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

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

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31
Sep 2, 1953
34-1
1
24 (68.6%)
185 cm
213 cm
28 cm
Orthodox
Sep 25, 1962
9m, 27d
27
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Sep 12, 1952
38-3
10
29 (70.7%)
183 cm
180 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Sep 25, 1962
9m, 27d
-1
WBATheRing
HV
w1
HV
w1
WBATheRing
HV
e1
HV
w2
d6
heavyweight
Monday, 22 Jul 1963
Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson II

Date

This fight between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson took place on at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, 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.

Liston is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 27 days ago against Floyd Patterson, which he won via 1st round KO.

Floyd Patterson's boxing career

Patterson comes in with a record of 38-3 (29 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 27 days ago against Sonny Liston, which he lost via 1st round KO.

Sonny Liston's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Liston will be 31 years and 2 months old. Patterson will be 28 years and 6 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Sonny Liston. Here is the prediction for Liston vs Patterson II.

Sonny Liston is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Floyd Patterson to win this one.

Result

Sonny Liston defeated Floyd Patterson via 1st round KO. Patterson's losing streak continues, and Liston advances his win streak to 28. Liston is now 35-1, and Patterson 38-4.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Floyd Patterson defeats Oscar Bonavena via 10-round unanimous decision
  2. Sonny Liston stops Chuck Wepner in the 9th round
  3. Floyd Patterson defeats George Chuvalo via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round
  5. Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the 6th round in their 3rd fight
  6. Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the 5th round in their 2nd fight
  7. Sonny Liston knocks out Cleveland Williams in the 2nd round in their 2nd fight