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

Joe Frazier (Smokin' Joe Frazier) and Buster Mathis are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
Aug 16, 1965
19-0
0
17 (89.5%)
182 cm
185 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Dec 18, 1967
2m, 15d
19
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Jun 28, 1965
23-0
0
17 (73.9%)
191 cm
193 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Dec 26, 1967
2m, 7d
23
heavyweight
Monday, 4 Mar 1968
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Joe Frazier vs. Buster Mathis

Date

This fight between Joe Frazier and Buster Mathis took place on 4 March, 1968 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Buster Mathis is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Joe Frazier is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Mathis also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Frazier's 185 cm. Frazier has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Mathis.

Frazier is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 19-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 15 days ago against Marion Connor, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Mathis also comes in with an undefeated record of 23-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 7 days ago against Gerry de Bruyn, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Frazier will be 24 years and 1 month old. Mathis will be 24 years and 8 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 52-48 in favor of Joe Frazier. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Frazier vs Mathis.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Joe Frazier may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Mathis stops Frazier early.

Result

Joe Frazier defeated Buster Mathis via 11th round TKO. Mathis' undefeated record of 23 wins comes to an end, and Frazier advances his win streak to 20. Frazier is now 20-0, and Mathis 23-1.

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