On what date did Floyd Patterson pass away?
May 11, 2006
June 11, 2006
July 11, 2006
August 11, 2006
Answer
Floyd Patterson died on May 11, 2006 at the age of 71. He was an American boxer who won the world heavyweight championship twice. Patterson was born in Waco, North Carolina, and started boxing at the age of 11. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Patterson turned professional in 1952 and won the world heavyweight title in 1956 by defeating Archie Moore.
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