On March 13, 1961, Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson met again in an immediate rematch.
Johansson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days. Patterson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 21 days.
In the rematch, Floyd Patterson stopped Ingemar Johansson via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Patterson improves his record to 37-2 (28 KOs), while Johansson adds a loss to his record at 22-2.
On June 20, 1960, Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson met again in an immediate rematch.
Johansson came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 25 days. Patterson was on a -1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 25 days.
In the rematch, Floyd Patterson stopped the champion via KO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Patterson improves his record to 36-2 (27 KOs), while Johansson adds a loss to his record at 22-1.