Ali vs. Frazier III: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Joe Frazier (Smokin' Joe Frazier) defends his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Muhammad Ali (The Greatest). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| HV w2 d5 | HV w2 d12 | HV w2 d12 |
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| HV w1 d4 | HV w1 d4 | HV w1 d2 |
Date
This fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place on at the Philippine Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines.
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 48-2 (34 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 1 day ago against Joe Bugner, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.
Frazier comes in with a record of 32-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 29 days ago against Jimmy Ellis, which he won via 9th round TKO.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Ali will be 33 years and 8 months old. Frazier will be 31 years and 8 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 76-24 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs. Frazier III.
Result
Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier via 14th round RTD. Frazier's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 8. Ali is now 49-2, and Frazier 32-3.