Record & Stats
Record55-8-1 (40 KOs)Born
Jan 4, 1935
Died
May 11, 2006
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
40 (63%)
Title Fights
8-6 (8 KOs)
Divisions
1
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins2Record8-5 (8 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVY265 | Γ2 |
Floyd Patterson boxing record
Floyd "The Gentleman of Boxing" Patterson's professional boxing record is 55-8-1 (40 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 64 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Patterson's most recent fight was a loss to Muhammad Ali on Sep 20, 1972.
Patterson won major world championships at heavyweight, with two title captures under The Ring. He went 8-5 in major title fights, with eight wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Sep 20, 1972 | 37 | Muhammad Ali | L | RTD | 7 | ~ WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 63 | Jul 14, 1972 | 37 | Pedro Agosto | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 62 | Feb 11, 1972 | 37 | Oscar Bonavena | W | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 61 | Nov 23, 1971 | 36 | Charlie Harris | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 60 | Aug 21, 1971 | 36 | Vic Brown | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 59 | Jul 17, 1971 | 36 | Charley Polite | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 58 | May 26, 1971 | 36 | Terry Daniels | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 57 | Mar 29, 1971 | 36 | Roger Russell | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 56 | Jan 16, 1971 | 36 | Levi Forte | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 55 | Sep 15, 1970 | 35 | Charley Green | W | KO | 10 | β | β |
| 54 | Sep 14, 1968 | 33 | Jimmy Ellis | L | PTS | 15 | ~ WBA | Heavyweight |
| 53 | Oct 28, 1967 | 32 | Jerry Quarry | L | MD | 12 | β | β |
| 52 | Jun 9, 1967 | 32 | Jerry Quarry | D | MD | 12 | β | β |
| 51 | Mar 30, 1967 | 32 | Bill McMurray | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 50 | Feb 13, 1967 | 32 | Willie Johnson | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 49 | Sep 20, 1966 | 31 | Henry Cooper | W | KO | 4 | β | Heavyweight |
| 48 | Nov 22, 1965 | 30 | Muhammad Ali | L | TKO | 12 | ~ WBC~ NYSAC~ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 47 | May 14, 1965 | 30 | Tod Herring | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 46 | Feb 1, 1965 | 30 | George Chuvalo | W | UD | 12 | β | Heavyweight |
| 45 | Dec 12, 1964 | 29 | Charlie Powell | W | KO | 6 | β | Heavyweight |
| 44 | Jul 5, 1964 | 29 | Eddie Machen | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 43 | Jan 6, 1964 | 29 | Santo Amonti | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 42 | Jul 22, 1963 | 28 | Sonny Liston | L | KO | 1 | ~ WBA~ NYSAC~ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 41 | Sep 25, 1962 | 27 | Sonny Liston | L | KO | 1 | β WBAβ NYSACβ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 40 | Dec 4, 1961 | 26 | Tom McNeeley | W | KO | 4 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 39 | Mar 13, 1961 | 26 | Ingemar Johansson | W | KO | 6 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 38 | Jun 20, 1960 | 25 | Ingemar Johansson | W | KO | 5 | + NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Jun 26, 1959 | 24 | Ingemar Johansson | L | TKO | 3 | β NBAβ NYSACβ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 36 | May 1, 1959 | 24 | Brian London | W | KO | 11 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 35 | Aug 18, 1958 | 23 | Roy Harris | W | RTD | 12 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Aug 22, 1957 | 22 | Pete Rademacher | W | KO | 6 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Jul 29, 1957 | 22 | Tommy Jackson | W | TKO | 10 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 32 | Nov 30, 1956 | 21 | Archie Moore | W | KO | 5 | + Vacant NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 31 | Jun 8, 1956 | 21 | Tommy Jackson | W | SD | 12 | β | β |
| 30 | Apr 10, 1956 | 21 | Alvin Williams | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 29 | Mar 12, 1956 | 21 | Jimmy Walls | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 28 | Dec 8, 1955 | 20 | Jimmy Slade | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 27 | Oct 13, 1955 | 20 | Calvin Brad | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 26 | Sep 29, 1955 | 20 | Dave Whitlock | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 25 | Sep 8, 1955 | 20 | Alvin Williams | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 24 | Jul 6, 1955 | 20 | Archie McBride | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 23 | Jun 23, 1955 | 20 | Yvon Durelle | W | RTD | 5 | β | β |
| 22 | Mar 17, 1955 | 20 | Esau Ferdinand | W | TKO | 10 | β | β |
| 21 | Jan 17, 1955 | 20 | Don Grant | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 20 | Jan 7, 1955 | 20 | Willie Troy | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 19 | Nov 19, 1954 | 19 | Jimmy Slade | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 18 | Oct 22, 1954 | 19 | Joe Gannon | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 17 | Oct 11, 1954 | 19 | Esau Ferdinand | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 16 | Aug 2, 1954 | 19 | Tommy Harrison | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 15 | Jul 12, 1954 | 19 | Jacques Royer Crecy | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 14 | Jun 7, 1954 | 19 | Joey Maxim | L | UD | 8 | β | Light Heavyweight |
| 13 | May 10, 1954 | 19 | Jesse Turner | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 12 | Apr 19, 1954 | 19 | Alvin Williams | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 11 | Mar 30, 1954 | 19 | Sammy Brown | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 10 | Feb 15, 1954 | 19 | Yvon Durelle | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 9 | Dec 14, 1953 | 18 | Dick Wagner | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 8 | Oct 19, 1953 | 18 | Wes Bascom | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 7 | Jun 1, 1953 | 18 | Gordon Wallace | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 6 | Apr 13, 1953 | 18 | Dick Wagner | W | SD | 8 | β | β |
| 5 | Jan 28, 1953 | 18 | Chester Mieszala | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 4 | Dec 29, 1952 | 17 | Lalu Sabotin | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 3 | Oct 31, 1952 | 17 | Lester Johnson | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 2 | Oct 6, 1952 | 17 | Sammy Walker | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 1 | Sep 12, 1952 | 17 | Eddie Godbold | W | KO | 4 | β | β |