BOXER

Ingemar Johansson

1932 - 2009

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Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)mar ˈjûːanˌsɔn]; 22 September 1932 – 30 January 2009) was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960, and was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. Johansson won the title by defeating Floyd Patterson via third-round stoppage, after flooring him seven times in that round. For this achievement, Johansson was awarded the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year—the only non-American in its entire 27-year first run—and was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ingemar Johansson is the 24th most popular boxer (down from 21st in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 223rd in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Ingemar Johansson ranks 24 out of 496. Before him are Wladimir Klitschko, Jake LaMotta, Nino Benvenuti, Jack Dempsey, Evander Holyfield, and Primo Carnera. After him are Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Durán, Dick McTaggart, Archie Moore, and James J. Braddock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Ingemar Johansson ranks 112. Before him are Eleanor F. Helin, Quino, Alan Bean, Wolf Vostell, Gunter Sachs, and Michihiro Ozawa. After him are Yukio Shimomura, Paolo Villaggio, Tatsuya Nakadai, Piper Laurie, Geraldine McEwan, and Manuel Puig. Among people deceased in 2009, Ingemar Johansson ranks 65. Before him are J. G. Ballard, Ertuğrul Osman, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Susan Atkins, Israel Gelfand, and Mario Benedetti. After him are Jack Kemp, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Samak Sundaravej, Ricardo Montalbán, Luís Cabral, and G. A. Cohen.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ingemar Johansson ranks 242 out of 1,879. Before him are Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Olaus Petri (1493), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Johan Banér (1596), and Árni Magnússon (1663). After him are Carl Adolph Agardh (1785), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Karin Boye (1900), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), Gunnar Björnstrand (1909), and Stig Dagerman (1923).

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Among BOXERS In Sweden

Among boxers born in Sweden, Ingemar Johansson ranks 1. After him are Nils Ramm (1903), Otto von Porat (1903), Lars Myrberg (1964), Badou Jack (1983), and Yang Wenlu (1991).

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