On September 20, 1972, a 37-year-old Floyd Patterson (55-7-1, 40 KOs) and a 30-year-old Muhammad Ali (38-1, 29 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Patterson came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days. Ali was on a 7-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, Muhammad Ali stopped Floyd Patterson via RTD in the 7th round. Ali improves his record to 39-1 (30 KOs), while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 55-8-1.
On September 14, 1968, a 33-year-old Floyd Patterson (46-6-1, 35 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA title held by 28-year-old Jimmy Ellis (26-5, 12 KOs).
Patterson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 17 days. Ellis was on a 11-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Jimmy Ellis defeated Floyd Patterson via points decision and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Ellis improves his record to 27-5, while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 46-7-1.
On October 28, 1967, a 32-year-old Floyd Patterson (46-5-1, 35 KOs) and a 22-year-old Jerry Quarry (24-1-4, 14 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Patterson came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Quarry was on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 13 days.
In the rematch, Jerry Quarry defeated Floyd Patterson via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Quarry improves his record to 25-1-4, while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 46-6-1.
On November 22, 1965, a 30-year-old Floyd Patterson (43-4, 32 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 23-year-old Muhammad Ali (21-0, 17 KOs).
Patterson came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Ali was on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 28 days.
Muhammad Ali stopped Floyd Patterson via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 22-0 (18 KOs), while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 43-5.
On July 22, 1963, Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston met again in an immediate rematch.
Patterson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 27 days. Liston was on a 27-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 27 days.
Sonny Liston made quick work of Floyd Patterson in the rematch, stopping Patterson via KO in the 1st. Liston improves his record to 35-1 (25 KOs), while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 38-4.
On September 25, 1962, the 27-year-old WBA and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Floyd Patterson (38-2, 29 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Sonny Liston (33-1, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Patterson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 21 days. Liston was on a 26-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 21 days.
Sonny Liston made quick work of Floyd Patterson, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Liston improves his record to 34-1 (24 KOs), while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 38-3.
On June 26, 1959, the 24-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Floyd Patterson (35-1, 26 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson (21-0, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Patterson came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Johansson was on a 21-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 12 days.
Ingemar Johansson made easy work of Floyd Patterson, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Johansson improves his record to 22-0 (14 KOs), while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 35-2.
On June 7, 1954, a 19-year-old Floyd Patterson (13-0, 8 KOs) and a 32-year-old Joey Maxim (79-21-4, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Patterson came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days. Maxim was on a -2-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Joey Maxim defeated Floyd Patterson via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight. Maxim improves his record to 80-21-4, while Patterson adds a loss to his record at 13-1.