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

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

vs
24
Jun 2, 1958
28-3
3
9 (29%)
171 cm
183 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Feb 3, 1962
1m, 21d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Apr 16, 1954
35-11-3
5
11 (22.4%)
171 cm
171 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 9, 1961
3m, 15d
-1
TheRing
WL
w1
d1
TheRing
WL
w2
d1
welterweight
Saturday, 24 Mar 1962
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret III

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 28-3 (9 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 21 days ago against Johnny Torres, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Paret comes in with a record of 35-11-3 (11 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 15 days ago against Gene Fullmer, which he lost via 10th round KO.

Gene Fullmer's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Griffith will be 24 years and 1 month old. Paret will be 25 years 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 70-30 in favor of Emile Griffith. Here is the prediction for Griffith vs Paret III.

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

Result

Emile Griffith defeated Benny Paret via 12th round TKO. Paret's losing streak continues, and Griffith advances his win streak to 4. Griffith is now 29-3, and Paret 35-12-3.

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