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Lyle vs. Ellis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ron Lyle and Jimmy Ellis are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Denver, Colorado, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

33
Apr 23, 1971
27-1-1
0
19 (65.5%)
192 cm
193 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Mar 19, 1974
3m, 27d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Apr 19, 1961
39-9-1
3
23 (46.9%)
183 cm
193 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Mar 4, 1974
4m, 12d
0
WBA
HV
w1
d1
Tuesday, 16 Jul 1974
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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Ron Lyle vs. Jimmy Ellis

Date

This fight between Ron Lyle and Jimmy Ellis took place on 16 July, 1974 at the Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Ron Lyle is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Jimmy Ellis is 183 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 193 cm. Ellis has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Lyle.

Lyle is coming in to this fight with a record of 27-1-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Oscar Bonavena, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Oscar Bonavena's boxing career

Ellis comes in with a record of 39-9-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 12 days ago against Larry Middleton, which ended in a draw.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lyle will be 33 years and 5 months old. Ellis will be 34 years and 4 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 70-30 in favor of Ron Lyle. Here is the prediction for Lyle vs Ellis.

Ron Lyle should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Jimmy Ellis to win this one.

Result

Ron Lyle defeated Jimmy Ellis via 12 round UD. Ellis' 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lyle advances his win streak to 2. Lyle is now 28-1-1, and Ellis 39-10-1.

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