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Griffith vs. Paret II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Emile Griffith defends his NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles against Benny Paret (Benny the Kid). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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23
Jun 2, 1958
25-2
2
8 (29.6%)
171 cm
183 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Jul 29, 1961
2m, 1d
8
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Apr 16, 1954
34-10-3
3
11 (23.4%)
171 cm
171 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Apr 1, 1961
5m, 29d
-2
TheRing
WL
w1
d1
TheRing
WL
w1
d1
welterweight
Saturday, 30 Sep 1961
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret II

Date

This fight between Emile Griffith and Benny Paret took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Griffith has a significantly longer reach of 183 cm, which is 12 cms longer than Paret's 171 cm. Griffith also has a 12 cm ape index advantage over Paret.

Griffith is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-2 (8 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 1 day ago against Yama Bahama, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Paret comes in with a record of 34-10-3 (11 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Emile Griffith, which he lost via 13th round KO.

Emile Griffith's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Griffith will be 23 years and 7 months old. Paret will be 24 years and 6 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Emile Griffith. Here is the prediction for Griffith vs Paret II.

Emile Griffith is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Benny Paret to win this one.

Result

Benny Paret defeated Emile Griffith via 15 round SD to win the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles. Griffith's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Paret gets on a new winning streak. Paret is now 35-10-3, and Griffith 25-3.

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