Read this in the paper today, was gonna post it surprised that it was up here. But yeah that's pretty cool. Always felt that Patterson is one of the more underappreciated champions of all time so I was kind of surprised about the oupouring after his death from boxing fans and national media alike. Very well deserved. He paved the road for skill fighters everywhere. The first champ that wasn't able to rely on his KO power to win belts.

Also on this day Sugar Ray Leonard ko'd Wilfred Benitez.