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Floyd Patterson vs Sammy Brown — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Floyd Patterson

Sammy Brown

Floyd Patterson (55-8-1) and Sammy Brown (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Patterson

55

Wins40 KO · 73%

8

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

Brown

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 1–0

Floyd Patterson and Sammy Brown have met 1 time; Patterson leads 1–0.

Floyd Patterson and Sammy Brown have met 1 time; Patterson leads 1–0.
Met1954Mar 30Series
Floyd PattersonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy BrownFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Patterson 5 · Brown 1 of 6 measurable rows
PattersonBrown
Record†
55-8-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
86.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 40
40 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
73%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
2

† 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″
Sammy Brown: No reach on file
Agenot held
Floyd Patterson: Died aged 71
Sammy Brown: No date of birth
Stance
Floyd Patterson: Orthodox
Sammy Brown: Not recorded

Floyd Patterson left, Sammy Brown 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%

Sammy Brown0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Sammy Brown: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Brown yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Patterson 64, Sammy Brown 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Sammy Brown last boxed on Mar 30, 1954 — 26,512 days ago. Brown had lost two straight.LL

Garcia Aug 1935Patterson Mar 19540.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Floyd Patterson and Sammy Brown ever fought each other?
Yes. Floyd Patterson and Sammy Brown met once on March 30, 1954, and Floyd Patterson won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMar 30, 1954 · Patterson · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Patterson or Brown?
Floyd Patterson is 55-8-1 and Sammy Brown is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Brown0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Patterson or Brown?
Floyd Patterson has 40 knockout wins and Sammy Brown has 0. Floyd Patterson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Patterson4072.7%

Brown0

The Numbers ↓
Do Patterson and Brown have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Floyd Patterson and Sammy Brown have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Patterson and Brown?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Floyd Patterson and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy Brown. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Patterson64bouts

Brown2bouts

How They Win ↓

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Floyd Patterson vs Sammy Brown — Records, Stats & Common Opponents