1957 Heavyweight Rankings ~ 'What They Said About The Fighters'

[Bill Paxtom]

~ 1957 Heavyweight Rankings ~

*** Floyd Patterson
#1- Tommy 'Hurricane' Jackson
#2- Archie Moore
#3- Harold Carter
#4- Willie Pastrano
#5- Eddie Machen
#6- Bob Satterfield
#7- Ingemar Johansson
#8- Bob Baker
#9- Zora Folley
#10- Wayne Bethea

Floyd Patterson
Age ........ 22 years, 0 months
Height .... 6' 0"
Reach ..... 71"
Weight .... 182 lbs.
Record .... 31-1-0 {22 KO's}

Manager ..... Cus D'Amato
Trainers ...... Dan and Nick Florio

Floyd Patterson had scored '2' big wins in 1956.
* June 8, 1956 ............ W Split-Dec 12 ....... Tommy 'Hurricane' Jackson .... Heavyweight Elimination Bout
* November 30, 1956 ....KO 5 ..................... Archie Moore ........................ Heavyweight Championship

While the fast-handed and quick-moving Floyd Patterson was the World Champion, most of the 'Boxing Pundits'
stated that Floyd would 'crash', as soon as he came up against a 'true' hard hitting Heavyweight.

The over-blown Light-Heavyweight with Middleweight-speed was the 'best' of a completely mediocre bunch.

Not many believed in Floyd, as they questioned his size {6' 0" and 182 lbs.}, and whether he really could
be a quality Heavyweight.

Some even stated, that as soon as Floyd loses, he will drop back down to {175 lbs.} and compete where
he really belongs.

~ The Farcical Heavyweight Champion ~

This 'farce' will be short-lived. Though Floyd Patterson defeated Archie Moore for the Heavyweight Championship,
does anybody really believe that Floyd Patterson is a 'true' Heavyweight. Floyd is a good fighter who just happens
to be in the right place at the right time.

With Floyd, we are stuck with the only running vehicle in a 'junkyard', that is filled with worn out clunkers, wobbly
wheel sedans, slow-running chuggers, and beat-up coupes.