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Best of Floyd Patterson: Top 10 Fights

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Floyd Patterson had 64 fights with 40 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Ingemar Johansson, Archie Moore, Henry Cooper, Muhammad Ali, and George Chuvalo. The following are Patterson's top 10 fights.

Floyd Patterson's boxing career

  1. Floyd Patterson defeats Ingemar Johansson in their 2nd fight

    On Floyd Patterson defeated Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson in the rematch via 5th round KO. Patterson was 25 years old with a record of 36-2 (27 KOs). Johansson was 27 years old with an undefeated record of 22-0 (14 KOs). Patterson won the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Patterson's fights.

  2. Floyd Patterson defeats Ingemar Johansson in their 3rd fight

    On Floyd Patterson defeated Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson in their 3rd fight via 6th round KO. Patterson was 26 years old with a record of 37-2 (28 KOs). Johansson was 28 years old with a record of 22-1 (14 KOs). Patterson successfully defended his NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. This fight is the second best performance in Patterson's career.

  3. Floyd Patterson defeats Archie Moore

    On Floyd Patterson defeated Archie Moore via 5th round KO. Patterson was 21 years old with a record of 31-1 (22 KOs). Moore was 42 years old with a record of 160-20-8 (116 KOs). Patterson won the vacant NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles — his first world titles.

  4. Floyd Patterson defeats Henry Cooper

    On Floyd Patterson defeated English boxer Henry Cooper via 4th round KO. Patterson was 31 years old with a record of 44-5 (33 KOs). Cooper was 32 years old with a record of 33-12-1 (23 KOs).

  5. Floyd Patterson loses to Muhammad Ali

    On Floyd Patterson lost to Muhammad Ali via 12th round TKO. Patterson was 30 years old with a record of 43-5 (32 KOs). Ali was 23 years old with an undefeated record of 21-0 (17 KOs). Despite the loss, Patterson put on a good fight till it lasted.

  6. Floyd Patterson defeats George Chuvalo

    On Floyd Patterson defeated Canadian boxer George Chuvalo via 12 round unanimous decision. Patterson was 30 years old with a record of 42-4 (31 KOs). Chuvalo was 27 years old with a record of 29-8-2 (23 KOs).

  7. Floyd Patterson loses to Joey Maxim

    On Floyd Patterson lost to Joey Maxim via 8 round unanimous decision. Patterson was 19 years old with a record of 13-1 (8 KOs). Maxim was 32 years old with a record of 79-21-4 (21 KOs). Despite the loss, Patterson put on a good fight.

  8. Floyd Patterson loses to Muhammad Ali in their 2nd fight

    On Floyd Patterson lost to Muhammad Ali in the rematch via 7th round RTD. Patterson was 37 years old with a record of 55-8-1 (40 KOs). Ali was 30 years old with a record of 38-1 (29 KOs). Despite the loss, Patterson put on a good fight till it lasted.

  9. Floyd Patterson defeats Oscar Bonavena

    On Floyd Patterson defeated Argentinian boxer Oscar Bonavena via 10 round unanimous decision. Patterson was 37 years old with a record of 54-7-1 (39 KOs). Bonavena was 29 years old with a record of 47-7-1 (37 KOs).

  10. Floyd Patterson loses to Jimmy Ellis

    On Floyd Patterson lost to Jimmy Ellis via 15 round PTS. Patterson was 33 years old with a record of 46-7-1 (35 KOs). Ellis was 28 years old with a record of 26-5 (12 KOs). Despite the loss, Patterson put on a good fight.