Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson II
On June 20, 1960, Ingemar Johansson (22-0, 14 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Floyd Patterson (35-2, 26 KOs).
Johansson vs Patterson II Stats
Ingemar Johansson is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Patterson, 11 months and 25 days ago. Floyd Patterson is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO loss to Johansson, 11 months and 25 days ago.
Johansson vs Patterson II Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.8-24.2 in favor of Ingemar Johansson. It is going to be a competitive fight and Floyd Patterson will put up a very good fight, but Johansson will prevail.
Johansson vs Patterson II Result
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.