In an undisputed world title fight, Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) defends his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Chuck Wepner (The Bayonne Bleeder). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBA | WBC | TheRing |
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HV w2 d2 | HV w2 d9 | HV w2 d9 |
This fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner took place on at the Richfield Coliseum, Richfield.
At 196 cm, Chuck Wepner is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Muhammad Ali is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Ali has longer reach of 198 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Wepner's 196 cm. Ali also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Wepner.
Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-2 (32 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 24 days ago against George Foreman, which he won via 8th round KO.
Wepner comes in with a record of 31-9-2 (12 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 21 days ago against Terry Hinke, which he won via 11th round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Ali will be 33 years and 2 months old. Wepner will be 36 years old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 78-22 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Wepner.
Muhammad Ali defeated Chuck Wepner via 15th round TKO. Wepner's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 5. Ali is now 46-2, and Wepner 31-10-2.