print email comment close Floyd Patterson URL: http://www.cmgww.com/sports/patterso/ Description: Official website for this boxer who won the middleweight gold medal in Helsinki, Finland, at the 1952 Olympics, and became the youngest world heavyweight champion in 1956. "When he recaptured the title in 1960 after a brief loss, it marked the first time a boxer had ever made a successful comeback for the world heavyweight title." Includes a brief biography and list of career highlights. Publisher: Estate of Floyd Patterson; CMG Worldwide Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American athletes Boxers (Sports) Boxing Patterson, Floyd People LII Database Information: Record 21524 created by Maria Brandt on 05/15/2006 Last modification on 05/15/2006 Published: 05/18/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21524