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, Patterson or Johansson?

Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Patterson or Johansson?

Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Floyd Patterson has more.

Do Patterson and 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 Patterson and Johansson?

This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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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.

Patterson

Wins40 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw64 tracked bouts

Johansson

Wins17 KO · 65%

Losses

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Patterson leads 2–1

Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson have met 3 times; Patterson leads 2–1.
Met	1959Jun 26	1960Jun 20	1961Mar 13	Series
Floyd PattersonFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Ingemar JohanssonFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	TKOR3Johansson vs Patterson	KOR5Johansson vs Patterson	KOR6Johansson vs Patterson	3Meetings

The Numbers

Patterson 5 · Johansson 3 of 8 measurable rows

PattersonEdge = longer wingJohansson

Record: 55-8-126-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 86.7%
92.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 40 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%: 72.73% (edge)
65.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 73% (edge)
65%
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
2
Bouts per year^‡max 3.2: 3.2 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64: 64
28

† 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

Heightnot held: Floyd Patterson: No height on file; Ingemar Johansson: 6′0″
Reach+1″: Floyd Patterson: 71″ (edge); Ingemar Johansson: 70″
Agenot comparable: Floyd Patterson: Died aged 71; Ingemar Johansson: Died aged 76
Stance: Floyd Patterson: Orthodox; Ingemar Johansson: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Floyd Patterson55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

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

Ingemar Johansson26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 65%8 on the cards 31%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Patterson 64, Ingemar Johansson 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · even on 44 shared · even on 4

PattersonFloyd Patterson

Opponent

JohanssonIngemar Johansson

Floyd Patterson
Win, KO 4
1966Sep 1966
CooperHenry CooperUnited Kingdom 40–14–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 5
1957May 1957
Floyd Patterson
Win, PTS
1964Jul 1964
MachenEddie MachenUnited States 50–11–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ingemar Johansson
Win, KO 1
1958Sep 1958
Floyd Patterson
Win, KO 11
1959May 1959
LondonBrian LondonUnited Kingdom 37–20–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ingemar Johansson
Win, PTS
1963Apr 1963
Floyd Patterson
Win, KO 7
1955Jul 1955
McBrideArchie McBrideEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ingemar Johansson
Win, PTS
1957Dec 1957

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

Ingemar Johansson has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Floyd Patterson. Johansson last boxed on Apr 21, 1963.LWWWW

Patterson Mar 1961Bygraves Feb 1962Snoek Apr 1962Richardson Jun 1962London Apr 19632.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Patterson or Johansson?: Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Ingemar Johansson is 26-2. Ingemar Johansson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Patterson or Johansson?: Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Ingemar Johansson has 17. Floyd Patterson has more.
Do Patterson and 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 Patterson and Johansson?: This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 28 bouts tracked for Ingemar Johansson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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