Evening star., 1961-03-14
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s1ANA
Casual Loser

MIAMI BEACH Mar 1.-THE first time Floyd Patter-
son hit the floor in the opening round he looked at his
corner to say Nov how in the hell did that happen?
The second time he fighting mad AS far Ingemar
Johansson is concerned, Floyd dangerous when
he's mad
Before the round was over lingo went down, too, and
probably exciting start for any heavyweight
title fight since Dempsey Frpo But then it degenerated
into something that reSembed semnal in the Golden
Gloves novice class AS world championship bouts
classified the third between Patterson JohanSson
was study in ineptitude.
The sixth round the affair ended with the Swede
rising from the floor actually Johanssons best until
he blindly into left hook followed by right chop
lingo didn't badly hurt his opponent but the
difference was that Patterson standing and he wasn't
1.-TWO such china chinS I've in world
championship fight ngsder observed to Harry Markson
of Madison Square Garden, knowedgeabe survivor of
the Mike Jacobs and Jim Norris pronotiona regimes
Markson shrugged "You said it, didn't" he said. He
sounded if he wished he could afford to say it,
1T WAS ONE OF Patterson's worst nights, and he's
had few bad in his career Floyd admitted it, too
when he reached the conference in Convention
Hall.
81 couldn't get started" he confessed "I just didn't
know what to do tongh-whether box slug press
fight counter. Ingemar fooled me again. expected
him to fight like the last time playing easy I've had
bad fights like this before guess he had bad night oo"
Floyd knew he fought like rank amateur and
honest about It, He wasn't close to the fighter he
last June, when he made basket of lingo in five
rounds. He sounded little disguised with himself
At the same time Patterson made 1t clear that he
wasn't as befogged by the SwedeS punches he
the 1859 fight when this international bouncing series
began.
This time knew what was doing when got up /"
Floyd claimed I'm the first fight happened quickly
Ingemars knocking me down-that never knew where
I was
Il was just determined in the second fight +"
he went on II had more opportunities than had in
either of the other fights but failed to take advantage
Ingemar did"
PATTERSON is DELUDING himself lingo didn't take
advantage of anything He must have had 80 chances
finish Patterson needing only straight right hand But
after the first round he blew dozen openings when
he did throw his toonder and lightning" wasn't there
The Swede 1A pounds heavier at 206h pounds lost his
fast ball.
Purists contend there is such thing as right hook
II there hadn't been one lingo invented last night
From the second round he threw his right like woman
hanging up a coat And still he hurt Patterson.
In the sixth the Viking had his out his feet.
Floyd came all apart II trying to adjust myself and
find style suitable to fight him. Patterson claimed later
If that's what he doing it was with his hands down.
his eyes glazed, his legs rubbery
And then, out of nowhere short left not even
hard one. Johansson started to go down and Floyd
out OF reflex chopped his right The invader rolled
floor got on knee lost his balance regained it and
lifting himself up when the hometown referee Billy
Regan, finished his count
INGO'S OWN POST FIGHT conference was delayed
some rs minutes. Uncle Sans boys in his dressing
room serving and warning him not to the
country until he settled his prodigious tab back
income taxes When Johansson finally appeared he
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