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Benítez vs. Leonard: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wilfred Benítez (El Radar) defends his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles against Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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21
Nov 22, 1973
38-0-1
5
25 (64.1%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 25, 1979
8m, 5d
10
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23
Feb 5, 1977
25-0
0
16 (64%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Sep 28, 1979
2m, 2d
25
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Friday, 30 Nov 1979
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Wilfred Benítez vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

Date

This fight between Wilfred Benítez and Sugar Ray Leonard took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Wilfred Benítez is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Leonard also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Benítez' 178 cm. On top of that, Leonard also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Benítez.

Benítez is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 38-0-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 5 days ago against Harold Weston, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Leonard also comes in with an undefeated record of 25-0 (16 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 2 days ago against Andy Price, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Benítez will be 21 years and 2 months old. Leonard will be 23 years and 6 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 56-44 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. Here is the prediction for Benítez vs Leonard.

The chances of Sugar Ray Leonard winning is higher, but Wilfred Benítez cannot be counted out. Benítez could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Wilfred Benítez via 15th round TKO to win the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Benítez' undefeated record comes to an end, and Leonard advances his win streak to 26. Leonard is now 26-0, and Benítez 38-1-1.

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