Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Ingemar Johansson (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Floyd Patterson leads 2–1- Floyd Patterson wonJohansson vs PattersonMar 13, 1961 · KO · R6
- Floyd Patterson wonJohansson vs PattersonJun 20, 1960 · KO · R5
- Ingemar Johansson wonJohansson vs PattersonJun 26, 1959 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 55-8-1
- Record
- 26-2 (edge)
- 86.7%
- Win %
- 92.9% (edge)
- 40 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 17
- 72.73% (edge)
- KO rate
- 65.38%
- 72% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 2
- 3.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.7
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 28
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
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 71″ (180 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- 91
- Age
- 93
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- Sweden
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFloyd Patterson · 57 wins
KO/TKO
41
Decision
16
Other
0
Ingemar Johansson · 26 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Floyd Patterson
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 20, 1972
Ingemar Johansson
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson have met 3 times and Floyd Patterson leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Floyd Patterson or Ingemar Johansson?
- Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Floyd Patterson or Ingemar Johansson?
- Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Floyd Patterson has more.
- Do Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson have any common opponents?
- Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson share 4 common opponents: Henry Cooper, Eddie Machen and Brian London (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.