Floyd Patterson vs Cassius Clay (January 1963)

Floyd Patterson, following his 1st-Round 'demolition loss' to Sonny Liston
in September 1962, is not to enthused about an immediate rematch, with
'The Big Bear'.

Instead, the 'former 2-time Champion' agrees to meet the 'Louisville Lip'
in a 12-Round Elimination bout, held at Madison Square Gareden.

How does it go....

Tale of the Tape

Floyd Patterson
Age........28
Height.....6' 0"
Reach.....71"
Weight....190 lbs.
Record....38-3-0 (29 KO's)

Cassius Clay
Age........21
Height.....6' 3"
Reach.....78"
Weight....205 lbs.
Record....16-0-0 (13 KO's)

 

January 1963

Floyd Patterson explaining his 'fight plan' to 21 year-old Cassius Clay.

Later Floyd stated that, 'Cassius always fell asleep in class'.

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Yes,,,,,,,

But January 1963 is a long way away from November 1965.

As many forget, Floyd was only an 8-5 Underdog versus Sonny Liston in
the September 1962 Championship Bout.

I think this would have been a 'great fight', with equally talented boxers
neutralizing each other.