Ali and Paterson first met on November 22, 1965, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada. It was a fight that “The Greatest” bossed, winning by twelfth-round TKO. It was a virtuoso ...

Stratton also says that after showing his foe mercy the first time they met, Muhammad Ali arranged their 1972 rematch in ...

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II was a boxing event that took place on September 20, 1972 for the regional North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight title.

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Madison Square Garden New York 20th September 1972 The rematch with Floyd Patterson drew a gate of 17000 at the Garden even though a 37 year old Patterson had been beaten by Jimmy Ellis in Alis exile ...