Joe Frazier vs Floyd Patterson?

This is a great match-up. Both were small heavyweights with different skills set. Floyd was a boxer-puncher with quick hands, impenetrable peek-a-boo defense and a leaping right hand called "The Kangaroo Punch". Frazier, on the other hand, was a slugger who just kept coming at you, bobbing and weaving and throwing punches with bad intentions, especially the left hook. Floyd is faster and better-skilled than Joe, and he'd outbox and outpoint Frazier in the first five rounds or so. But Joe would rally beginning the 8th, wear down Floyd and stop him by the 12th. Frazier's courage and fighting heart would prevail.

Frazier lands his left hook, falling Floyd is out like a light.

Patterson lucked out winning a tournament to become champ when Marciano retired and stayed champion by avoiding all the ranked fighters that could beat him. Frazier was one of those guys that would stiff Patterson in less than 10 rounds.

Patterson was very fast and an excellent boxer and very courageous but was really a blown up light heavyweight with a notoriously weak chin. Joe Frazier was also very courageous and tough and a force that was always coming forward behind that meat cleaver type left hook of his and gritty determination. There would be some decent moments for Patterson because of his hand speed but by the 6th or 7th round he would have nailed and knocked down Patterson several times with the referee halting matters.

Definitely Joe Frazier win

Again, Floyd's chin betrays him on this fight. According to Ali, Patterson is the most skilled boxer he ever fought and Ali certainly knew boxing than most of us in the forum combined. Skill alone made Patterson the first black 2- time HW champion. But against Joe, even Ali's boxing skills, hailed often as the greatest, still lost. Joe will walk on Floyd, that's his style. You will hear the crowd screaming because Floyd can dodge them in the first couple of rounds. Once Frazier connects, Patterson will get his good night sleep. And Joe leaves the boxing ring smoking

Frazier would win this with ease. I predict that Floyd does not get past the 3rd round. This would be a one sided mismatch. Frazier would left hook Floyd into oblivion. Patterson also could not take a good punch. He would be pulverized by Joe.

Frazier stops Patterson within the first few rounds.

Floyd was a talented figher, but his chin wouldn't hold up against Frazier. He'd get slaughtered pretty badly, similar to the way Liston murdered him.

Floyd was one of the fastest heavyweights of all time, but at 190 lbs. tops, with a weak chin, he'd be no match for Smoking Joe. Even if Floyd got by the first couple of rounds, once Joe got his music going it would be curtains for old Floyd IMO. Frazier by 4 tko stoppage.

Joe stops Floyd in 8 rounds. A trainwreck waiting to happen, since Floyd doesn't truly have anything to hold Joe off with.

Frazier by KO RD 3