Floyd Patterson V Luis Angel Firpo ?

That would be a really good fight. I expect Patterson to outbox Firpo for the majority of the rounds but Firpo would probably have a round or two where he knocks Patterson down a few times.

Patterson UD or Firpo KO

 

Floyd by KO early. Firpo was absolutely hapless. These two aren't even the same species.

 

hap·less
ˈhapləs/
adjective

1. (especially of a person) unfortunate.
   "if you're one of the many hapless car buyers who've been shafted"
   synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed;
   unhappy, forlorn, wretched, miserable, woebegone;
   informaldown on one's luck;
   literarystar-crossed
   "the hapless victims of exploitation"

 

Yeah, not the perfect adjective. He made a ton of money and lived a long, seemingly happy life... I will take the definition of "miserable" and "pathetic" to accurately describe him.

 

I like it .. wild one ..

 

Oh geeze, Floyd is about 50 years more advanced in technique. Actually, he's on an entirely different planet.

Firpo is no Sonny Liston, make no mistakes based on whatever he did or didn't accomplish by bum rushing Jack Dempsey.

 

Yeah Floyd Patterson was more advanced in skill. But unfortunately his chin could make him vulnerable to big hitters as it wasn't just Liston who stopped him. For example, Max Baer could be a dangerous foe for Patterson, even though Patterson was on another level of skill as compared to Maxie. Although, Max Baer was better than Firpo....

 

Hi Fergy. Cool your jets bud! I'm so sick of every 'Floyd-basher' on board here (not you) bringing up that one-sided Rademacher fight. Pete was a career amateur, which was semi-common in those days, out weighed Floyd by a ton, and was 5-6 years older. All in all Pete had a passible pro career; beat Chuvalo! Pete's KD of Floyd was 'flash' all the way. Floyd got up immediately with a bemused look on his face then proceeded to dismantle Pete; I think he felt sorry for him as the fight progressed. After the 2nd or 3rd KD, Floyd was just relaxing on the ropes waiting for him to get up. Eras aside, Patterson would have Firpo for lunch! Maybe one of those Pete KD's along the way but he'd be tasting blistering fast combos (faster than Dempsey) almost from the 1st bell.
My $0.02

 

Patterson via stoppage win, but I won't rule out Firpo having a moment during the process.

 

Consider that 18 of 26 KO's were of guys with losing records or debuting... Is that really what we call an accomplished KO puncher?