Floyd Patterson
Career, Record, Stats
Floyd Patterson (The Gentleman of Boxing) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 20 years and 8 days, Patterson amassed a record of 55-8-1, which includes 40 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Floyd Patterson's Boxing Career
Floyd Patterson was born in Waco, North Carolina, U.S. on January 4, 1935. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on September 12, 1952 against Eddie Godbold. Patterson defeated Godbold via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Patterson became a world champion at the age of 21 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Archie Moore for the The Ring heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA heavyweight world title as well.
Patterson's last fight was a 7th-round RTD loss to Muhammad Ali at age 37, on September 20, 1972.
Some of Floyd Patterson's best fights were against Ingemar Johansson (HOFer), Archie Moore (HOFer), George Chuvalo, Jerry Quarry, Henry Cooper, and Oscar Bonavena. For a complete list of Patterson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Floyd Patterson".
Patterson has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Floyd Patterson Losses".
Floyd Patterson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Sep 20, 1972 | 37 | 
Muhammad Ali 30 38-1  | loss | RTD 7 |
63 | Jul 14, 1972 | 37 |  Pedro Agosto | win | TKO 6 |
62 | Feb 11, 1972 | 37 | 
Oscar Bonavena 29 47-7-1 | win | UD 10 |
61 | Nov 23, 1971 | 36 | Charlie Harris | win | KO 6 |
60 | Aug 21, 1971 | 36 | Vic Brown | win | UD 10 |
59 | Jul 17, 1971 | 36 | Charley Polite | win | UD 10 |
58 | May 26, 1971 | 36 | Terry Daniels | win | UD 10 |
57 | Mar 29, 1971 | 36 | Roger Russell | win | TKO 9 |
56 | Jan 16, 1971 | 36 | Levi Forte | win | KO 2 |
55 | Sep 15, 1970 | 35 | Charley Green | win | KO 10 |
54 | Sep 14, 1968 | 33 | 
Jimmy Ellis 28 26-5 | loss | PTS 15 |
53 | Oct 28, 1967 | 32 | 
Jerry Quarry 22 24-1-4 | loss | MD 12 |
52 | Jun 09, 1967 | 32 |
Jerry Quarry 22 23-1-3 | draw | MD 12 |
51 | Mar 30, 1967 | 32 | Bill McMurray | win | KO 1 |
50 | Feb 13, 1967 | 32 | Willie Johnson | win | KO 3 |
49 | Sep 20, 1966 | 31 | 
Henry Cooper 32 33-12-1 | win | KO 4 |
48 | Nov 22, 1965 | 30 |
Muhammad Ali 23 21-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
47 | May 14, 1965 | 30 | Tod Herring | win | TKO 3 |
46 | Feb 01, 1965 | 30 | 
George Chuvalo 27 29-8-2 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Dec 12, 1964 | 29 | Charlie Powell | win | KO 6 |
44 | Jul 05, 1964 | 29 | Eddie Machen | win | PTS 12 |
43 | Jan 06, 1964 | 29 | Santo Amonti | win | TKO 8 |
42 | Jul 22, 1963 | 28 | 
Sonny Liston 31 34-1 | loss | KO 1 |
41 | Sep 25, 1962 | 27 |
Sonny Liston 30 33-1 | loss | KO 1 |
40 | Dec 04, 1961 | 26 | Tom McNeeley | win | KO 4 |
39 | Mar 13, 1961 | 26 | 
Ingemar Johansson 28 22-1 | win | KO 6 |
38 | Jun 20, 1960 | 25 |
Ingemar Johansson 27 22-0 | win | KO 5 |
37 | Jun 26, 1959 | 24 |
Ingemar Johansson 26 21-0 | loss | TKO 3 |
36 | May 01, 1959 | 24 | Brian London | win | KO 11 |
35 | Aug 18, 1958 | 23 | Roy Harris | win | RTD 12 |
34 | Aug 22, 1957 | 22 | Pete Rademacher | win | KO 6 |
33 | Jul 29, 1957 | 22 | Tommy Jackson | win | TKO 10 |
32 | Nov 30, 1956 | 21 | 
Archie Moore 42 160-20-8 | win | KO 5 |
31 | Jun 08, 1956 | 21 | Tommy Jackson | win | SD 12 |
30 | Apr 10, 1956 | 21 | Alvin Williams | win | KO 3 |
29 | Mar 12, 1956 | 21 | Jimmy Walls | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Dec 08, 1955 | 20 | Jimmy Slade | win | TKO 7 |
27 | Oct 13, 1955 | 20 | Calvin Brad | win | KO 1 |
26 | Sep 29, 1955 | 20 | Dave Whitlock | win | KO 3 |
25 | Sep 08, 1955 | 20 | Alvin Williams | win | TKO 8 |
24 | Jul 06, 1955 | 20 | Archie McBride | win | KO 7 |
23 | Jun 23, 1955 | 20 | Yvon Durelle | win | RTD 5 |
22 | Mar 17, 1955 | 20 | Esau Ferdinand | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Jan 17, 1955 | 20 | Don Grant | win | TKO 5 |
20 | Jan 07, 1955 | 20 | Willie Troy | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Nov 19, 1954 | 19 | Jimmy Slade | win | UD 8 |
18 | Oct 22, 1954 | 19 | Joe Gannon | win | UD 8 |
17 | Oct 11, 1954 | 19 | Esau Ferdinand | win | UD 8 |
16 | Aug 02, 1954 | 19 | Tommy Harrison | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Jul 12, 1954 | 19 | Jacques Royer Crecy | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Jun 07, 1954 | 19 | 
Joey Maxim 32 79-21-4 | loss | UD 8 |
13 | May 10, 1954 | 19 | Jesse Turner | win | UD 8 |
12 | Apr 19, 1954 | 19 | Alvin Williams | win | UD 8 |
11 | Mar 30, 1954 | 19 | Sammy Brown | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Feb 15, 1954 | 19 | Yvon Durelle | win | UD 8 |
9 | Dec 14, 1953 | 18 | Dick Wagner | win | TKO 5 |
8 | Oct 19, 1953 | 18 | Wes Bascom | win | UD 8 |
7 | Jun 01, 1953 | 18 | Gordon Wallace | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Apr 13, 1953 | 18 | Dick Wagner | win | SD 8 |
5 | Jan 28, 1953 | 18 | Chester Mieszala | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Dec 29, 1952 | 17 | Lalu Sabotin | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Oct 31, 1952 | 17 | Lester Johnson | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Oct 06, 1952 | 17 | Sammy Walker | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Sep 12, 1952 | 17 | Eddie Godbold | win | KO 4 |