Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman

by Alan H. Levy

Book Overview

Floyd Patterson delivered a number of knockout punches during his Hall of Fame career, but it might have been the fights he won outside the ring that made him great. Born in 1935, he overcame poverty and prejudice to become the youngest world heavyweight champion in history--and he would later become the first man to regain the crown after losing it. Muhammad Ali called Patterson the most skillful fighter he ever faced.

This first complete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786439505
• ISBN13: 9780786439508
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher