Floyd Patterson vs Sonny Liston 1 // Highlights

Sonny Liston 213 lbs beat Floyd Patterson 189 lbs by KO at 2:06 in round 1 of 15 Date: 1962-09-25 Location: Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA World Heavyweight Title (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Patterson) Despite being the champion, Patterson entered as an 8-5 betting underdog. About halfway through the first round, Liston hurt Patterson with a right uppercut. Liston followed with a series of punches, ending with a left hook, that dropped Patterson. He made it to his feet but was unable to beat the referee’s count of ten. Gilbert Rogin of Sports Illustrated wrote: “Liston is not a notably swift and flashy hitter, but that final left hook crashed into Patterson’s cheek like a diesel rig going downhill, no brakes. . . . There are no fighters extant, and precious few mammals of any variety, that could have beaten the count. The miracle is that Patterson was able to get to his knees.“