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Griffith vs. Benvenuti II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Nino Benvenuti (Nino) defends his middleweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Emile Griffith. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Jun 2, 1958
52-8
17
17 (28.3%)
171 cm
183 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Apr 17, 1967
5m, 12d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Jan 20, 1961
72-1
4
30 (41.1%)
180 cm
191 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Apr 17, 1967
5m, 12d
7
WBAWBCTheRing
MD
w1
d2
MD
w1
d2
MD
w1
d2
WL
e1
w1
d6
WL
e1
w1
d6
WL
w3
d8
WBAWBCTheRing
MD
w1
MD
w1
MD
w1
sWL
w1
d1
sWL
w1
d1
middleweight
Friday, 29 Sep 1967
Shea Stadium, Queens, New York
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Emile Griffith vs. Nino Benvenuti II

Date

This fight between Emile Griffith and Nino Benvenuti took place on at the Shea Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Nino Benvenuti is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Emile Griffith is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Benvenuti also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Griffith's 183 cm. Griffith has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Benvenuti.

Griffith is coming in to this fight with a record of 52-8 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 12 days ago against Nino Benvenuti, which he lost via 15 round unanimous decision.

Nino Benvenuti's boxing career

Benvenuti comes in with a record of 72-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 12 days ago against Emile Griffith, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Emile Griffith's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Griffith will be 29 years and 7 months old. Benvenuti will be 29 years and 5 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 55-45 in favor of Nino Benvenuti. Here is the prediction for Griffith vs Benvenuti II.

The chances of Nino Benvenuti winning is higher, but Emile Griffith cannot be counted out. Griffith could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Emile Griffith defeated Nino Benvenuti via 15 round MD to win the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Benvenuti's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Griffith gets on a new winning streak. Griffith is now 53-8, and Benvenuti 72-2.

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