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Floyd Patterson's Losses

Floyd Patterson had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career — five of them in title bouts and three in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Joey Maxim via 8 round unanimous decision on June 7, 1954, which ended his 13-fight win streak. He was stopped five times and lost three times via decision.

Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, and Ingemar Johansson are some of the boxers who have beaten Patterson.

  1. Floyd Patterson loses to Joey Maxim

    This is the first loss in Floyd Patterson's career. Patterson lost to Joey Maxim via 8 round unanimous decision on in a non-title bout. He was 19 years old with a record of 13-0. Maxim was 32 years old with a record of 79-21-4.

  2. Floyd Patterson loses to Ingemar Johansson

    On Patterson lost to Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson via 3rd round TKO. He was defending his heavyweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles, he was 24 years old with a record of 35-1. Johansson was 26 years old with a record of 21-0.

  3. Floyd Patterson loses to Sonny Liston

    On Patterson lost to Sonny Liston via 1st round KO. He was defending his heavyweight NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring titles, he was 27 years old with a record of 38-2. Liston was 30 years old with a record of 33-1.

  4. Floyd Patterson loses to Sonny Liston in their 2nd fight

    On Patterson lost to Sonny Liston in the rematch via 1st round KO. He was fighting for Liston's heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles, he was 28 years old with a record of 38-3. Liston was 31 years old with a record of 34-1.

  5. Floyd Patterson loses to Muhammad Ali

    On Patterson lost to Muhammad Ali via 12th round TKO. He was fighting for Ali's heavyweight WBC and The Ring titles, he was 30 years old with a record of 43-4. Ali was 23 years old with a record of 21-0.

  6. Floyd Patterson loses to Jerry Quarry in their 2nd fight

    On Patterson lost to Jerry Quarry in the rematch via 12 round majority decision in a non-title bout. He was 32 years old with a record of 46-5-1. Quarry was 22 years old with a record of 24-1-4.

  7. Floyd Patterson loses to Jimmy Ellis

    On Patterson lost to Jimmy Ellis via 15 round PTS. He was fighting for Ellis' heavyweight WBA title, he was 33 years old with a record of 46-6-1. Ellis was 28 years old with a record of 26-5.

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

    On Patterson lost to Muhammad Ali in a rematch via 7th round RTD in a non-title bout. He was 37 years old with a record of 55-7-1. Ali was 30 years old with a record of 38-1.