Hall of Famer and all time great Floyd Patterson was 33-1 and world heavyweight champion when he fought a debuting Pete Rademacher for the title. Rademacher dropped him in that fight but then got badly beaten.
Granted Rademacher was coming off winning an olympic gold medal the year prior, but still, made his debut against the champ
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This is just proper matchmaking in professional boxing as it should had be done.
Yeah, in these times ammy boxe was not like now since 80 ies and even more later and this was more close to pro boxing from 50 ies than modern pro boxing is.
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Yeah, to prove how punched in the face for a living is superior than ammy boxe etc.
Of course better life and ethalon is to be punched in the face for a living.
This is truth.
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Patterson does not have name recognition outside of sports fans circle and he is nothing more than another noname outside of sport.
Patterson ducked Liston during some time because he knew that Liston will humilitate him like kid.
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Because he too knew how proper matchmaking in profesional business ( called sport boxing) should be done. Pro boxe is not a sport, it is business.
Patterson knew that Liston will beat out of him all shit and future earning opportunities, his handlers and managers knew this, business people knew this and ..........Patterson ducked long long time to fight with Liston.
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Business ofc helped him for some time to duck fight with Liston because Patterson already had more name recognition than Liston and ....... was considered also more " correct " champ than Liston.
Until money offered was too high for managment to continue ducking fight with Liston.
Business.