Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish boxer who won the world heavyweight boxing title in 1959, beating out Floyd Patterson. He knocked Patterson down seven times before the fight was called in Johansson's favor.Bloomberg: Ingemar Johansson, Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Dies at 76 (January 31, 2009)

Johansson died at 76, in a nursing home in Kungsbacka, Sweden, on January 30, 2009, after battling Alzheimer's disease for more than a decade.Bloomberg: Ingemar Johansson, Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Dies at 76 (January 31, 2009) San Francisco Chronicle: Former champ Johansson dies (January 31, 2009)

"Johansson likes publicity and the high life and possibly knows as much about the female form as any man since Vesalius. When he knocked Patterson out two years ago, it was a setback for austerity, a victory for the Copacabana."—Gay TaleseNew York Times: Ingemar Johansson, Boxer, Dies at 76 (January 31, 2009)

"The time will come when more fighters will be able to kill a man with a single punch. Man is getting stronger, he’s faster, trains better and hits harder. Another 30 years or so and boxing will be gone."—Ingemar Johansson (1980)New York Times: Ingemar Johansson, Boxer, Dies at 76 (January 31, 2009)