Floyd Patterson vs. Dick Wagner (2nd meeting)

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Floyd Patterson 168 lbs beat Dick Wagner 177 lbs by TKO at 2:29 in round 5 of 8

  • Date: 1953-12-14
  • Location: Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Referee: George Walsh


Patterson achieved his ninth consecutive victory as a professional by scoring a technical knockout over veteran Dick Wagner. Wagner, who was floored three times and gashed on both brows, announced he would hang up his gloves and go into the tavern business in Portland, Oregon. The newspaper listed the time as 2:09 of Round 5.

Notes

  • Floyd Patterson 8-0 (6 KOs) vs. Dick Wagner 33-19-5 (20 KOs)
  • The two fought to a split-decision in favor of Patterson eight months prior.
  • At 177 lbs., Wagner was fighting at the heaviest of his career. Patterson was fighting at his heaviest weight to date.
  • It was the final fight of Wagner's professional career.


Source: "Patterson blasts Wagner in the Fifth; To Get 10-Rounder" (1953 Dec. 15) Oxnard Press-Courier p. 6. [1]

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