Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson

Biography

Floyd Patterson didn't flinch when it came to standing toe-to-toe with men 20 pounds heavier. He never shied away from 15-round brawls against some of the best boxers in the world. But there was one thing that put fear in the two-time heavyweight champ's heart: flying. "He had a fear of flying," said Bobby Goodman, president of boxing operations and public relations for Don King... Read on

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