The first two-time heavyweight champ in history! Floyd Patterson had speed, skill, and class.👑🐐🥊 • #floydpatterson #boxinglegend | Boxing Gods Inc.

1: Youngest Heavyweight Champion At just 21, Floyd Patterson became the youngest heavyweight champion in 1956—a record that lasted until Mike Tyson broke it 30 years later. 2: First to Regain the Title Patterson made history as the first heavyweight to lose the belt and win it back. He knocked out Ingemar Johansson in their 1960 rematch. 3: Trained by Legendary Cus D’Amato Cus D’Amato shaped Patterson’s iconic peek-a-boo style and mindset—years before he trained Mike Tyson. 4: Olympic Gold Medal

Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He has been named among the top 15 heavyweights of all time. Patters