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Mathis vs. Wepner: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Buster Mathis and Chuck Wepner (The Bayonne Bleeder) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

22
Jun 28, 1965
5-0
0
2 (40%)
191 cm
193 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Dec 15, 1965
23d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Aug 5, 1964
4-1-2
0
1 (14.3%)
196 cm
196 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Oct 19, 1965
2m, 19d
-1
Friday, 7 Jan 1966
Madison Square Garden, New York City
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Buster Mathis vs. Chuck Wepner

Date

This fight between Buster Mathis and Chuck Wepner took place on 7 January, 1966 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Chuck Wepner is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Buster Mathis is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Wepner also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Mathis' 193 cm. Mathis has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Wepner.

Mathis is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 5-0 (2 KOs). His last fight was 23 days ago against Charlie Lee, which he won via 6 round PTS.

Wepner comes in with a record of 4-1-2 (1 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 19 days ago against Bob Stallings, which he lost via 6 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Mathis will be 22 years and 6 months old. Wepner will be 26 years and 10 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 63-37 in favor of Buster Mathis. Here is the prediction for Mathis vs Wepner.

Buster Mathis is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Chuck Wepner puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Buster Mathis defeated Chuck Wepner via 3rd round TKO. Wepner's losing streak continues, and Mathis advances his win streak to 6. Mathis is now 6-0, and Wepner 4-2-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Joe Bugner stops Chuck Wepner in the 3rd round
  5. Sonny Liston stops Chuck Wepner in the 9th round
  6. George Foreman knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 3rd round
  7. Jose Roman defeats Chuck Wepner via 10 round PTS