Well, it happened...back in '64, and Patterson dominated and beat Eddie rather easily in one of his most impressive performances. It went Patterson w 10 Machen.
Floyd Patterson wdec 12 Eddie Machen Eddie Machen picked the 'second' worst time in his boxing career to have an 'off' night. Machen's manager, Walter Minskoff literally flipped out while watching Eddie's non-performance in the ring. A victory would have put Machen in-line for an automatic title fight vs. Ali or Liston, the winner of the Title fight re-match. Boxing insiders had predicted a Eddie Machen victory (what did they know). After 8-years of chasing Patterson (since 1957), Eddie forgot to bring his fight-plan into the ring. Patterson dominated almost every round, except for a couple of minor Machen assaults in the mid-late rounds.
Report of the fight from boxrec. Scartissue Weights: Machen 198½; Patterson 192½ Promoter: Edwin Ahlquist "Floyd Patterson decisively outpointed Eddie Machen in their 12 round bout here last night before 40,000 at the Raasunda outdoor stadium. Except for the 7th round, which Machen won with a stinging right to the jaw, Patterson dominated the fight with his familiar peekaboo guard and lightning fast series of kangaroo rushes. Machen was down in the 10th and 11th from slips for no counts. Blood stains showed on his white trunks and he nursed a closed left eye at the end. Machen confused Patterson at times by keeping his head low at close quarters, but only his defensive skill - and maybe Floyd's lack of a takeout punch - kept him on his feet for the distance. Teddy Waltham, the British referee and sole arbiter, raised Patterson's hand as soon as the final gong sounded. He gave Patterson nine rounds, Machen one round and called two even, the same as the AP scorecard. In points, Waltham scored it, 59-49." -Associated Press Retrieved from "http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Floyd_Patterson_vs._Eddie_Machen"
