Like the more recent Mike Tyson , Floyd Patterson was a troubled kid from Brooklyn who was mentored by the great Cus D'Amato .
At the end of his life Floyd Patterson suffered from Alzheimer 's and prostate cancer and ultimately passed away on May 11th , 2006 .
Like the more recent Mike Tyson , Floyd Patterson was a troubled Floyd Patterson from Brooklyn who was mentored by the great Cus D'Amato .
At the end of his life Floyd Patterson suffered from Alzheimer 's and prostate cancer and ultimately passed away on May 11th , 2006 .