From collection Muhammad Ali Center Permanent Collection
Patterson Longs to Free Boxing from Muslims - The Louisville Times, November 17, 1965
Newspaper clipping with quotes from Floyd Patterson about why he wanted to fight Muhammad Ali. Patterson stated that he wanted to do something for boxing by taking the Heavyweight Champion Title from anyone affiliated with the Nation of Islam.
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Ali, Muhammad
D'Amato, Cus
Dundee, Angelo
Johansson, Ingemar
Liston, Charles L.
Patterson, Floyd
Terrell, Ernie
D'Amato, Cus
Dundee, Angelo
Johansson, Ingemar
Liston, Charles L.
Patterson, Floyd
Terrell, Ernie
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