Former heavyweight champ Ingemar Johannson died Friday. He was 76 and had been suffering from Alzheimer's and heart problems. I remember the shock when he KO'd Floyd Patterson (knocked him down 7 times in one round). Johannson said his right hand had "da toonder in it." Floyd agreed. But Floyd KO'd Ingemar in the return (firsat h'weight champ to regain the crown) and did it again in the next rematch.
Johannson was a high-life guy. He went clubbing after training sessions, and traveled with his mistress (scandalizing uptight Americans in 1960. He ballooned up to 265 lbs after leaving boxing, only to lose weight and enter marathons later. RIP.