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Foster vs. Ali: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Bob Foster (The Deputy Sheriff) and Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Mar 27, 1961
49-5
13
42 (77.8%)
190 cm
200 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Sep 26, 1972
1m, 26d
8
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Oct 29, 1960
39-1
11
30 (75%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Sep 20, 1972
2m, 1d
8
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lHV
w2
d6
lHV
w1
d11
lHV
w1
d11
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HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d9
HV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Tuesday, 21 Nov 1972
Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada
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Bob Foster vs. Muhammad Ali

Date

This fight between Bob Foster and Muhammad Ali took place on 21 November, 1972 at the Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Muhammad Ali is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Bob Foster is 190 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Foster has longer reach of 200 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Ali's 198 cm. Foster also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Ali.

Foster is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-5 (42 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 26 days ago against Chris Finnegan, which he won via 14th round KO.

Ali comes in with a record of 39-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 1 day ago against Floyd Patterson, which he won via 7th round RTD.

Floyd Patterson's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Foster will be 30 years and 6 months old. Ali will be 30 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 60-40 in favor of Bob Foster. Here is the prediction for Foster vs Ali.

Bob Foster is likely to win. Unless Muhammad Ali puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Bob Foster via 8th round KO. Foster's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 9. Ali is now 40-1, and Foster 49-6.

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