Floyd Patterson: A Cultural Icon

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    Floyd Patterson: A Cultural Icon

    Floyd Patterson was an enigma; a fighter who did not have the big punch or size needed to be a great heavyweight champion, but who found himself a participant in the growing debate on Civil rights in the early 60's. Armed with the quick hands of a middleweight and cursed with a glass chin, Patterson found himself vulnerable to the better heavyweights of his day, including Ali and Liston. [details]
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