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

[Bill Paxtom]

~ January 1957 ~

Floyd Patterson >

"There are a lot of good young fighters in the Heavyweight Division. Tommy 'Hurricane' Jackson,
Harold Carter, Eddie Machen and Zora Folley."

"And Archie Moore is still a force. He said he had a bad night when we fought, and he asked
for a rematch. So I may give him one at the end of the year, if he scores a good win between
now September."

"As for me, I can only get better. With each training session I feel stronger."

Cus D'Amato >

"Floyd is the World Champion. He will prove his worth, and he will take on all comer's. We
probably will make our 1st-Defense against Tommy Jackson. He took Floyd 12-Rounds,
and gave us a real good fight."

"After that, we may fight Archie Moore again. That would be a good money fight."