Durán vs. Palomino: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra) and Carlos Palomino are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| LT w1 d12 | LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d12 |
| WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|
| WL w1 d7 | WL w1 d7 |
Date
This fight between Roberto Durán and Carlos Palomino took place on 22 June, 1979 at the Madison Square Garden, New York.
Tale of the Tape
At 177 cm, Carlos Palomino is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 181 cm, Palomino also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Palomino also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Durán.
Durán is coming in to this fight with a record of 67-1 (54 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 14 days ago against Jimmy Heair, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Palomino comes in with a record of 27-2-3 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Wilfred Benitez, which he lost via 15 round split-decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Durán will be 28 years old. Palomino will be 29 years and 10 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Roberto Durán. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Durán vs Palomino.
Result
Roberto Durán defeated Carlos Palomino via 10 round UD. Palomino's losing streak continues, and Durán advances his win streak to 37. Durán is now 68-1, and Palomino 27-3-3.