Floyd Patterson (55-8-1, 40) was born in Waco, North Carolina, U.S. on January 4, 1935. At the age of 17 years on September 12, 1952, he made his professional boxing debut against Eddie Godbold, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 32nd career fight at 21 years old, Patterson became a heavyweight world champion on November 30, 1956 after defeating Archie Moore via 5th-round KO to win the vacant The Ring title.
Patterson's last fight was a 7th-round retirement loss to Muhammad Ali at age 37 on September 20, 1972. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Floyd Patterson's best fights have been against Archie Moore, Oscar Bonavena, George Chuvalo, Ingemar Johansson, Henry Cooper, Jerry Quarry and Brian London. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Floyd Patterson".
Patterson has 8 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Floyd Patterson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64  | Sep 20, 1972 37 years, 8 months 55-8-1 (40) | 30 years, 8 months 38-1 (29) | HW | 7 | RTD | Loss |
63 | Jul 14, 1972 37 years, 6 months 55-7-1 (40) | Pedro Agosto | 6 | TKO | Win | |
62  | Feb 11, 1972 37 years, 1 months 54-7-1 (39) | 29 years, 4 months 47-7-1 (37) | 10 | UD | Win | |
61 | Nov 23, 1971 36 years, 10 months 53-7-1 (39) | Charlie Harris | 6 | KO | Win | |
60 | Aug 21, 1971 36 years, 7 months 52-7-1 (38) | Vic Brown | 10 | UD | Win | |
59 | Jul 17, 1971 36 years, 6 months 51-7-1 (38) | Charley Polite | 10 | UD | Win | |
58 | May 26, 1971 36 years, 4 months 50-7-1 (38) | Terry Daniels | 10 | UD | Win | |
57 | Mar 29, 1971 36 years, 2 months 49-7-1 (38) | Roger Russell | 9 | TKO | Win | |
56 | Jan 16, 1971 36 years 48-7-1 (37) | Levi Forte | 2 | KO | Win | |
55 | Sep 15, 1970 35 years, 8 months 47-7-1 (36) | Charley Green | 10 | KO | Win | |
54  | Sep 14, 1968 33 years, 8 months 46-7-1 (35) | 28 years, 6 months 26-5 (12) | HW | 15 | PTS | Loss For WBA |
53  | Oct 28, 1967 32 years, 9 months 46-6-1 (35) | 22 years, 5 months 24-1-4 (14) | 12 | MD | Loss | |
52 | Jun 9, 1967 32 years, 5 months 46-5-1 (35) | 22 years 23-1-3 (13) | 12 | MD | Draw | |
51 | Mar 30, 1967 32 years, 2 months 46-5 (35) | Bill McMurray | 1 | KO | Win | |
50 | Feb 13, 1967 32 years, 1 months 45-5 (34) | Willie Johnson | 3 | KO | Win | |
49  | Sep 20, 1966 31 years, 8 months 44-5 (33) | 32 years, 4 months 33-12-1 (23) | 4 | KO | Win | |
48 | Nov 22, 1965 30 years, 10 months 43-5 (32) | 23 years, 10 months 21-0 (17) | HW | 12 | TKO | Loss For WBC, The Ring |
47 | May 14, 1965 30 years, 4 months 43-4 (32) | Tod Herring | 3 | TKO | Win | |
46  | Feb 1, 1965 30 years 42-4 (31) | 27 years, 4 months 29-8-2 (23) | 12 | UD | Win | |
45  | Dec 12, 1964 29 years, 11 months 41-4 (31) | 32 years, 8 months 25-9-3 (17) | 6 | KO | Win | |
44 | Jul 5, 1964 29 years, 6 months 40-4 (30) | Eddie Machen | 12 | PTS | Win | |
43 | Jan 6, 1964 29 years 39-4 (30) | Santo Amonti | 8 | TKO | Win | |
42  | Jul 22, 1963 28 years, 6 months 38-4 (29) | 31 years, 2 months 34-1 (24) | HW | 1 | KO | Loss For WBA, The Ring |
41 | Sep 25, 1962 27 years, 8 months 38-3 (29) | 30 years, 4 months 33-1 (23) | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Lost WBA, The Ring |
40 | Dec 4, 1961 26 years, 11 months 38-2 (29) | Tom McNeeley | HW | 4 | KO | Win Defended The Ring |
39  | Mar 13, 1961 26 years, 2 months 37-2 (28) | 28 years, 5 months 22-1 (14) | HW | 6 | KO | Win Defended The Ring |
38 | Jun 20, 1960 25 years, 5 months 36-2 (27) | 27 years, 8 months 22-0 (14) | HW | 5 | KO | Win Won The Ring |
37 | Jun 26, 1959 24 years, 5 months 35-2 (26) | 26 years, 9 months 21-0 (13) | HW | 3 | TKO | Loss Lost The Ring |
36  | May 1, 1959 24 years, 3 months 35-1 (26) | 24 years, 10 months 22-4 (19) | HW | 11 | KO | Win Defended The Ring |
35 | Aug 18, 1958 23 years, 7 months 34-1 (25) | Roy Harris | HW | 12 | RTD | Win Defended The Ring |
34 | Aug 22, 1957 22 years, 7 months 33-1 (24) | Pete Rademacher | HW | 6 | KO | Win Defended The Ring |
33 | Jul 29, 1957 22 years, 6 months 32-1 (23) | Tommy Jackson | HW | 10 | TKO | Win Defended The Ring |
32  | Nov 30, 1956 21 years, 10 months 31-1 (22) | 42 years, 11 months 160-20-8 (116) | HW | 5 | KO | Win Won The Ring Vacant |
31 | Jun 8, 1956 21 years, 5 months 30-1 (21) | Tommy Jackson | 12 | SD | Win | |
30 | Apr 10, 1956 21 years, 3 months 29-1 (21) | Alvin Williams | 3 | KO | Win | |
29 | Mar 12, 1956 21 years, 2 months 28-1 (20) | Jimmy Walls | 2 | TKO | Win | |
28 | Dec 8, 1955 20 years, 11 months 27-1 (19) | Jimmy Slade | 7 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Oct 13, 1955 20 years, 9 months 26-1 (18) | Calvin Brad | 1 | KO | Win | |
26 | Sep 29, 1955 20 years, 8 months 25-1 (17) | Dave Whitlock | 3 | KO | Win | |
25 | Sep 8, 1955 20 years, 8 months 24-1 (16) | Alvin Williams | 8 | TKO | Win | |
24 | Jul 6, 1955 20 years, 6 months 23-1 (15) | Archie McBride | 7 | KO | Win | |
23 | Jun 23, 1955 20 years, 5 months 22-1 (14) | Yvon Durelle | 5 | RTD | Win | |
22 | Mar 17, 1955 20 years, 2 months 21-1 (13) | Esau Ferdinand | 10 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Jan 17, 1955 20 years 20-1 (12) | Don Grant | 5 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Jan 7, 1955 20 years 19-1 (11) | Willie Troy | 5 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Nov 19, 1954 19 years, 10 months 18-1 (10) | Jimmy Slade | 8 | UD | Win | |
18 | Oct 22, 1954 19 years, 9 months 17-1 (10) | Joe Gannon | 8 | UD | Win | |
17 | Oct 11, 1954 19 years, 9 months 16-1 (10) | Esau Ferdinand | 8 | UD | Win | |
16 | Aug 2, 1954 19 years, 6 months 15-1 (10) | Tommy Harrison | 1 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Jul 12, 1954 19 years, 6 months 14-1 (9) | Jacques Royer Crecy | 7 | TKO | Win | |
14  | Jun 7, 1954 19 years, 5 months 13-1 (8) | 32 years, 2 months 79-21-4 (21) | 8 | UD | Loss | |
13 | May 10, 1954 19 years, 4 months 13-0 (8) | Jesse Turner | 8 | UD | Win | |
12 | Apr 19, 1954 19 years, 3 months 12-0 (8) | Alvin Williams | 8 | UD | Win | |
11 | Mar 30, 1954 19 years, 2 months 11-0 (8) | Sammy Brown | 2 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Feb 15, 1954 19 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | Yvon Durelle | 8 | UD | Win | |
9 | Dec 14, 1953 18 years, 11 months 9-0 (7) | Dick Wagner | 5 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Oct 19, 1953 18 years, 9 months 8-0 (6) | Wes Bascom | 8 | UD | Win | |
7 | Jun 1, 1953 18 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Gordon Wallace | 3 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Apr 13, 1953 18 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Dick Wagner | 8 | SD | Win | |
5 | Jan 28, 1953 18 years 5-0 (5) | Chester Mieszala | 5 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Dec 29, 1952 17 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Lalu Sabotin | 5 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Oct 31, 1952 17 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Lester Johnson | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 6, 1952 17 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Sammy Walker | 2 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Sep 12, 1952 17 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Eddie Godbold | 4 | KO | Win |
