Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson (1st meeting) - Revision history

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	*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter Bill Rosensohn was obligated to schedule it in the United States ~~no later than~~ September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter Bill Rosensohn was obligated to schedule it in the United States for September 30 at latest.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]		*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]
	*Ultimately, in early March Yankee Stadium in New York was locked in for June 2.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259760480/]		*Ultimately, in early March Yankee Stadium in New York was locked in for June 2.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259760480/]

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	*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter Bill Rosensohn was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]		*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]
	*Ultimately, in early March Yankee Stadium in New York was locked in for June 2.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259760480/]		*Ultimately, in early March Yankee Stadium in New York was locked in for June 2.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259760480/]

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 ==Notes==
 *Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
 *In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]

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	*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]		*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]
			*Ultimately, in early March Yankee Stadium in New York was locked in for June 2.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259760480/]
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]		*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it in the United States no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
			*In late February, Rosensohn said that New York, Chicago and Los Angeles were the three main candidates to host the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/935420391/]
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Bout signed on January 29, ~~with Patterson being allowed~~ to ~~have other fights in meantime~~.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]		*Bout signed on January 29. Date and place were not specified, but the fight's promoter [[Bill Rosensohn]] was obligated to schedule it no later than September 30.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.

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	*Bout ~~official~~ on January 29, with Patterson being allowed to have other fights in meantime.		*Bout signed on January 29, with Patterson being allowed to have other fights in meantime.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75319290/]
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.

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	*[[ESPN]] contributor [[Bert Sugar]] wrote:		*[[ESPN]] contributor [[Bert Sugar]] wrote:
	:A stand-up boxer with a basic jab right-hand offense in the classic European tradition, Ingemar controlled the action from the opening bell with his long, accurate jab as Patterson managed to get in one hard leaping left hook late in Round 2 -- his only effective blow of the fight. The Swede, however, continued to keep the champion at arm's length with his persistent left, all the time ready with his right, the much-heralded -- and just as often maligned -- "Hammer of Thor." But with only 30 seconds gone in Round 3, all hell broke loose. Johansson scored with a jab, and then took the wrappings off his right and threw a booming right cross that knocked Floyd down. The champion was up quickly, but was unconscious on his feet. Thinking he had knocked Ingemar down, Patterson wandered toward a neutral corner. Johansson caught him with a left hook from behind that landed on the back of Patterson's head and a right which floored the champ for the second time. Patterson beat the count again, but two more awesome rights put him down yet a third time. He made it to his feet, but a right-left dropped him to the canvas again. By now Patterson was like a ghost, lifted up from the deck by some supernatural force and then made one with the canvas by Johansson's right. Now Johansson was on him, battering Patterson with both hands until he collapsed to the mat. Floyd arose for the fifth time, only to be flattened again, this time by a right uppercut, followed by a left and a right. The champion still refused to quit. Johansson walloped his now-helpless opponent with a left-right-left salvo until referee Ruby Goldstein mercifully stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:03 of Round 3.		:A stand-up boxer with a basic jab right-hand offense in the classic European tradition, Ingemar controlled the action from the opening bell with his long, accurate jab as Patterson managed to get in one hard leaping left hook late in Round 2 -- his only effective blow of the fight. The Swede, however, continued to keep the champion at arm's length with his persistent left, all the time ready with his right, the much-heralded -- and just as often maligned -- "Hammer of Thor." But with only 30 seconds gone in Round 3, all hell broke loose. Johansson scored with a jab, and then took the wrappings off his right and threw a booming right cross that knocked Floyd down. The champion was up quickly, but was unconscious on his feet. Thinking he had knocked Ingemar down, Patterson wandered toward a neutral corner. Johansson caught him with a left hook from behind that landed on the back of Patterson's head and a right which floored the champ for the second time. Patterson beat the count again, but two more awesome rights put him down yet a third time. He made it to his feet, but a right-left dropped him to the canvas again. By now Patterson was like a ghost, lifted up from the deck by some supernatural force and then made one with the canvas by Johansson's right. Now Johansson was on him, battering Patterson with both hands until he collapsed to the mat. Floyd arose for the fifth time, only to be flattened again, this time by a right uppercut, followed by a left and a right. The champion still refused to quit. Johansson walloped his now-helpless opponent with a left-right-left salvo until referee Ruby Goldstein mercifully stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:03 of Round 3.

			Post-fight comment

			* "Floyd Patterson has all the tools to be a great champion, but he hasn't learned a thing since he turned pro, and it's all Cus D'Amato's fault. Patterson looked confused and didn't know what to do. You can blame his lack of fights against good fighters for that." -Joe Louis

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	*Bout official on January 29.		*Bout official on January 29, with Patterson being allowed to have other fights in meantime.
	*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.		*The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 170 locations in 135 cities. There were approximately 550,000 seats available. The New York area was blacked out.
	*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.		*The fight was broadcast live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] radio.