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

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

vs
35
Oct 29, 1960
54-2
21
37 (66.1%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
May 16, 1977
4m, 13d
13
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Nov 6, 1969
54-5-1
0
52 (86.7%)
183 cm
201 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Apr 16, 1977
5m, 13d
5
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d11
HV
w2
d18
HV
w2
d18
heavyweight
Thursday, 29 Sep 1977
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Earnie Shavers took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Muhammad Ali is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Earnie Shavers is 183 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Shavers has longer reach of 201 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Ali's 198 cm. Shavers also has a 11 cm ape index advantage over Ali.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 54-2 (37 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 13 days ago against Alfredo Evangelista, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Alfredo Evangelista's boxing career

Shavers comes in with a record of 54-5-1 (52 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 13 days ago against Howard Smith, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 35 years and 8 months old. Shavers will be 33 years 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 65-35 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Shavers.

Muhammad Ali is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Earnie Shavers to win this one.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Earnie Shavers via 15 round UD. Shavers' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 14. Ali is now 55-2, and Shavers 54-6-1.

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