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Ali vs. Frazier II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) and Joe Frazier (Smokin' Joe Frazier) 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.

32
Oct 29, 1960
43-2
11
31 (68.9%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Oct 20, 1973
3m, 8d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Aug 16, 1965
30-1
6
25 (80.6%)
182 cm
185 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Jul 2, 1973
6m, 26d
1
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d9
HV
w1
d9
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d4
HV
w1
d4
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Monday, 28 Jan 1974
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place on 28 January, 1974 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Muhammad Ali is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Joe Frazier is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ali also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Frazier's 185 cm. On top of that, Ali also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Frazier.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 43-2 (31 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 8 days ago against Rudie Lubbers, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Frazier comes in with a record of 30-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Joe Bugner, which he won via 12 round PTS.

Joe Bugner's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 32 years old. Frazier will be 30 years 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 59-41 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Frazier II.

The chances of Muhammad Ali winning this fight is much higher. However, Joe Frazier still cannot be counted out.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier via 12 round UD. Frazier's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 3. Ali is now 44-2, and Frazier 30-2.

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