Floyd Patterson: Floyd Patterson. Actor: The Wild Wild West. He grew up there in poor circumstances, got on the wrong track as a child and became enthusiastic about boxing at an early age. At the age of 14, Patterson began boxing. At the beginning of the 1950s he initially pursued an amateur career in the middleweight division. From 1951 to 1952 he was US champion in this weight class. At the Olympic...
Known For: The Wild Wild West (Lyle Dixon), Daniel Boone (George Hill), World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson (Self), Floyd Patterson vs. Don Grant (Self)