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Bill McMurray (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) and Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Bill McMurray vs Floyd Patterson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bill McMurray

Tracked record

1–4

5 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Floyd Patterson

55–8–1

68 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Floyd Patterson leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-4
Record
55-8-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

20%
Win %
86.7% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
40 (edge)
KO rate
72.73%
100% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
72%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4 (edge)
Times stopped
7

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year
3.4 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
68

Tale of the Tape

Reach
71″ (180 cm)
Age
91
Stance
Orthodox
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bill McMurray · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Floyd Patterson · 57 wins

KO/TKO
41
Decision
16
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Bill McMurray

    LTKO R4 · Mar 1968

    Sonny Liston

    Floyd Patterson

    LKO R1 · Jul 1963LKO R1 · Sep 1962

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bill McMurray

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought Jul 13, 1971

Floyd Patterson

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Sep 20, 1972

Common Questions

Have Bill McMurray and Floyd Patterson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bill McMurray and Floyd Patterson met once on March 30, 1967, and Floyd Patterson won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Bill McMurray or Floyd Patterson?
Bill McMurray is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1. Floyd Patterson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bill McMurray or Floyd Patterson?
Bill McMurray has 1 knockout win and Floyd Patterson has 40. Floyd Patterson has more.
Do Bill McMurray and Floyd Patterson have any common opponents?
Bill McMurray and Floyd Patterson share 1 common opponent: Sonny Liston. Bill McMurray fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill McMurray and Floyd Patterson?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill McMurray and 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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