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Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) defends his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Floyd Patterson (The Gentleman of Boxing). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBA | WBC | TheRing |
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HV w1 | HV w1 d1 | HV w1 d1 |
WBA | TheRing |
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HV e1 | HV w2 d6 |
This fight between Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson took place on at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
At 191 cm, Muhammad Ali is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Floyd Patterson is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ali also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Patterson's 180 cm. On top of that, Ali also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Patterson.
Ali is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 21-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 28 days ago against Sonny Liston, which he won via 1st round KO.
Patterson comes in with a record of 43-4 (32 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 8 days ago against Tod Herring, which he won via 3rd round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Ali will be 23 years and 10 months old. Patterson will be 30 years and 10 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 69-31 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Patterson.
Muhammad Ali defeated Floyd Patterson via 12th round TKO. Patterson's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 22. Ali is now 22-0, and Patterson 43-5.