Floyd Patterson
Youngest heavyweight champion until Tyson and the first to regain the crown
Overview
Patterson, an Olympic gold medalist in 1952 trained by Cus, won the vacant title from Archie Moore in 1956 at 21 years old. Ingemar Johansson knocked him out in 1959, but Patterson returned the favor with a fifth round knockout in 1960, the first man to regain the heavyweight championship. He lost the title to Sonny Liston in 1962.
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