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Article: Patterson becomes boxing's latest victim.(Sports)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 2, 1998
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Now it's Floyd Patterson who can't remember what day it is. Who do you suppose boxing's next victim will be? Joe Frazier? George Foreman? Larry Holmes? Or will it be somebody like Roberto Duran, who's still climbing into the ring at the age of 47?
In the blood sport of boxing, it's the damage you don't see that's the most destructive. A punch in the head is like a time bomb; it may not go off until well after a fighter's career is over. And then one day he won't be able to recall who he beat to win the heavyweight title - or where the bout was held.
That actually happened to Patterson a couple of weeks ago. He was giving a deposition as head of ...