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Floyd Patterson vs Oscar Bonavena — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Floyd Patterson

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Oscar Bonavena

Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Oscar Bonavena (58-9-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Patterson

55

Wins40 KO · 73%

8

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

Bonavena

58

Wins44 KO · 76%

9

Losses

1

Draw68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Patterson leads 1–0

Floyd Patterson and Oscar Bonavena have met 1 time; Patterson leads 1–0.

Floyd Patterson and Oscar Bonavena have met 1 time; Patterson leads 1–0.
Met1972Feb 11Series
Floyd PattersonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Oscar BonavenaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Patterson 3 · Bonavena 5 of 8 measurable rows
PattersonBonavena
Record
55-8-1 (edge)58-9-1
Win %0–100%
86.7% (edge)
86%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
40
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73%
75.86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.6
3.2
5.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
64
68

† 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″
Oscar Bonavena: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Floyd Patterson: Died aged 71
Oscar Bonavena: Died aged 33
Stance
Floyd Patterson: Orthodox
Oscar Bonavena: Orthodox

Floyd Patterson left, Oscar Bonavena 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%

Oscar Bonavena58 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Oscar Bonavena: 58 tracked wins — 44 by KO/TKO (76%), 13 on the cards (22%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

44 by KO/TKO 76%13 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Patterson 64, Oscar Bonavena 68 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Bonavena better on 1 · even on 3

Patterson

Opponent

Bonavena

  • Floyd Patterson

    0–2 against

    Loss, RTD 7

    1972

    Loss, TKO 12

    1965

    AliBonavena better

    Oscar Bonavena

    Loss, TKO

    1970

  • Floyd Patterson

    Loss, PTS

    1968

    EllisEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Loss, UD

    1967

  • Floyd Patterson

    Win, UD

    1965

    ChuvaloEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, MD

    1966

  • Floyd Patterson

    Win, KO 4

    1961

    McNeeleyEven

    Oscar Bonavena

    Win, TKO 5

    1964

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

Oscar Bonavena has won seven straight, the most recent against Billy Joiner. Bonavena last boxed on Feb 26, 1976.WWWWW

Mashburn Sep 1974Wright Oct 1974Vaka Nov 1974Gorosito Nov 1975Joiner Feb 19765.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Floyd Patterson and Oscar Bonavena ever fought each other?
Yes. Floyd Patterson and Oscar Bonavena met once on February 11, 1972, and Floyd Patterson won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 11, 1972 · Patterson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Patterson or Bonavena?
Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Oscar Bonavena is 58-9-1. Floyd Patterson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Patterson55–8–186.7%

Bonavena58–9–186%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Patterson or Bonavena?
Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Oscar Bonavena has 44. Oscar Bonavena has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Patterson4072.7%

Bonavena4475.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Patterson and Bonavena have any common opponents?
Floyd Patterson and Oscar Bonavena share 4 common opponents: Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis and George Chuvalo (and 1 other). Oscar Bonavena fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Muhammad AliLL

Jimmy EllisLL

George ChuvaloWW

Tom McNeeleyWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Patterson and Bonavena?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 68 bouts tracked for Oscar Bonavena. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Patterson64bouts

Bonavena68bouts

How They Win ↓

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