On September 20, 1972, Muhammad Ali (38-1, 29 KOs) and Floyd Patterson (55-7-1, 40 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Alvin Lewis, 2 months and 1 day ago. Floyd Patterson is on a 9-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Pedro Agosto, 2 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Floyd Patterson really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
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.