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Dick Wagner vs Floyd Patterson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dick Wagner

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Floyd Patterson

Dick Wagner (2-3 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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Wagner

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Patterson

55

Wins40 KO · 73%

8

Losses

1

Draw64 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

Patterson leads 2–0

Dick Wagner and Floyd Patterson have met 2 times; Patterson leads 2–0.

Dick Wagner and Floyd Patterson have met 2 times; Patterson leads 2–0.
Met1953Apr 131953Dec 14Series
Dick WagnerFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Floyd PattersonFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultSDTKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

Wagner 1 · Patterson 6 of 7 measurable rows
WagnerPatterson
Record†
2-355-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
40%
86.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40
1
40 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
73% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.2
1.1
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
5
64

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Reachnot held
Dick Wagner: No reach on file
Floyd Patterson: 71″
Agenot held
Dick Wagner: No date of birth
Floyd Patterson: Died aged 71
Stance
Dick Wagner: Not recorded
Floyd Patterson: Orthodox

Dick Wagner left, Floyd Patterson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dick Wagner2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Dick Wagner: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Floyd Patterson55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Floyd Patterson: 55 tracked wins — 40 by KO/TKO (73%) and 15 on the cards (27%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

40 by KO/TKO 73%15 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick Wagner 5, Floyd Patterson 64 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dick Wagner last boxed on Dec 14, 1953 — 26,608 days ago. Wagner had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Levine Apr 1949Levine Jun 1949LaMotta Feb 1950Patterson Apr 1953Patterson Dec 19531.1 tracked bouts per year

Floyd Patterson had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Muhammad Ali. Patterson last boxed on Sep 20, 1972.WWWWL

Brown Aug 1971Harris Nov 1971Bonavena Feb 1972Agosto Jul 1972Ali Sep 19723.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dick Wagner and Floyd Patterson ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Wagner and Floyd Patterson have met 2 times and Floyd Patterson leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LDec 14, 1953 · Patterson · TKO R5

LApr 13, 1953 · Patterson · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wagner or Patterson?
Dick Wagner is 2-3 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.
Records · win %

Wagner2–340%

Patterson55–8–186.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wagner or Patterson?
Dick Wagner has 1 knockout win and Floyd Patterson has 40. Floyd Patterson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wagner1

Patterson4072.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wagner and Patterson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dick Wagner and Floyd Patterson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wagner and Patterson?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Dick Wagner and 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wagner5bouts

Patterson64bouts

How They Win ↓

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