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

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.

vs
33
Oct 29, 1960
45-2
12
32 (68.1%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Oct 30, 1974
4m, 24d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Aug 5, 1964
31-9-2
0
12 (28.6%)
196 cm
196 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 3, 1974
6m, 21d
8
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d2
HV
w2
d9
HV
w2
d9
heavyweight
Monday, 24 Mar 1975
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield
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Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner took place on at the Richfield Coliseum, Richfield.

Tale of the Tape

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.

George Foreman's boxing career

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.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

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 should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Chuck Wepner to win this one.

Result

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.

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