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

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

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32
Aug 25, 1951
47-5-3
12
15 (27.3%)
170 cm
175 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Feb 23, 1963
5m, 18d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Jan 1, 1952
46-14-3
2
21 (33.3%)
173 cm
180 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Feb 23, 1963
5m, 18d
0
WBATheRing
MD
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MD
w1
WBA
MD
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 10 Aug 1963
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Gene Fullmer vs. Dick Tiger III

Date

This fight between Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger took place on at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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 47-5-3 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 18 days ago against Dick Tiger, which ended in a draw.

Dick Tiger's boxing career

Tiger comes in with a record of 46-14-3 (21 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 18 days ago against Gene Fullmer, which ended in a draw.

Gene Fullmer's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Fullmer will be 32 years old. Tiger will be 33 years and 11 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 53-47 in favor of Dick Tiger. Here is the prediction for Fullmer vs Tiger III.

A close matchup. Dick Tiger may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Gene Fullmer could win too.

Result

Dick Tiger defeated Gene Fullmer via 7th round RTD to win the WBC middleweight title and retain the WBA and The Ring middleweight titles. Fullmer's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tiger gets on a new winning streak. Tiger is now 47-14-3, and Fullmer 47-6-3.

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