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Floyd Patterson vs Jimmy Slade — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Floyd Patterson

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Jimmy Slade

Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Jimmy Slade (5-7 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Patterson

55

Wins40 KO · 73%

8

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

Slade

Tracked record

5–7

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Patterson leads 2–0

Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade have met 2 times; Patterson leads 2–0.

Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade have met 2 times; Patterson leads 2–0.
Met1954Nov 191955Dec 8Series
Floyd PattersonFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Jimmy SladeFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultUDTKOR72Meetings

The Numbers

Patterson 6 · Slade 1 of 7 measurable rows
PattersonSlade
Record†
55-8-1 (edge)5-7
Win %0–100%
86.7% (edge)
41.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 40
40 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
73% (edge)
40%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
12

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

Reachnot held
Floyd Patterson: 71″
Jimmy Slade: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Floyd Patterson: Died aged 71
Jimmy Slade: Died aged 69
Stance
Floyd Patterson: Orthodox
Jimmy Slade: Not recorded

Floyd Patterson left, Jimmy Slade 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

Floyd Patterson: 55 tracked wins — 40 by KO/TKO (73%) and 15 on the cards (27%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Jimmy Slade5 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Jimmy Slade: 5 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (40%) and 3 on the cards (60%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 40%3 on the cards 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Patterson 64, Jimmy Slade 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Patterson better on 3

Patterson

Opponent

Slade

  • Floyd Patterson

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 10

    1957

    Win, SD

    1956

    JacksonPatterson better

    Jimmy Slade

    2–1 against

    Win, SD

    1955

    Loss, UD

    1955

    Win, UD

    1954

  • Floyd Patterson

    Win, KO 5

    1956

    MoorePatterson better

    Jimmy Slade

    Loss, UD

    1952

  • Floyd Patterson

    2–0 against

    Win, RTD 5

    1955

    Win, UD

    1954

    DurellePatterson better

    Jimmy Slade

    Win, TKO

    1955

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

Jimmy Slade has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Slade last boxed on Dec 30, 1959.LWWLL

Jackson Jun 1955Durelle Sep 1955Jackson Oct 1955Patterson Dec 1955Mildenberger Dec 19591.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 2 meetings

WDec 8, 1955 · Patterson · TKO R7

WNov 19, 1954 · Patterson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Patterson or Slade?
Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Jimmy Slade is 5-7 across the 12 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.
Records · win %

Patterson55–8–186.7%

Slade5–741.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Patterson or Slade?
Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Jimmy Slade has 2. Floyd Patterson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Patterson4072.7%

Slade2

The Numbers ↓
Do Patterson and Slade have any common opponents?
Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Slade share 3 common opponents: Tommy Jackson, Archie Moore and Yvon Durelle. Floyd Patterson fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Tommy JacksonW2–1

Archie MooreWL

Yvon DurelleWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Patterson and Slade?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 12 bouts tracked for Jimmy Slade. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Patterson64bouts

Slade12bouts

How They Win ↓

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