Monzón vs. Griffith: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Carlos Monzón (Escopeta) 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.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d1 | MD w1 d1 | MD w1 d1 |
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| MD w2 d2 | MD w2 d2 | MD w2 d2 |
| WL e1 w1 d6 | WL e1 w1 d6 | WL w3 d8 |
Date
This fight between Carlos Monzón and Emile Griffith took place on at the Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.
Tale of the Tape
At 182 cm, Carlos Monzón is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Emile Griffith is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Monzón also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Griffith's 183 cm. Griffith has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Monzón.
Monzón is coming in to this fight with a record of 72-3-9 (49 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Nino Benvenuti, which he won via 3rd round TKO.
Griffith comes in with a record of 70-11 (20 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 30 days ago against Nessim Max Cohen, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Monzón will be 29 years and 1 month old. Griffith will be 33 years and 7 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Carlos Monzón. Here is the prediction for Monzón vs Griffith.
Result
Carlos Monzón defeated Emile Griffith via 14th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Griffith's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Monzón advances his win streak to 17. Monzón is now 73-3-9, and Griffith 70-12.
Fight Recommendations
- Carlos Monzón defeats Rodrigo Valdéz via 15-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
- Carlos Monzón knocks out Denny Moyer in the 5th round
- Carlos Monzón knocks out Nino Benvenuti in the 3rd round in their 2nd fight
- Carlos Monzón knocks out Nino Benvenuti in the 12th round
- Emile Griffith defeats Nino Benvenuti via 15-round majority decision in their 2nd fight
- Emile Griffith defeats Dick Tiger via 15-round unanimous decision
- Emile Griffith knocks out Benny Paret in the 13th round