After the Fall: Floyd Patterson on the Comeback Trail

[thenonpareil]

This time there would be no getaway disguise. Floyd Patterson, who had worn a prop mustache and beard combo—along with non-prescription glasses—to flee the madding crowd after being stopped by Sonny Liston in 1962, limited his escape plan for the rematch to flying a private plane out of Las Vegas. Although he faced the often-merciless newspaper reporters at a solemn press conference following his second kayo loss to Liston, Patterson was hoping to avoid milling in public. Unfortunately for Patterson, his Cessna overheated mid-flight and he was forced to turn back to the airport, where he sought refuge from accusatory looks in the nooks of a shadowy hangar while his co-pilot made new travel arrangements.

Few heavyweight champions had been so derided during their title reigns as Floyd Patterson. From farce to farce, newshawks mocked Patterson—despite their personal affinity for him—and lambasted his eccentric Svengali, Cus D’Amato, as a matter of reflex. Only Primo Carnera, the sad puppet whose fraying strings were pulled hither and thither by the mob, and Jack Sharkey, the Boston nudnik perpetually on the verge of a nervous breakdown, compared to Patterson. As if to confirm the ridicule heaped on him over the years, Patterson was embarrassed by a seemingly nonchalant Liston in 130 seconds.

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[Ambling Alp II]

Interesting read. Thanks for posting this.
That Patterson was able to beat Machen so easily was one of his best results of his career. The Patterson-Chuvalo fight was a great fight and fun to watch.

[funso banjo baby]

that was the classic era of differing styles making differing fights.

famously there was the way Foreman destroyed the guys who were also giving Ali hell....but them Ali beat Foreman.

Floyd's two fights with Ali are really good. he throws massive bombs in the second fight at a v old age for the era.

Cooper said he was never hit harder than By Floyd...….but nasty rumours circulated at the time that he refused to fight Sonny.

[funso banjo baby]

check out the slow motion combo at 17:00 !!!! wow

[Tuan_Jim]

Floyd pelted Ali with some absolute dingers in that rematch.

[scorpio83]

Floyd Patterson's resumes were good after losing his World Heavyweight Title to Sonny Liston for the second and final time. Patterson's post-title victories over the likes of Eddie Machen, George Chuvalo, maybe he was robbed against Jerry Quarry in their rematch in the WBA Heavyweight title elimination bout and Oscar Bonavena. I also believe that Patterson was robbed of winning the WBA Heavyweight title against Jimmy Ellis.