Muhammad Ali 218 lbs beat Floyd Patterson 188 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 7 of 12
Date: 1972-09-20
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
Referee: Arthur Mercante 6-1
Judge: Tony Castellano 3-3
Judge: Jack Gordon 4-2
NABF Heavyweight Title (4th defense by Ali)
A crowd of 17,378 produced a gate of $512,361 at Madison Square Garden.
Ali was guaranteed $250,000 against 35% of all revenues. Patterson was guaranteed $100,000 against 20%.
The unofficial AP scorecard - through 7 completed rounds - read 5-2 for Ali.
Ali opened a cut above Patterson's left eye in the sixth round.
Patterson's left eye was swollen shut by the end of the seventh round, and the fight was stopped.
This was the last fight of Patterson's professional career.
Quote
"Patterson is a great, great fighter. I thought he'd be nothing, but he surprised me. I didn't knock him out. I didn't get him on a TKO. All I did was close his eye." - Muhammad Ali after the fight
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