Floyd Patterson Record

Floyd Patterson (The Gentleman of Boxing) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 20 years and 8 days, Patterson amassed a record of 55-8-1, which includes 40 wins via KO—8 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Floyd Patterson was born in Waco, North Carolina, U.S. on January 4, 1935. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on September 12, 1952 against Eddie Godbold. Patterson defeated Godbold via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Patterson became a world champion at the age of 21 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Archie Moore for the The Ring heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the WBA heavyweight world title as well.

Patterson's last fight was a 7th-round RTD loss to Muhammad Ali at age 37, on September 20, 1972.

Some of Floyd Patterson's best fights were against Ingemar Johansson (HOFer), Archie Moore (HOFer), George Chuvalo, Brian London, Jerry Quarry, Henry Cooper, and Charlie Powell. For a top-10 list of Patterson's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Floyd Patterson".

Patterson has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Floyd Patterson Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
64	Sep 20, 1972	37	Muhammad Ali 30 38-1	loss	RTD 7
63	Jul 14, 1972	37	Pedro Agosto	win	TKO 6
62	Feb 11, 1972	37	Oscar Bonavena 29 47-7-1	win	UD 10
61	Nov 23, 1971	36	Charlie Harris	win	KO 6
60	Aug 21, 1971	36	Vic Brown	win	UD 10
59	Jul 17, 1971	36	Charley Polite	win	UD 10
58	May 26, 1971	36	Terry Daniels	win	UD 10
57	Mar 29, 1971	36	Roger Russell	win	TKO 9
56	Jan 16, 1971	36	Levi Forte	win	KO 2
55	Sep 15, 1970	35	Charley Green	win	KO 10
54	Sep 14, 1968	33	Jimmy Ellis 28 26-5	loss	PTS 15
53	Oct 28, 1967	32	Jerry Quarry 22 24-1-4	loss	MD 12
52	Jun 09, 1967	32	Jerry Quarry 22 23-1-3	draw	MD 12
51	Mar 30, 1967	32	Bill McMurray	win	KO 1
50	Feb 13, 1967	32	Willie Johnson	win	KO 3
49	Sep 20, 1966	31	Henry Cooper 32 33-12-1	win	KO 4
48	Nov 22, 1965	30	Muhammad Ali 23 21-0	loss	TKO 12
47	May 14, 1965	30	Tod Herring	win	TKO 3
46	Feb 01, 1965	30	George Chuvalo 27 29-8-2	win	UD 12
45	Dec 12, 1964	29	Charlie Powell 32 25-9-3	win	KO 6
44	Jul 05, 1964	29	Eddie Machen	win	PTS 12
43	Jan 06, 1964	29	Santo Amonti	win	TKO 8
42	Jul 22, 1963	28	Sonny Liston 31 34-1	loss	KO 1
41	Sep 25, 1962	27	Sonny Liston 30 33-1	loss	KO 1
40	Dec 04, 1961	26	Tom McNeeley	win	KO 4
39	Mar 13, 1961	26	Ingemar Johansson 28 22-1	win	KO 6
38	Jun 20, 1960	25	Ingemar Johansson 27 22-0	win	KO 5
37	Jun 26, 1959	24	Ingemar Johansson 26 21-0	loss	TKO 3
36	May 01, 1959	24	Brian London 24 22-4	win	KO 11
35	Aug 18, 1958	23	Roy Harris	win	RTD 12
34	Aug 22, 1957	22	Pete Rademacher	win	KO 6
33	Jul 29, 1957	22	Tommy Jackson	win	TKO 10
32	Nov 30, 1956	21	Archie Moore 42 160-20-8	win	KO 5
31	Jun 08, 1956	21	Tommy Jackson	win	SD 12
30	Apr 10, 1956	21	Alvin Williams	win	KO 3
29	Mar 12, 1956	21	Jimmy Walls	win	TKO 2
28	Dec 08, 1955	20	Jimmy Slade	win	TKO 7
27	Oct 13, 1955	20	Calvin Brad	win	KO 1
26	Sep 29, 1955	20	Dave Whitlock	win	KO 3
25	Sep 08, 1955	20	Alvin Williams	win	TKO 8
24	Jul 06, 1955	20	Archie McBride	win	KO 7
23	Jun 23, 1955	20	Yvon Durelle	win	RTD 5
22	Mar 17, 1955	20	Esau Ferdinand	win	TKO 10
21	Jan 17, 1955	20	Don Grant	win	TKO 5
20	Jan 07, 1955	20	Willie Troy	win	TKO 5
19	Nov 19, 1954	19	Jimmy Slade	win	UD 8
18	Oct 22, 1954	19	Joe Gannon	win	UD 8
17	Oct 11, 1954	19	Esau Ferdinand	win	UD 8
16	Aug 02, 1954	19	Tommy Harrison	win	TKO 1
15	Jul 12, 1954	19	Jacques Royer Crecy	win	TKO 7
14	Jun 07, 1954	19	Joey Maxim 32 79-21-4	loss	UD 8
13	May 10, 1954	19	Jesse Turner	win	UD 8
12	Apr 19, 1954	19	Alvin Williams	win	UD 8
11	Mar 30, 1954	19	Sammy Brown	win	TKO 2
10	Feb 15, 1954	19	Yvon Durelle	win	UD 8
9	Dec 14, 1953	18	Dick Wagner	win	TKO 5
8	Oct 19, 1953	18	Wes Bascom	win	UD 8
7	Jun 01, 1953	18	Gordon Wallace	win	TKO 3
6	Apr 13, 1953	18	Dick Wagner	win	SD 8
5	Jan 28, 1953	18	Chester Mieszala	win	TKO 5
4	Dec 29, 1952	17	Lalu Sabotin	win	TKO 5
3	Oct 31, 1952	17	Lester Johnson	win	TKO 3
2	Oct 06, 1952	17	Sammy Walker	win	TKO 2
1	Sep 12, 1952	17	Eddie Godbold	win	KO 4