Patterson won Olympic gold as a middleweight in 1952 at the age of 17 and embarked on a pro career soon after
Patterson became the youngest heavyweight world champion when he beat Archie Moore in 1956 at the age of 21
Patterson lost to Ingemar Johansson in 1959 but became the first man to regain the world heavyweight crown a year later
Patterson lost his title to Sonny Liston in 1962 and suffered the same fate against Liston the following year
Muhammad Ali stopped Patterson in the 12th round in 1965 and sent Patterson into retirement in 1972
Patterson fought only once in Britain, knocking out folk hero Henry Cooper at Wembley in 1966
Patterson, photographed in 1998, passed away at his home in New Paltz, New York at the age of 71
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