Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.
Floyd Patterson vs Muhammad Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Muhammad Ali leads 2–0- Muhammad Ali wonPatterson vs AliSep 20, 1972 · RTD · R7
- Muhammad Ali wonPatterson vs AliNov 22, 1965 · TKO · R12
The Numbers
- 55-8-1
- Record
- 56-5 (edge)
- 86.7%
- Win %
- 91.8% (edge)
- 40 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 37
- 72.73% (edge)
- KO rate
- 66.07%
- 72% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 59%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 4
- Title reigns
- 9 (edge)
- 3.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.6
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 26
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
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- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm) (edge)
- 91
- Age
- 84
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFloyd Patterson · 57 wins
KO/TKO
41
Decision
16
Other
0
Muhammad Ali · 22 wins
KO/TKO
13
Decision
9
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 26 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
6 sharedFloyd Patterson
LMD · Oct 1967DMD · Jun 1967Muhammad Ali
WTKO R7 · Jun 1972WRTD R3 · Oct 1970
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
Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?
- Yes. Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali have met 2 times and Muhammad Ali leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Floyd Patterson or Muhammad Ali?
- Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Floyd Patterson or Muhammad Ali?
- Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Floyd Patterson has more.
- Do Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali have any common opponents?
- Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali share 6 common opponents: Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo and Oscar Bonavena (and 3 others). Muhammad Ali fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 26 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.