Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1956 and 1960, Patterson was voted Fighter of the Year by "The Ring" magazine and the Boxing Writers Association
Heavyweight Champion of the World (song) as well as the catalogue numbers. In the inside of the CD's booklet, the lyrics to 'Stamping', a song by Jon McClure for his previous band 1984 ("Heavyweight Champion Of The World" even borrows the first verse of the song). When performed live the band frequently include alternate verses from "Stamping" and extend the ending to include the hook from Pixeltan song 'Get Up/Say What' ("You can say what you want but it doesn't mean that it's true") which McClure admits in a blog that he admires. The song 'Get Up/ Say What' was also included as the second track