[Thomas Hearns]

This group include boxers from the early sixties:

1 Floyd Patterson
2 Eddie Machen
3 Zora Folley
4 Amos Lincoln
5 Joe Erskine
6 Roger Rischer

Patterson appears as the main favourite to win the group, Machen and Folley will compete for the second place on the following round. Lincoln could be the surprise on this group. Erskine and Rischer don't seem to have chances of advancing to the following round.


HW: ZoraFolley 0-0-0 (0) UD10 Roger Rischer 0-0-0 (0)
HW: Floyd Patterson 0-0-0 (0) TKO8 Amos Lincoln 0-0-0 (0)
HW: Eddie Machen 0-0-0 (0) KO9 JoeErskine 0-0-0 (0)

HW: ZoraFolley 1-0-0 (0) KO4 Amos Lincoln 0-1-0 (0)
HW: Floyd Patterson 1-0-0 (1) UD10 JoeErskine 0-1-0 (0)
HW: Eddie Machen 1-0-0 (1) UD10 Roger Rischer 0-1-0 (0)

HW: Eddie Machen 2-0-0 (1) TKO8 Amos Lincoln 0-2-0 (0)
HW: Roger Rischer 0-2-0 (0) MD10 JoeErskine 0-2-0 (0)
HW: Floyd Patterson 2-0-0 (1) KO2 ZoraFolley 2-0-0 (1)

HW: Floyd Patterson 3-0-0 (2) UD10 Eddie Machen 3-0-0 (2)
HW: Amos Lincoln 0-3-0 (0) UD10 Roger Rischer 1-2-0 (0)
HW: ZoraFolley 2-1-0 (1) UD10 JoeErskine 0-3-0 (0)

HW: Eddie Machen 3-1-0 (2) UD10 ZoraFolley 3-1-0 (1)
HW: Amos Lincoln 1-3-0 (0) UD10 JoeErskine 0-4-0 (0)
HW: Floyd Patterson 4-0-0 (2) TKO9 Roger Rischer 1-3-0 (0)


Final Standings


1 Floyd Patterson 5-0-0 (3)
2 Eddie Machen 4-1-0 (2)
3 Zora Folley 3-2-0 (1)
4 Amos Lincoln 2-3-0
5 Roger Rischer 1-4-0
6 Joe Erskine 0-5-0



Easy way for Patterson with an outstanding performance on his fight against Folley. Only Machen was a real rival for him. The fight between Machen and Folley was the key for the definition of the second place on the following round and Machen clearly outpointed Folley on an action packed fight.