Floyd Patterson Meets...

[Goodnight, Irene]

Michael Moorer at Heavyweight. Moorer, cementing his place in the division with wins against Cooper & Holyfield, catches up with a Patterson fresh off his record-setting 1960 triumph over Johansson.

Who wins this battle over twelve rounds?

[Robinson]

Out of love....

Patterson wins a tough decision. His late fight spurts and flurries
gets him the nod. He touches the canvas twice early in the
fight.

Moorer's jab is a real issue for Patterson early on, but he manages
to find his way inside and satisfies the judges with his work effort.

BUT in all honesty I can see MM KO'ing Patterson. I just happen
to chose a fantasy reality where Patterson, does enough to get
the close dec.

[Goodnight, Irene]

Agree. Difficult to predict a winner. Moorer has the jab & power to trouble Patterson. He wasn't a massive, all-out banger at Heavy (like he was as a LHW), but Moorer had fast hands & a type of sneaky power at Heavy. He may've surprised Patterson.

On the other hand, Patterson is a reasonable pick as winner here. Moorer didn't like men quicker than himself, & Patterson was faster. I also wouldn't be surprised if Patterson's left hook hurt Moorer. Maybe not a KO in the cards, but Patterson's power is shockingly undersold.

Close call.