Floyd Patterson has eight losses against six opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Patterson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Floyd Patterson".
On September 20, 1972 Floyd Patterson faced off against Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 55-8-1 (40), and Ali was 30 years old and with a record of 38-1 (29). Patterson lost the fight via 7th-round retirement.
On September 14, 1968 Floyd Patterson fought Jimmy Ellis in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ellis' WBA title. Patterson was 33 years old and with a record of 46-7-1 (35), and Ellis was 28 years old and with a record of 26-5 (12). Patterson lost the fight via 15-round points decision.
On October 28, 1967 Floyd Patterson faced off against Jerry Quarry at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 46-6-1 (35), and Quarry was 22 years old and with a record of 24-1-4 (14). Patterson lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
On November 22, 1965 Floyd Patterson fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ali's WBC and The Ring titles. Patterson was 30 years old and with a record of 43-5 (32), and Ali was 23 years old and with a record of 21-0 (17). Patterson lost the fight via 12th-round TKO.
On July 22, 1963 Floyd Patterson fought Sonny Liston in a heavyweight world-title fight for Liston's WBA and The Ring titles. Patterson was 28 years old and with a record of 38-4 (29), and Liston was 31 years old and with a record of 34-1 (24). Patterson lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 25, 1962 Floyd Patterson met Sonny Liston in a heavyweight (WBA, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Patterson was 27 years old and with a record of 38-3 (29), and Liston was 30 years old and with a record of 33-1 (23). Patterson lost the fight via 1st-round KO and lost the titles.
On June 26, 1959 Floyd Patterson met Ingemar Johansson in a heavyweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Patterson was 24 years old and with a record of 35-2 (26), and Johansson was 26 years old and with a record of 21-0 (13). Patterson lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO and lost the title.
On June 7, 1954 Floyd Patterson faced off against Joey Maxim at age 19. He was coming in with a record of 13-1 (8), and Maxim was 32 years old and with a record of 79-21-4 (21). Patterson lost the fight via 8-round unanimous decision.
