How tall was Floyd Patterson really?

Floyd is underrated. I wonder if he had chosen to stay at 175 lbs. He could have reigned for a decade at that weight until Bob Foster arrived. Perhaps he could have beaten Foster too. Great clip.

 

He lost but he could be proud of the way he went out in that fight.

 

Very much so. Totally agree.

Found some vision of their presser prior to their rematch - Floyd looks so much smaller. The angle, and with Ali in the foreground, would’ve lent to some optical exaggeration but still, the size difference was notable. Floyd was a very gutsy fella: -

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Here are Marciano, Walcott, and Patterson, proving that Patty was not a big man, even smaller than Marciano and Walcott.

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