Floyd Patterson vs. Archie Moore - Revision history

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-[[File:Floyd Patterson Archie Moore Nov 30 1956 . jpg.jpg|350px|right|Patterson drops Moore in the fifth round.]]
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 == Notes ==
 *On October 16, [[International Boxing Club|IBC]] president [[James Norris]] announced that he had signed Moore to fight Patterson, who was [[Cus D'Amato]] protege, and that additional terms and conditions would be handled within few days.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133784770/]
 *Remaining formalities signed on October 25.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/309691236/]
 *Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
 *Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*On October 16, [[International Boxing Club\|IBC]] president [[James Norris]] announced that he had signed Moore to fight Patterson, who was [[Cus D'Amato]] protege, and that additional terms and conditions would be handled within few days.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133784770/]		*On October 16, [[International Boxing Club\|IBC]] president [[James Norris]] announced that he had signed Moore to fight Patterson, who was [[Cus D'Amato]] protege, and that additional terms and conditions would be handled within few days.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133784770/]
	*~~Additional financial agreements~~ signed on October 25.		*Remaining formalities signed on October 25.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/309691236/]
	*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
	*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.		*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*~~Bout official on~~ October 16. Additional financial agreements signed on October 25.		*On October 16, [[International Boxing Club\|IBC]] president [[James Norris]] announced that he had signed Moore to fight Patterson, who was [[Cus D'Amato]] protege, and that additional terms and conditions would be handled within few days.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133784770/]
			*Additional financial agreements signed on October 25.
	*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
	*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.		*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Bout official on October 16.		*Bout official on October 16. Additional financial agreements signed on October 25.
	*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
	*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.		*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Bout official on October 25.		*Bout official on October 16.
	*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
	*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.		*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			*Bout official on October 25.
	*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
	*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.		*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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	*The gross gate was $228,145 and the net was $187,585.		*The gross gate was $228,145 and the net was $187,585.
	*The TV-radio rights were $180,000.		*The TV-radio rights were $180,000.
	*Each fighter got 30 percent of $367,585.		*Each fighter got 30 percent of $367,585.

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==

Boxsoup at 04:36, 21 March 2016

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	[[File:Floyd Patterson Archie Moore Nov 30 1956 . jpg.jpg\|350px~~\|thumb~~\|right\|]]		[[File:Floyd Patterson Archie Moore Nov 30 1956 . jpg.jpg\|350px\|right\|Patterson drops Moore in the fifth round.]]
	<fight>20514</fight>		<fight>20514</fight>
	'''~~~ Vacant~~ World Heavyweight Title ~'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (Vacant title)
			*[[:File:F20514.JPG\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Patterson-Moore 092.jpg\|Photo 3]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*~~Floyd~~ Patterson, 21, ~~broke~~ [[Joe Louis]]~~'s record of age~~ 23 ~~and became~~ the ~~youngest heavyweight champion of all time~~. ~~The~~ mark ~~stood for 30 years before being surpassed by~~ [[Mike Tyson]], ~~another~~ protege of [[Cus D'Amato]], ~~who won~~ the [[~~WBC~~]] ~~Heavyweight Title at age 20 in 1986~~.		*Patterson, at age 21, became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time. Previously, the youngest champion had been [[Joe Louis]], who was 23 when he won the title from [[Jim Braddock]] in 1937. Patterson's mark was broken in 1986, when 20-year-old [[Mike Tyson]] defeated [[Trevor Berbick]] to win the [[WBC]] title. Tyson, like Patterson, was a protege of [[Cus D'Amato]].
			*Moore, at age 39, would have been the oldest fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
			*The World Heavyweight Championship became vacant with the retirement of [[Rocky Marciano]], who held the title from 1952 to 1956.
			*Moore was a 9 to 5 betting favorite.
			*There was an announced crowd of 14,000.
			*The gross gate was $228,145 and the net was $187,585.
			*The TV-radio rights were $180,000.
			*Each fighter got 30 percent of $367,585.

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I ~~head~~ him, "ugh" or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson		*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I heard him say, 'ugh' — or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson
	*~~Asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him, Patterson replied,~~ "No, I really think that he said so much that he was worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence."		*"No, I really think that he said so much that he was worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence." - Floyd Patterson, when asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him.
	*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore		*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter. He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore

	Source: "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]

	*[[:~~File:F20514~~.~~JPG\|Photo #2]~~]		==Newspaper Article==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ "Patterson Jars Ancient Archie For Heavy Title" ''St.Petersburg Times'', page 6, 1 December 1956]

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	[[File:Floyd Patterson Archie Moore Nov 30 1956 . jpg.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|]]		[[File:Floyd Patterson Archie Moore Nov 30 1956 . jpg.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|]]
	<fight>20514</fight>		<fight>20514</fight>
			'''~ Vacant World Heavyweight Title ~'''
	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Floyd Patterson, 21, broke [[Joe Louis]]'s record of age 23 and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. The mark stood for 30 years before being surpassed by [[Mike Tyson]], another protege of [[Cus D'Amato]], who won the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title at age 20 in 1986.		*Floyd Patterson, 21, broke [[Joe Louis]]'s record of age 23 and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. The mark stood for 30 years before being surpassed by [[Mike Tyson]], another protege of [[Cus D'Amato]], who won the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title at age 20 in 1986.
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	*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore		*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore

			Source: "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]

	~~'''Source~~:~~''' "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http~~:~~//news.google~~.~~com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article~~]		*[[:File:F20514.JPG\|Photo #2]]

Sweetscientist at 04:29, 2 July 2012

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	*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I head him, "ugh" or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson		*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I head him, "ugh" or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson
	*Asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him, Patterson replied, "No, I really think that he said so much that he was worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence."		*Asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him, Patterson replied, "No, I really think that he said so much that he was worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence."
	*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up ~~the long~~ the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore		*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore


	'''Source:''' "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]		'''Source:''' "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]

Sweetscientist at 23:16, 1 July 2012

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Floyd Patterson, 21, broke Joe Louis's record of age 23 and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. The mark stood for 30 years before being surpassed by [[Mike Tyson]], another protege of [[Cus D'Amato]], who won the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title at age 20 in 1986.		*Floyd Patterson, 21, broke [[Joe Louis]]'s record of age 23 and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. The mark stood for 30 years before being surpassed by [[Mike Tyson]], another protege of [[Cus D'Amato]], who won the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title at age 20 in 1986.

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I head him, "ugh" or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson		*"The turning point came in the third round. I landed a left in his stomach and I head him, "ugh" or something like that. I knew then I had hurt him and I knew I could beat him." - Floyd Patterson
	*Asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him, Patterson replied, "No, I really think that he said so much ~~taht~~ he ws worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence."		*Asked if Moore's popping off before the fight bothered him, Patterson replied, "No, I really think that he said so much that he was worried himself. It gave me a world of confidence."
	*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore		*"I'm all right. The referee shouldn't have stopped it. I felt Floyd Patterson is a vastly improved fighter.He has potentialities of being a great fighter when he gets some experience. I felt confident I could beat him, but I also learned that youth can be too much. I came up the long the long hard road, but when I got there I found the door slammed shut." - Archie Moore


	'''Source:''' "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]		'''Source:''' "Heard Him Say Ugh--Floyd; Archie All Right" (1956, Dec. 1) ''St.Petersburg Times'' p.6. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIADAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20patterson%20archie%20moore&pg=4757%2C53983\ Article]