Fullmer vs. Paret: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Gene Fullmer and Benny Paret took place on 9 December, 1961 at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Benny Paret is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Gene Fullmer is 170 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Fullmer has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 4 cms longer than Paret's 171 cm. Fullmer also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Paret.

Fullmer is coming in to this fight with a record of 46-4-2 (14 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 4 days ago against Florentino Fernández, which he won via 15 round split decision.

Paret comes in with a record of 35-10-3 (11 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Emile Griffith, which he won via 15 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Fullmer will be 30 years and 4 months old. Paret will be 24 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 56-44 in favor of Gene Fullmer. Here is the prediction for Fullmer vs Paret.