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Patterson First To Regain World Heavyweight Title
Boxing review notes Floyd Patterson becoming the first former champion to reclaim the world heavyweight crown by KOing Sweden’s Ingemar Johansson in the fifth round at the Polo Grounds New York. The piece also recounts other title changes during the era including Don Jordan Benny Paret Pasqual Peres and Elorde and Ortiz successors from various weight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Rose
Ee Geeo
Floyd Patterson
Jack Dempsey
Jim Jeffries
Joe Louis
Patterson
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
New York Polo Grounds
Johansson
Don Jordan
Los Angeles
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Paret
Federico Thompson
Pascual Peres
Thailand
Pone Kingpetch
Bangkok
Flash Elorde
Phillippines
Harold Gomes
Providence
R. J
Manila
Naly
Duilio Loi
New York
Carlos Ortiz
Milan
Mexico
Joe Becerra
Ter
France
Alphonse Hajimi
Japan
Kenji Yonekura
Elroy Sanchez
Halimi
Ireland
Freddie Gilroy
London
Sanchez
Brazil
Eder Jofre
National Boxing Assn