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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Boxer
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1935-01-04
January 4, 1935
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Wills_Point,_Texas,_USA
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gptkbp:birth_year
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Waco,_Texas
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gptkbp:born_on
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January 4, 1935
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gptkbp:championship
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55 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:death_date
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2022-05-11
May 11, 2006
2006-05-11
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gptkbp:death_year
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:debut
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:Benny_Paret
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:draws
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:famous_fight
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gptkb:Patterson_vs._Ingemar_Johansson
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Sonny_Liston
gptkb:Ingemar_Johansson
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Knockout power
Being the youngest heavyweight champion
His boxing technique
Being the first heavyweight champion to regain the title
His fights with Sonny Liston
His rematch with Ingemar Johansson
Being the youngest heavyweight champion at the time
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:boxing_match
Orthodox
Out-boxer
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gptkbp:final_match_date
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1972 against Muhammad Ali
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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heavyweight champion to regain the title
to regain the heavyweight title after losing it.
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gptkbp:first_heavyweight_champion
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to regain title after losing it
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:Tony_Tucker
gptkb:Buster_Mathis
gptkb:Dillian_Whyte
gptkb:Henry_Cooper
gptkb:David_Haye
gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Mike_Tyson
gptkb:Larry_Holmes
gptkb:Lennox_Lewis
gptkb:Vitali_Klitschko
gptkb:Joseph_Parker
gptkb:Tony_Tubbs
gptkb:David_Jaco
gptkb:Jimmy_Ellis
gptkb:Joe_Frazier
gptkb:Ken_Norton
gptkb:Oleksandr_Usyk
gptkb:Oliver_Mc_Call
gptkb:Riddick_Bowe
gptkb:Braddock
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Ray_Mercer
gptkb:Tim_Witherspoon
gptkb:Frank_Bruno
gptkb:Anthony_Joshua
gptkb:Evander_Holyfield
gptkb:Tommy_Morrison
gptkb:Tyson_Fury
gptkb:Wladimir_Klitschko
gptkb:Andy_Ruiz_Jr.
gptkb:Chuck_Wepner
gptkb:Michael_Spinks
gptkb:James_Tillis
gptkb:Ernie_Terrell
gptkb:Razor_Ruddock
gptkb:Ron_Lyle
gptkb:Buster_Douglas
gptkb:Deontay_Wilder
gptkb:Benny_Paret
gptkb:Ali_Mc_Graw
gptkb:Ingemar_Johansson
gptkb:Oscar_Bonavena
in the 1950s
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gptkbp:fought_in
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gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
1950s
the 1960s
1959 rematch
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Floyd_Patterson
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gptkbp:had_career_record_of
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55 wins, 8 losses
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gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction
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gptkb:1991
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:height
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6 ft 2 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Floyd Patterson
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:commentary
gptkb:Motivational_speaker
gptkb:training
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gptkbp:influenced
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Future boxers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Joe_Louis
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by
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Sonny Liston for title
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gptkbp:is_trained_in
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gptkb:Cus_D'_Amato
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gptkbp:known_for
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speed and agility
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gptkbp:legacy
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First heavyweight champion to regain title
Inspiration for future boxers
Advocate for boxing safety
Pioneering African American heavyweight champion
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gptkbp:losses
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8
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gptkbp:lost_and_found
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1959 rematch
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gptkbp:managed_by
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gptkb:Cus_D'_Amato
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gptkbp:medal
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gptkb:1952_Olympics
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Rabbit
The Gentleman
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gptkbp:notable_inductees
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gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
the International Boxing Hall of Fame
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Ken_Norton
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Sonny_Liston
gptkb:Ingemar_Johansson
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:record
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1 draw
55 wins
8 losses
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gptkbp:rematch
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gptkb:Sonny_Liston
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_Paltz,_New_York
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:retirement
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:spouse
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Sandra Patterson
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:World_Championships
Former World Heavyweight Champion
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gptkbp:title_held
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gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:World_Championships
heavyweight boxing
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gptkbp:total_fights
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61
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Cus_D'_Amato
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gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in
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African American boxers
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gptkbp:was_a_two-time
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gptkb:heavyweight_champion
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gptkbp:was_champion_in
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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The Gentleman
his speed and power
the ' Battering Ram'
his left hook.
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gptkbp:was_the_youngest
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heavyweight champion at age 21.
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gptkbp:weight
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185 lb
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gptkbp:weight_class
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heavyweight
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gptkbp:wins
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55
55 wins, 8 losses, 1 no contest
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:World_Middleweight_Championship
gptkb:Fight_against_Benny_Paret
gptkb:World_Championships
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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