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

Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) and Joe Bugner (Aussie Joe) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Las Vegas, Nevada. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Oct 29, 1960
40-1
11
31 (75.6%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Nov 21, 1972
2m, 24d
9
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Dec 20, 1967
43-4-1
0
27 (56.3%)
193 cm
210 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Jan 16, 1973
29d
9
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HV
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d2
HV
w1
d9
HV
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Wednesday, 14 Feb 1973
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner I

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Bugner took place on 14 February, 1973 at the Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, Joe Bugner is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Muhammad Ali is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 210 cm, Bugner also has a significant reach advantage of 12 cms over Ali's 198 cm. On top of that, Bugner also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Ali.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 40-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 24 days ago against Bob Foster, which he won via 8th round KO.

Bob Foster's boxing career

Bugner comes in with a record of 43-4-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 29 days ago against Rudie Lubbers, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 31 years old. Bugner will be 22 years and 11 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 Muhammad Ali. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Bugner.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Muhammad Ali may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Bugner stops Ali early.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Bugner via 12 round UD. Bugner's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 10. Ali is now 41-1, and Bugner 43-5-1.

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