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

Gerrie Coetzee (The Boksburg Bomber) and Leon Spinks (Neon) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Le Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, Monaco. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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Sep 14, 1974
21-0
0
11 (52.4%)
192 cm
206 cm
14 cm
Orthodox
Dec 15, 1978
6m, 9d
21
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Jan 15, 1977
7-1-1
2
5 (55.6%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 15, 1978
9m, 9d
-1
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HV
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Sunday, 24 Jun 1979
Le Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, Monaco
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Gerrie Coetzee vs. Leon Spinks

Date

This fight between Gerrie Coetzee and Leon Spinks took place on 24 June, 1979 at the Le Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, Monaco.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Gerrie Coetzee is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Leon Spinks is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Coetzee also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Spinks' 193 cm. On top of that, Coetzee also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Spinks.

Coetzee is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 21-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 9 days ago against Ibar Arrington, which he won via 10 round PTS.

Spinks comes in with a record of 7-1-1 (5 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 9 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he lost via 15 round unanimous decision.

Muhammad Ali's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Coetzee will be 24 years and 2 months old. Spinks will be 25 years and 11 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 54-46 in favor of Leon Spinks. Here is the prediction for Coetzee vs Spinks.

Leon Spinks is more likely to win, but Gerrie Coetzee could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Gerrie Coetzee defeated Leon Spinks via 1st round TKO. Spinks' losing streak continues, and Coetzee advances his win streak to 22. Coetzee is now 22-0, and Spinks 7-2-1.

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