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Jens Ingemar Johansson〔According to the Swedish Taxation Agency, Johansson was registered as Jens ''Ingmar'' Johansson〕 (September 22, 1932 – January 30, 2009) was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Johansson was awarded the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year - the only non-American to do so in the belt's entire 27-year existence - and was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine's "Sportsman of the Year". He holds notable victories over Floyd Patterson, Eddie Machen, Joe Bygraves (twice), Henry Cooper, Brian London, Dick Richardson, and Joe Erskine among others. Johansson enjoyed a successful career as a heavyweight. When he retired in 1963 he had a record of 26 wins, 17 by KO, and only two losses. He called his right fist "toonder and lightning" for its concussive power (it was also called "Ingo's bingo" and the "hammer of Thor"), and in 2003 he was ranked at No. 99 on ''The Rings list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.〔(Sports Illustrated - Johansson )〕〔()〕 He reputedly had bone trouble in his right hand on and off throughout his career as a result. ==Early career== Johansson's introduction to the top rank of the sport was inauspicious. At age eighteen he was disqualified for passivity at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight competition in a fight against eventual Olympic gold medalist Ed Sanders. Johansson maintained he was not evading Sanders (who also got a warning for passivity), but rather was trying to tire his opponent. Johansson said he had been limited to a 10-day training camp, had only trained with newcomers, and had been told by his coach to let Sanders be the aggressor. Nevertheless, his silver medal was withheld for poor performance and only presented to him in 1982.〔(Ingemar Johansson: Boxer who beat Floyd Patterson to win the world heavyweight title ) February 3, 2009. The Independent〕 After the Olympics Johansson went into seclusion for six months and considered quitting boxing. However, he returned to the ring and turned professional under the guidance of the Swedish publisher and boxing promoter Edwin Ahlquist, subsequently winning his first 21 professional fights. He won the Scandinavian pro title by knocking down and outscoring the Dane Erik Jensen (breaking his right hand in the process). A broken hand and a one-year military service kept him out of the ring until late 1954. In August 1955, in his twelfth professional fight, Johansson knocked out former European Heavyweight Champion Hein ten Hoff in the first round. He took the Scandinavian heavyweight title in 1953 and, on 30 September 1956, he won the European Heavyweight Championship by scoring a 13th round KO over Italy's Franco Cavicchi in Milan for the European title. Johansson successfully defended his European Crown against ranked heavyweights Henry Cooper (fifth round KO on May 19, 1957) and Joe Erskine, with a TKO in 13 on February 21, 1958.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Login )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ingemar Johansson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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