Floyd Patterson vs. Charley Green
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Floyd Patterson 186 lbs beat Charley Green 184 lbs by KO at 1:57 in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1970-09-15
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Tony Perez
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Bout Summary
Patterson's ring rust was evident from the opening bell. The biggest highlight was the impromptu brawl between the two fighters after the bell ending round 4. "Devil" Green finally succumbed in the 10th round from a wicked left hook to the body from which, he could not recover. Patterson, thinking that Green had slipped, actually begun to help him up before the ref sent him to the neutral corner!
- Before the contest, original referee Davey Feld was replaced by Tony Perez by commission chairman Edwin Dooley. Feld became unruly by physically insisting on refereeing the contest, but was ejected from Madison Square Garden by security and had his license revoked by the NYSAC for 'acts detrimental to the best interests of boxing.'
Post fight comment
- "I was just overwhelmed by the crowd's response. It was almost like old times." -Floyd Patterson, on the crowd's applause.