Word: ingemar
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Dates: during 1959-1959
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...Back home in Goteborg, Sweden's new Heavyweight Champion Ingemar Johansson was whisked from the airport to a local stadium by helicopter, emerged with a boyish grin to walk on a red carpet and display his mighty right hand for 20,000 cheering fans, who paid 40? apiece to greet...
...first European to be world heavyweight boxing champion in 25 years, Sweden's Ingemar Johansson was soundly lionized last week. Vacationing in Florida before returning to Goteborg to enjoy the biggest and loudest victory celebration ever given a homecoming Swede, he drew hordes of females straining for a glimpse of his rugged Scandinavian features. "Ingo" went deep-sea fishing and just missed catching a sailfish, frolicked in a saltwater pool with pretty Birgit Lundgren. She squelched talk that she is Ingo's fiancee, characterized herself as just a good friend who travels with Johansson to take care...
When he considered his right-hand punch, Ingemar Johansson spoke in terms of muted and mystical awe that such a thing could be. "The arm works by itself," said he. "It is faster than the eye. When I hit any man, he cannot stand...
INDIANAPOLIS, April 30--Floyd Patterson will defend his world heavyweight boxing title tomorrow against England's Brian London, a sturdy "tuneup" foe for the champion's June date with Ingemar Johannsson. The match will take place here...
...first time since the days of Max Schmeling, the likeliest challenger for the world's heavyweight boxing title is a European. He is Sweden's Ingemar ("Ingo") Johansson, who last September took only one round to knock out the U.S.'s visiting Eddie Machen, up to then rated the No. 1 contender for Floyd Patterson's crown. In the past, Patterson's unpredictable manager Cus D'Amato has not matched his man with any fighter who could possibly be considered dangerous. But last week Johansson flew into Manhattan, held a summit meeting with...