

This was a scary fight to watch

[@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.

[@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"!!

[@diyfreediver]

My Life as a Dog brought me here

[@curtis2299]

An informant claimed that Floyd was given a slow acting drug in this fight. Watch it again. Then watch the rematch.

[@swedenmc6593]

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

[@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.

[@rogerengblom5061]

Ingemar Johansson was much better boxer than his ranking in history. after his first fight he only ejoied the life and the money , after this first fight against Patterson he never was the same boxer.

[@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?

[@guillermoalfaro8259]

Ese réferi es un animal.

[@frederickhunter4649]

I bet you if it was the other way around and Patterson was doing the damage the referee would have stopped the fight earlier

[@shonuff86]

Sometimes fighters names become forever associated ali frazier Leonard n hearns Louis schmelling And clearly Patterson Johansson I think in the future fury and wilder will be seen in the same light

[@rogerzotti1]

check out Peter Heller's In This Corner: Floyd has some interesting things to say about the fight ...

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@robertrubio5574]

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

[@willieholmes1483]

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

[@michaelmohrle1773]

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

[@minge2222]

Swedish beat down

[@ziikobon642]

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

[@andreaskarhu8290]

Sverige!

[@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

[@allborose]

Floyd Patterson only weighed 182 lbs!

[@bjornsundberg1947]

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

[@jzw1953]

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

[@kennethsalter9998]

Wow...Ingo hardly threw a right and when he did !!! Dang!!...

[@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 .

[@Emjee51617]

R.IP INGMAR SWEDISH STEEL TORS HAMMARE 🔨 🇸🇪

[@thomasbays8292]

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

[@swedenoble6083]

He loaded that Viking right hand And took the Thor out of him. That night many first After the fight even more😂 Thor loved them eagers😍

[@british.scorpion]

How did he keep getting up? Never been down before, should have stayed down after the fourth knockdown. What's the point? Johansson beat him up good and proper. Good fight.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

8:30 Have the slow motion replays after the round, not during it, ffs.

[@garycollier6950]

Patterson should have fought at light heavyweight.

[@mangoglounge7977]

Referee should've stopped the fight a lot earlier.

[@TomTimeTraveler]

Ingemar Johansson and David Janssen - seperated at birth?

[@user-yp2gm7nu8k]

Ингамер юхансен,гад последниий два удара в затылок и в догонку

[@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".

[@TheBatugan77]

Early stoppage.

[@whitneywilliams317]

Wow Patterson was 182? He was smaller than Marciano.

[@russellcampbell9198]

Over after the first knock down. Corner or ref should have called it off a lot earlier

[@harlorformula8516]

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

[@MadMax-dr6mf]

Although he would say his mentor did alot for him, Cus d'Amato ultimately did Patterson a disservice, imo. He brought him to the title too quick and then gave him too much protection. A champion should face the best there is not have matches made for him, else what does the title mean? Good fighters thrive when challenged. Patterson had gotten soft in his three years as champion, and it's d'Amato's fault.

[@brotherdarkness89]

MadMax382 d'amato always went by the belief I never put my father in a situation I feel he can't win hence why he had Patterson avoid Liston for a while knowing the potential results but Patterson didn't want to end his legacy like that so had to leave d'amato and accept his fate

[@brotherdarkness89]

Fighter not father lol

[@kenclayton5088]

The hammer of thor.....ingo,s bingo punch....fight over

[@stwads]

He was a bit crude Ingo but he did have "der toonder"!

[@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.

[@TomTimeTraveler]

Johansson bore a striking resemblance to actor David Janssen.

[@patrickfallon6192]

That slow motion huh I mean what ??

[@CraigFrancisSoto]

Patterson had a glass jaw.Many,many fighters knocked him down.

[@joshuatree5620]

You don't get up 7 times if you have a glass jaw,stfu.

[@humanentity2214]

Was the Swede allowed to punch the American after the first ko even when the American wasn't even facing him?