Evening star., 1961-03-13
WIN, LOSE OR
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No Logic to Apply

MIAMI BEACH, MAR 13.-What makes it difficult to
apply logic 70 the third battle between Floyd Patterson and
lngemar JohanSson is that here doesn't appear to be
any logic
70 mind On the basis of speed STYLE experience and
dton the pick has to be Patterson to retain his heavy
weight title tonight But Floyd had all this going for him
In June 1853, and was belted out.
The Swede is awkward relatively SLOW mite blubberv
and has fought fewer times His arsenal Of weapons is
limited In fact It's confined almost solely to his right
hand Yet. despite this paucty of Sks owned Pat
terSon until the fifth round on June 20 1860
Neither has hard Jaw. Patterson has been knocked
out only once. but against the likes Rademacher
Roy Harris and Johansson he up down like yoyo
lingo was stopped cold last June by left hook which is
perhaps Patterson's best punch.
Patterson, 1t says here is improving The jury is out
on Johansson who at % is years and doesn't seem
as dedicated as his rival But this is speculation.
THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL factors which throw
support toward the titlehoder ID Floyd undoubtedly was
careless and overcondent in the first fight (2 He was
Knocked out but back to be better fighter for it.
The first time Floyd met lingo he had just finished
poshlng OIL not without some difficulty horrendous
array Of patsieS the last and least whom was Brian
London This in Indianapolis the night before the
SO Kentucky Derby.
If Rademacher and Harris were bad fighters London
was worse. He was strictly nothing guy looking for
Semvaid excuse to down. When he struck Patterson
which was nfrequenty he apologized Nettled even en-
barrassed by this obnoxousy courteous Brtisher Patter
tDpe0
London over in the 11th round
Coming up next Johansson, of whom Patterson
knew nothing Perhaps he looked upon the Swede as an
other London At any rate he patiently careless and
sluggish and caught the Vikings right hand.
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THIS is A STRANGE intense guy Patterson After
his knockout he shut himself up in his Long Island home
and brooded Even Gus DAmato his manager had trouble
reaching him. He felt dsgraced, Inundated After
month of confinement his wife persuaded him to take her
to neighborhood movie Almost furtvely they left the
house When they reached the theaer the marquee pro-
claimed bonus: Patterson Fight Films The
ex-champ spun on his heel and returned home
People wondered how the knockout would effect Pat
terson in the second go-round Would he be tmid and
awed by this Swede with the big punch? He had to be
aware that hundreds of thousands of words had been
written that his chin was of purest stuben What would
be his reaction?
Floyd answered the big question last June. This time
he different fighter He respected Johansson was
not afraid He took right hand to the head in second
round that shook him up but thanks part to Ingos
failure to press the advantage weathered the storm
And then, with the binding speed that in his fists
he took the invader apart He confounded lingo with
binatons first working the body and then shooting
novice.
NOW THE PRESSURE is on Johansson If there were
window to his mind would be easier envision what
kind of fight it will be tonight How much did his own
Knockout far conclusive than Foyds take out of
lingo? The swede was poe-axed He must have been
conscious, or the next thing to it, for minutes Since
that night he submitted to brain examination in Sweden
He would have had to undergo here probably had
not been examined on his own.
Johansson will not have the big advantage he
joyed in the first fight which that of being
by Patterson The only heavyweight regain the title
learned his lesson the hard way Privately Floyd may not
hold his opponent in his high esteem al-around
fighter but he respects his right hand.
MY only fear is getting caught cold" Patterson said
in his final prefight conference had the same
fear in the second fight: I have it now"
AS to Floyds public estimation of Johansson as COM
plete fighter he states neatly and automatically When
this curve thrown at Patterson by member of the
press he replied:
IF discredt him, dscredit myself"