(1935–2006), US boxer. An Olympic middleweight champion 1952, he was also the world heavyweight champion 1956–59, 1960–62, becoming the first heavyweight to regain the title.
Definition of Patterson, Floyd in US English:
Patterson, Floyd
proper nounˈpatərsən
(1935–2006), US boxer. An Olympic middleweight champion 1952, he was also the world heavyweight champion 1956–59, 1960–62, becoming the first heavyweight to regain the title.