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.
Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Jimmy Slade (4-7 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Floyd Patterson vs Jimmy Slade — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Floyd Patterson leads 2–0- Floyd Patterson wonPatterson vs SladeDec 8, 1955 · TKO · R7
- Floyd Patterson wonPatterson vs SladeNov 19, 1954 · UD
The Numbers
- 55-8-1 (edge)
- Record
- 4-7
- 86.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 36.4%
- 40 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 72.73%
- KO rate
- —
- 72% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 25%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 11
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 91
- Age
- 100
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFloyd Patterson · 57 wins
KO/TKO
41
Decision
16
Other
0
Jimmy Slade · 4 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedFloyd Patterson
WTKO R10 · Jul 1957WSD · Jun 1956Jimmy Slade
WSD · Oct 1955LUD · Jun 1955WUD · Apr 1954
Shared 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
Jimmy Slade
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Dec 30, 1959
Common Questions
- Have Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade ever fought each other?
- Yes. Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade have met 2 times and Floyd Patterson leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Floyd Patterson or Jimmy Slade?
- Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Jimmy Slade is 4-7 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Floyd Patterson or Jimmy Slade?
- Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Jimmy Slade has 1. Floyd Patterson has more.
- Do Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade have any common opponents?
- Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade share 2 common opponents: Tommy Hurricane Jackson and Archie Moore. Floyd Patterson fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 11 bouts tracked for Jimmy Slade. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.