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Eddie Godbold (0-1 across 1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Eddie Godbold vs Floyd Patterson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eddie Godbold

Tracked record

0–1

1 tracked bout

🇺🇸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

0-1
Record
55-8-1 (edge)

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

0%
Win %
86.7% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
40 (edge)
KO rate
72.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
72%

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

1 (edge)
Times stopped
7

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

0
Title reigns
4 (edge)
Bouts per year
3.4

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

1
Bouts tracked
68

Tale of the Tape

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Godbold · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Floyd Patterson · 57 wins

KO/TKO
41
Decision
16
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (1 and 68 respectively), 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

Eddie Godbold

L

L1 streak · last fought Sep 12, 1952

Floyd Patterson

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Sep 20, 1972

Common Questions

Have Eddie Godbold and Floyd Patterson ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Godbold and Floyd Patterson met once on September 12, 1952, and Floyd Patterson won by KO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Eddie Godbold or Floyd Patterson?
Eddie Godbold is 0-1 across the 1 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, Eddie Godbold or Floyd Patterson?
Eddie Godbold has 0 knockout wins and Floyd Patterson has 40. Floyd Patterson has more.
Do Eddie Godbold and Floyd Patterson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Godbold and Floyd Patterson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eddie Godbold and Floyd Patterson?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Eddie Godbold and 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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