Floyd Patterson Knocks Out Pete Rademacher On this day, in 2007 Pete Rademacher, a Washington University football star took on Floyd Patterson for the championship, Radermacher got knocked down six times during the fight, it ended in the 6th round. August 22, 2007 Sport: Boxing Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? sports in this article Boxing tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine