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Floyd Patterson vs Jimmy Ellis

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Floyd Patterson and Jimmy Ellis met once (1968). Jimmy Ellis won in 1968 by decision.

Side by side

Floyd PattersonJimmy Ellis
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
72″ (183 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
-1.48%Reach advantage+4.1%
55–8Record40–12
73%Finish rate60%
20Longest unbeaten run13
62Recorded bouts57
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 8. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFloyd PattersonJimmy Ellis
Muhammad Ali L L
George Chuvalo W W
Jerry Quarry L W
Oscar Bonavena W W
Muhammad Ali L ?
Muhammad Ali L ?
Muhammad Ali L ?
Muhammad Ali L ?

Careers side by side

Floyd Patterson

1960 1970 win vs Lalu Sabotin (1952)win vs Lester Johnson (1952)win vs Sammy Walker (1952)win vs Eddie Godbold (1952)win vs Dick Wagner (1953)win vs Wes Bascom (1953)win vs Gordon Wallace (1953)win vs Chester Mieszala (1953)win vs Jimmy Slade (1954)win vs Joe Gannon (1954)win vs Esau Ferdinand (1954)win vs Tommy Harrison (1954)win vs Jacques Royer Crecy (1954)loss vs Joey Maxim (1954)win vs Jesse Turner (1954)win vs Alvin Williams (1954)win vs Sammy Brown (1954)win vs Yvon Durelle (1954)win vs Jimmy Slade (1955)win vs Calvin Brad (1955)win vs Dave Whitlock (1955)win vs Alvin Williams (1955)win vs Archie McBride (1955)win vs Yvon Durelle (1955)win vs Esau Ferdinand (1955)win vs Don Grant (1955)win vs Willie Troy (1955)win vs Archie Moore (1956)win vs Tommy Jackson (1956)win vs Alvin Williams (1956)win vs Jimmy Walls (1956)win vs Pete Rademacher (1957)win vs Tommy Jackson (1957)win vs Roy Harris (1958)loss vs Ingemar Johansson (1959)win vs Brian London (1959)win vs Ingemar Johansson (1960)win vs Tom McNeeley (1961)win vs Ingemar Johansson (1961)loss vs Sonny Liston (1962)loss vs Sonny Liston (1963)win vs Charlie Powell (1964)win vs Eddie Machen (1964)win vs Santo Amonti (1964)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1965)win vs Tod Herring (1965)win vs George Chuvalo (1965)win vs Henry Cooper (1966)loss vs Jerry Quarry (1967)win vs Bill McMurray (1967)win vs Willie Johnson (1967)loss vs Jimmy Ellis (1968)win vs Charley Green (1970)win vs Charlie Harris (1971)win vs Vic Brown (1971)win vs Charley Polite (1971)win vs Terry Daniels (1971)win vs Roger Russell (1971)win vs Levi Forte (1971)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1972)win vs Pedro Agosto (1972)win vs Oscar Bonavena (1972)
winlossdraw / NC1952–1972

Jimmy Ellis

1970 1980 loss vs Holley Mims (1961)win vs Clarence Riley (1961)win vs Wilf Greaves (1961)win vs Johnny Morris (1961)win vs Gene Leslie (1961)win vs Arley Seifer (1961)win vs LeRoy Green (1962)loss vs Henry Hank (1962)win vs Charlie Glover (1962)win vs Sammy Poe (1962)win vs Rudolph Bent (1962)win vs Holley Mims (1962)win vs Johnny Alford (1962)win vs Rory Calhoun (1962)win vs Luis Gutierrez (1963)win vs Johnny Halafihi (1963)loss vs George Benton (1964)loss vs Don Fullmer (1964)win vs Joe Spencer (1964)loss vs Rubin Carter (1964)win vs Chuck Leslie (1965)win vs Joe Blackwood (1965)? vs Muhammad Ali (1965)win vs Tommy Sims (1966)win vs Eddie Dembry (1966)win vs Billy Daniels (1966)win vs Leweni Waqa (1966)win vs Hubert Hilton (1966)win vs Oscar Bonavena (1967)win vs Leotis Martin (1967)win vs Johnny Persol (1967)win vs Floyd Patterson (1968)win vs Jerry Quarry (1968)win vs Roberto Davila (1970)loss vs Joe Frazier (1970)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1971)win vs George Chuvalo (1971)win vs Tony Doyle (1971)win vs Harold Carter (1972)win vs Ollie Wilson (1972)win vs Rico Brooks (1972)win vs Dick Gosha (1972)loss vs Boone Kirkman (1973)win vs Al Jones (1973)loss vs Earnie Shavers (1973)win vs Rico Brooks (1973)win vs Joe Tiger Harris (1973)win vs Charlie Harris (1973)win vs Bob Felstein (1973)loss vs Joe Bugner (1974)loss vs Ron Lyle (1974)draw vs Larry Middleton (1974)win vs Carl Baker (1975)loss vs Joe Frazier (1975)? vs Muhammad Ali (1979)? vs Muhammad Ali (1980)? vs Muhammad Ali (1982)
winlossdraw / NC1961–1982

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