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

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

vs
36
Oct 29, 1960
55-2
22
37 (64.9%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Sep 29, 1977
4m, 17d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Jan 15, 1977
6-0-1
0
5 (71.4%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 18, 1977
2m, 28d
1
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d12
HV
w2
d19
HV
w2
d19
heavyweight
Wednesday, 15 Feb 1978
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks I

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks took place on at the Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Muhammad Ali is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Leon Spinks is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ali also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Spinks' 193 cm. Spinks has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Ali.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 55-2 (37 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Earnie Shavers, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Earnie Shavers' boxing career

Spinks comes in with an undefeated record of 6-0-1 (5 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 28 days ago against Alfio Righetti, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 36 years old. Spinks will be 24 years and 7 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 Spinks.

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

Result

Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali via 15 round SD to win the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali's 14 fight win streak comes to an end, and Spinks advances his win streak to 2. Spinks is now 7-0-1, and Ali 55-3.

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