Sad loss for boxing, as Floyd Patterson dies today at 71 :-(

[Violent Demise]

Rest In Peace

[JT Rock]

How can you not be a fan of him,he was a gentleman in and out of the ring with a heart of a lion a true class act

Fighters today could learn something from him about acting with dignity and class

RIP Floyd!!!!!!! your legacy lives on

[El Gamo]

Rest In Peace.

[ringside]

R.I.P

[jbirdy]

i've got the first 2 patterson johansson fights on the same tape and the second fight is awesome. when floyd drops him for the knock out you can see johansson's foot trembling from the left hook. he was out sparko.

[Canvasback]

A quiet, classy guy. Watch films of his fights and see how he always helped his opponent up after he KO'd them. A lot of fighters today should look at him as an example of how to conduct yourself as a champion. Rest in Peace, Floyd.

p.s. I believe his leaping punch was called a "Kangaroo Punch."

[Drago]

I was shocked when I saw it in the paper I was not aware he was ill, I was watching a few of his fights on espn classic on sky the other night, I always thought he was a nice chap when I saw him in interviews. He will be missed, RIP

[YounGun]

Excellent fighter, youngest ever Heavyweight Champion of the World (Mike YOU KNOW your #2) and the first to regain the Championship.

A top calibre fighter for over 15 years, and by most accounts a very decent human being.

You said it first. There is much that todays boxers can take from the likes of Patterson and other class acts like him.

RIP Floyd!

[Mad_Dog]

Rest in Peace Champ

[bigragu]

He was the FIRST two-time HW champ not dempsey, johnson, schmelling, sharkey or walcott. Patterson...And for over 30 years he was the youngest as well.....great champ.....he will be missed...

[BigMix27]

respect due. RIP

[CountryBoy]

Wish his family well.

[AC-Cobra]

The one moment that sticks in my head from all Floyd's fights (if it has been mentioned sorry already) was when he knocked Ingemar out, but then carried the fallen man back to his corner. A great fighter and a great man in and out of the ring.

Rest in Peace Floyd Patterson

[gally]

R.I.P big fella what a legend

[BoomBoom]

IMO he was the fastest and smallest heavyweight champion in history with the biggest heart. He was faster than Ali and maybe Tyson. Any man that is 5'11" and started out as a middleweight and goes on to be a heavyweight champ...twice..blows my mind. He may have been down 19 times in his career, but he got up off the canvas 17 of them. He was a TRUE champion.