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Floyd Patterson vs Tommy Jackson

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

Floyd Patterson and Tommy Jackson met 2 times (1956, 1957). Floyd Patterson won in 1957 by ko; Floyd Patterson won in 1956 by decision.

Side by side

Floyd PattersonTommy Jackson
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach
72″ (183 cm)Height
-1.48%Reach advantage
55–8Record34–9
73%Finish rate47%
20Longest unbeaten run8
62Recorded bouts40
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFloyd PattersonTommy Jackson
Eddie Machen W 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

Tommy Jackson

1960 draw vs Shirley Pembleton (1952)win vs Jimmy DiLenge (1952)win vs Phil Alston (1952)win vs Jack Jacobs (1952)win vs Gene Brixen (1952)win vs Jimmy Middleton (1952)win vs Terry Halpine (1952)win vs Archie McBride (1953)win vs Joe Lindsay (1953)loss vs Bert Whitehurst (1953)win vs Bob Golden (1953)win vs Elmo Lincoln (1953)win vs Roy Thomas (1953)win vs Keene Simmons (1954)loss vs Niño Valdés (1954)win vs Charley Norkus (1954)loss vs Jimmy Slade (1954)win vs Dan Bucceroni (1954)win vs Clarence Henry (1954)win vs Rex Layne (1954)loss vs Jimmy Slade (1955)win vs Rex Layne (1955)win vs Ezzard Charles (1955)win vs Archie McBride (1955)win vs Charles 'Kid' Saucer (1955)win vs Roy Thomas (1955)win vs Leo Johnson (1955)win vs Julio Mederos (1956)win vs Bob Baker (1956)loss vs Floyd Patterson (1956)win vs Johnny Williams (1956)loss vs Eddie Machen (1957)loss vs Floyd Patterson (1957)win vs Eddie Vick (1958)win vs Howard King (1959)win vs George Logan (1959)win vs Solomon McTier (1959)loss vs Hans Kalbfell (1960)loss vs Howard King (1960)win vs Jim O'Connell (1960)
winlossdraw / NC1952–1960

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