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Patterson vs. Liston: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Floyd Patterson (The Gentleman of Boxing) defends his NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Sonny Liston (The Big Bear). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
27
Sep 12, 1952
38-2
9
29 (72.5%)
183 cm
180 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Dec 4, 1961
9m, 21d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Sep 2, 1953
33-1
0
23 (67.6%)
185 cm
213 cm
28 cm
Orthodox
Dec 4, 1961
9m, 21d
26
TheRing
HV
w2
d6
heavyweight
Tuesday, 25 Sep 1962
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston I

Date

This fight between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston took place on at the Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Sonny Liston is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Floyd Patterson is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Liston also has an incredible reach advantage of 33 cms over Patterson's 180 cm. On top of that, Liston also has a 31 cm ape index advantage over Patterson.

Patterson is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 21 days ago against Tom McNeeley, which he won via 4th round KO.

Liston comes in with a record of 33-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 21 days ago against Albert Westphal, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Patterson will be 27 years and 8 months old. Liston will be 30 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Sonny Liston. Here is the prediction for Patterson vs Liston.

A close matchup. Sonny Liston may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Floyd Patterson could win too.

Result

Sonny Liston defeated Floyd Patterson via 1st round KO. Patterson's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Liston advances his win streak to 27. Liston is now 34-1, and Patterson 38-3.

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  5. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  6. Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the 6th round in their 3rd fight
  7. Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the 5th round in their 2nd fight