Floyd Patterson, Jan. 4, 1935 to May 11, 2006

55 Wins (40 knockouts, 15 decisions), 8 Losses (5 KO, 3 Decisions), 1 Draw

In 1956, the undersized heavyweight became at age 21 the youngest man to win the title with a fifth-round knockout of Archie Moore.

But three years later, Patterson was knocked down seven times in the third round in losing the title to Ingemar Johansson at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Patterson returned with a vengeance at the same site in 1960, knocking out Johansson with a tremendous left hook to retake the title.

“They said I was the fighter who got knocked down the most, but I also got up the most,” Patterson said later.

(SOURCE: CBS News)

Professional boxing record

55 Wins (40 knockouts, 15 decisions), 8 Losses (5 KO, 3 Decisions), 1 Draw[12]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Muhammad Ali	TKO	7 (15)	1972-09-20	New York, NY, USA	Fight was for NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Pedro Agosto	TKO	6 (10) 3:00	1972-07-14	Queens, NY, USA
Win	Oscar Bonavena	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	1972-02-11	New York, NY, USA
Win	Charlie Harris	KO	6 (10) 2:41	1971-11-23	Portland, OR, USA
Win	Vic Brown	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	1971-08-21	Buffalo, NY, USA
Win	Charley Polite	Decision	10 (10)	1971-07-17	Erie, PA, USA
Win	Terry Daniels	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	1971-05-26	Cleveland, OH, USA
Win	Roger Russell	TKO	9 (10) 1:29	1971-03-29	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Win	Levi Forte	KO	2 (10)	1971-01-16	Miami, FL, USA
Win	Charley Green	KO	10 (10) 1:15	1970-09-15	New York, NY, USA
Loss	Jimmy Ellis	Decision	12 (12)	1968-09-14	Stockholm, Sweden	Fight was for WBA World Heavyweight title
Loss	Jerry Quarry	Decision (majority)	12 (12)	1967-10-28	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Draw	Jerry Quarry	Decision (majority)	10 (10)	1967-06-09	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Win	Bill McMurray	KO	1 (10) 2:37	1967-03-30	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Win	Willie Johnson	KO	3 (10) 2:05	1967-02-13	Miami, FL, USA
Win	Henry Cooper	KO	4 (10) 2:10	1966-09-20	London, United Kingdom
Loss	Muhammad Ali	TKO	12 (15) 2:18	1965-11-22	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Fight was for World Heavyweight title
Win	Tod Herring	TKO	3 (10) 0:40	1965-05-14	Stockholm, Sweden
Win	George Chuvalo	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	1965-02-01	New York, NY, USA
Win	Charley Powell	KO	6 (10) 1:21	1964-12-12	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	Eddie Machen	Decision	12 (12)	1964-07-05	Solna, Sweden
Win	Santo Amonti	TKO	8 (10)	1964-01-06	Stockholm, Sweden
Loss	Sonny Liston	KO	1 (15) 2:09	1963-07-22	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Fight was for World Heavyweight title
Loss	Sonny Liston	KO	1 (15) 2:05	1962-09-25	Chicago, IL, USA	Lost World Heavyweight title
Win	Tom McNeeley	KO	4 (15) 2:51	1961-12-04	Toronto, Canada	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Ingemar Johansson	KO	6 (15) 2:45	1961-03-13	Miami, FL, USA	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Ingemar Johansson	KO	5 (15) 1:51	1960-06-20	New York, NY, USA	Won World Heavyweight title
Loss	Ingemar Johansson	TKO	3 (15) 2:03	1959-06-26	Bronx, NY, USA	Lost World Heavyweight title
Win	Brian London	KO	11 (15) 0:51	1959-05-01	Indianapolis, IN, USA	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Roy Harris	Corner Retirement	12 (15)	1958-08-18	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Pete Rademacher	KO	6 (15) 2:57	1957-08-22	Seattle, WA, USA	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Tommy Jackson	TKO	10 (15) 1:52	1957-07-29	New York, NY, USA	Retained World Heavyweight title
Win	Archie Moore	KO	5 (15) 2:27	1956-11-30	Chicago, IL, USA	Won vacant World Heavyweight title
Win	Tommy Jackson	Decision (split)	12 (12)	1956-06-08	New York, NY, USA
Win	Alvin Williams	KO	3 (10) 1:58	1956-04-10	Kansas City, MO, USA
Win	Jimmy Walls	TKO	2 (10) 2:29	1956-03-12	New Britain, CT, USA
Win	Jimmy Slade	TKO	7 (10) 2:05	1955-12-08	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Win	Calvin Brad	KO	1 (10) 2:58	1955-10-13	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Win	Dave Witlock	KO	3 (10) 0:52	1955-09-29	San Francisco, CA, USA
Win	Alvin Williams	TKO	8 (10)	1955-09-08	New Brunswick, Canada
Win	Archie McBride	KO	7 (10)	1955-07-06	New York, NY, USA
Win	Yvon Durelle	Corner Retirement	5 (10)	1955-06-23	New Brunswick, Canada
Win	Esau Ferdinand	KO	10 (10) 2:49	1955-03-17	Oakland, CA, USA
Win	Don Grant	TKO	5 (10) 1:13	1955-01-17	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Willie Troy	TKO	5 (8)	1955-01-07	New York, NY, USA
Win	Jimmy Slade	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-11-19	New York, NY, USA
Win	Joe Gannon	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-10-12	New York, NY, USA
Win	Esau Ferdinand	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-10-11	New York, NY, USA
Win	Tommy Harrison	TKO	1 (8) 1:29	1954-08-02	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Jacques Royer Crecy	TKO	7 (8)	1954-07-12	New York, NY, USA
Loss	Joey Maxim	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-06-07	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Jesse Turner	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-05-10	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Alvin Williams	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-04-19	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Sammy Brown	TKO	2 (12) 1:40	1954-03-30	Washington DC, USA
Win	Yvon Durelle	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1954-02-15	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Dick Wagner	TKO	5 (8)	1953-11-14	Louisville, KY, USA
Win	Wes Bascom	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	1953-10-19	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Gordon Wallace	TKO	3 (8) 0:52	1953-06-01	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Dick Wagner	Decision (split)	8 (8)	1961-04-19	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Chester Mieszala	TKO	5 (6) 1:25	1953-01-28	Chicago, IL, USA
Win	Lalu Sabotin	TKO	5 (8) 1:30	1952-12-29	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Lester Johnson	TKO	3 (6) 1:26	1952-10-31	New York, NY, USA
Win	Sammy Walker	TKO	2 (6) 0:47	1952-10-06	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Win	Eddie Godbold	KO	4 (6) 1:39	1952-09-12	New York, NY, USA

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