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

In an undisputed world title fight, Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) defends his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Joe Bugner (Aussie Joe). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
33
Oct 29, 1960
47-2
14
34 (69.4%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
May 16, 1975
1m, 14d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Dec 20, 1967
51-6-1
0
31 (53.4%)
193 cm
210 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Feb 28, 1975
4m, 2d
8
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d4
HV
w2
d11
HV
w2
d11
heavyweight
Monday, 30 Jun 1975
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner II

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Bugner took place on at the Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.

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 47-2 (34 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 14 days ago against Ron Lyle, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Ron Lyle's boxing career

Bugner comes in with a record of 51-6-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 2 days ago against Dante Cane, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 33 years and 5 months old. Bugner will be 25 years and 3 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 59-41 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Bugner II.

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

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Bugner via 15 round UD. Bugner's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 7. Ali is now 48-2, and Bugner 51-7-1.

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