Evening star., 1960-06-19
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No Longer q Foreign Stiff

NEW YORK, JUNE 10-AS the moment of truth nearS
the odds which had been 6to5 ngemar JohansSon
to be enghenng about 85 True FLOYD Patterson has
his supporters both dedicated saared they
in the minority and, altogether it is not it year
ago. sf
Last June 26 the vvacious Viking from Goteborg
5-to-1 underdog and the problem had been to
build him up. So far as American ring bufs
cerned JohanSSon just another foreign stiff They
knew for certain lingo foreign and almost as
sure he stiff because that's the only kind of opponent
Gus DAmato booked for his tiger.
Hardly anybody in this country had lingo in
action, except for 24Second movie which endessly
in the window of the Hotel Astor Broadway and in
press headquarters 1t was the strip showing Johansons
quick Knockout of Eddie Machen in Sweden.
Now the problem is to build up Patterson who even
when he was heavyweight champion, liability at the
gate And how they trying to do it? BY exploiting
Ingo's three-round Seven-knockdown kayo using the
actual defeat as positive argument for Patterson
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PATTERSON THOUGHT JohanSson was real stiff {"
Chick Wergees saying. And why shouldn't he?
Nobody heard of this Swede So Floyd comes out
thinking he take the bum like he took Brian London
and the Others and he gets careless. The Swede drops
bomb and, bang, it's
"Only don't forget this much" continued Beau Jacks
old handler Patterson wasn't counted out. He might
be knock down but nobodys knocked him out
including JohanSSon Now Rocky Marciano he hits Pat
terson like the Swede does and Floyd is left for dead
Johansson can't be onepunch hitter if he to knock
the guy down times Patterson getting stronger
each time he gets up.
Look, amt shilling for Patterson know Joe Louis
is; he's getting paid for it, just happen to live
Newtown Conn., and seen Patterson training for eight
months He is going to that swede right outta the
ring and within six rounds
"The onliest thing Patterson ought to have done the
last year, which he didn't, fight shoulda taken
somebody like Will Besmanof other guy who
can't hurt him and had real fight two in public. 1t
wasn't his fault he didn't 1t that goofy manager,
DAmato, who thinks everybody in the world is wrong
except him."
FOR ALL PRACTICAL purposes, Patterson hadn't been
thoroughly tested until he met JohanSson When he beat
Archie Moore for the title in November, 1885, he
stopping an old who into the ring hog fat.
Hurricane Jackson, Pete Rademacher, Roy Harris and
Brian London were nothing fighters Johansson the first
real puncher he met, dumped him with his first good
punch, then mauled him to the floor six times.
But for that matter JohanSSon isn't precisely tested
either AS far American observers concerned Igo
own chin may be suspect Patterson really hit him
last time. No knows either, how JohanSson will
react If Patterson carries the fight to him. swarmng
against the bigger man. taking lead points, making
lingo come from behind.
Twice am knocked down." JohansSon had smiled
earlier in the week at his Grossnger training camp
the topic introduced when l an amateur I
was on the floor. When was professional :"
Edwin Ahlquist, his advisor" who has been COM
mung between New York and Grossinger, took up the
story with his superior command of English
THERE WAS BOY named Koski who foored Inge-
mar in the amateurs, bigger fighter" Ahqust related
Ingemar got up and beat him. The professional was Aldo
Pelegrni, the Italian who lefthanded Ingemar
again got up and won"
HE was disqualified" Johansson interrupted because
ne putt, butt butt But what is important that get
up and it is nice to know that do this thing"
Johansson has read where such experts Rocky
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