Bonavena vs. Ellis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Oscar Bonavena and Jimmy Ellis took place on 2 December, 1967 at the Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Jimmy Ellis is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Oscar Bonavena is 179 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Ellis also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Bonavena's 185 cm. On top of that, Ellis also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Bonavena.

Bonavena is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-3 (25 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Karl Mildenberger, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Ellis comes in with a record of 24-5 (12 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Leotis Martin, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Bonavena will be 25 years and 2 months old. Ellis will be 27 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 58-42 in favor of Oscar Bonavena. Here is the prediction for Bonavena vs Ellis.