Jimmy Ellis vs Floyd Patterson // For WBA heavyweight title (Highlights)

Floyd Patterson 188 lbs lost to Jimmy Ellis 198 lbs by PTS in round 15 of 15 Date: 1968-09-14 Location: Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Stockholm, Sweden World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Ellis) Ellis was a 2½ to 1 favorite. The fight was held outdoors on a 50-degree night. Ellis suffered a broken nose in the first round, and he was cut over his right eye in the fourth. Referee Harold Valan, who was the sole judge, scored nine rounds for Ellis and six rounds for Patterson. He gave Ellis the first, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, eleventh, twelfth and fifteenth. Patterson was awarded the second, fourth, eighth, tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth. “Ellis landed the most punches,“ Valan said, “and you have to score for the man who lands the punches.“ The crowd booed the decision and chanted Patterson’s name. The New York Times scored the fight 7-6-2 for Ellis, and the Associated Press had it 7-4-4 in favor of Patterson. In a poll of eight ringside sportswriters by United Press International