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

Gene Fullmer (Cyclone) defends his WBA middleweight title against Dick Tiger. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Aug 25, 1951
47-4-2
10
15 (28.3%)
170 cm
175 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Dec 9, 1961
10m, 14d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Jan 1, 1952
45-14-2
0
21 (34.4%)
173 cm
180 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Mar 31, 1962
6m, 23d
7
TheRing
MD
w1
middleweight
Tuesday, 23 Oct 1962
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Gene Fullmer vs. Dick Tiger I

Date

This fight between Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger took place on at the Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Dick Tiger is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Gene Fullmer is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 180 cm, Tiger also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Fullmer's 175 cm. On top of that, Tiger also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Fullmer.

Fullmer is coming in to this fight with a record of 47-4-2 (15 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 14 days ago against Benny Paret, which he won via 10th round KO.

Benny Paret's boxing career

Tiger comes in with a record of 45-14-2 (21 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 23 days ago against Henry Hank, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Fullmer will be 31 years and 3 months old. Tiger will be 33 years and 2 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 52-48 in favor of Gene Fullmer. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Fullmer vs Tiger.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Gene Fullmer may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Tiger stops Fullmer early.

Result

Dick Tiger defeated Gene Fullmer via 15 round UD to win the WBA middleweight title. Fullmer's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tiger advances his win streak to 8. Tiger is now 46-14-2, and Fullmer 47-5-2.

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