Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 9 common opponents.
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali vs Floyd Patterson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali leads 2–0- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali wonAli vs PattersonSep 20, 1972 · RTD · R7
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali wonAli vs PattersonNov 22, 1965 · TKO · R12
The Numbers
- 56-5 (edge)
- Record
- 55-8-1
- 91.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 86.7%
- 37
- Wins by knockout
- 40 (edge)
- 66.07%
- KO rate
- 72.73% (edge)
- 66%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 72% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 4 (edge)
- 2.9
- Bouts per year
- 3.4 (edge)
- 61
- Bouts tracked
- 68
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- —
- 78″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- —
- Age
- 91
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBoxing career of Muhammad Ali · 56 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
19
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 (61 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
9 sharedBoxing career of Muhammad Ali
WTKO R7 · Jun 1972WRTD R3 · Oct 1970Floyd Patterson
LMD · Oct 1967DMD · Jun 1967Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
WUD · May 1972WUD · Mar 1966Floyd Patterson
WUD · Feb 1965Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
WTKO R6 · May 1966WTKO R5 · Jun 1963Floyd Patterson
WKO R4 · Sep 1966Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
WKO R1 · May 1965WRTD R6 · Feb 1964Floyd 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
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Floyd Patterson
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 20, 1972
Common Questions
- Have Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson have met 2 times and Boxing career of Muhammad Ali leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Floyd Patterson?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Floyd Patterson?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Floyd Patterson has 40. Floyd Patterson has more.
- Do Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson have any common opponents?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson share 9 common opponents: Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo and Oscar Bonavena (and 6 others). Boxing career of Muhammad Ali fared better against 5 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson?
- This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.