Basilio vs. Fullmer II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer took place on 29 June, 1960 at the Derks Field, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Gene Fullmer is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Carmen Basilio is 169 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 175 cm, Fullmer also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Basilio's 169 cm. On top of that, Fullmer also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Basilio.

Basilio is coming in to this fight with a record of 54-14-7 (27 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 1 day ago against Gene Fullmer, which he lost via 14th round TKO.

Fullmer comes in with a record of 43-4-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Joey Giardello, which ended in a draw.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Basilio will be 33 years and 2 months old. Fullmer will be 28 years and 11 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 62-38 in favor of Gene Fullmer. Here is the prediction for Basilio vs Fullmer II.