Eddie Machen (50-11-3) 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 5 common opponents.
Eddie Machen vs Floyd Patterson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Floyd Patterson leads 1–0- Floyd Patterson wonPatterson vs MachenJul 5, 1964 · PTS
The Numbers
- 50-11-3
- Record
- 55-8-1 (edge)
- 80.5%
- Win %
- 86.7% (edge)
- 29
- Wins by knockout
- 40 (edge)
- 58%
- KO rate
- 72.73% (edge)
- 33%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 72% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 4 (edge)
- 1.1
- Bouts per year
- 3.4 (edge)
- 15
- 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′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 75″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- 94
- Age
- 91
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEddie Machen · 6 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
4
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 (15 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedEddie Machen
LKO R1 · Sep 1958Floyd Patterson
WKO R6 · Mar 1961WKO R5 · Jun 1960LTKO R3 · Jun 1959Eddie Machen
WRTD R10 · Nov 1957Floyd Patterson
WTKO R10 · Jul 1957WSD · Jun 1956
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Eddie Machen
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 6, 1969
Floyd Patterson
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 20, 1972
Common Questions
- Have Eddie Machen and Floyd Patterson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Eddie Machen and Floyd Patterson met once on July 5, 1964, and Floyd Patterson won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Eddie Machen or Floyd Patterson?
- Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1. Floyd Patterson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Eddie Machen or Floyd Patterson?
- Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Floyd Patterson has 40. Floyd Patterson has more.
- Do Eddie Machen and Floyd Patterson have any common opponents?
- Eddie Machen and Floyd Patterson share 5 common opponents: Jerry Quarry, Sonny Liston and Ingemar Johansson (and 2 others). Eddie Machen fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eddie Machen and Floyd Patterson?
- This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.