Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman

Born in 1935, Floyd Patterson overcame poverty and prejudice to become the youngest world heavyweight championship in history. He would later become the first m...an to regain the crown after losing it. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali called Patterson the most skillful fighter he ever faced. In the first biography of the former heavyweight, Alan Levy covers Patterson's meteoric rise as boxer while giving equal attention to the boxer's life away from sport, including Patterson's work as an activist for civil rights causes in the 1960s. Joining Ali and George Frazier as boxers who used their celebrity to bring attention to social issues, he became an icon of the movement.Detailed info »« Brief info