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

Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) and Joe Bugner (Aussie Joe) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

37
Nov 6, 1969
65-10-1
2
61 (80.3%)
183 cm
201 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Apr 22, 1982
16d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Dec 20, 1967
52-8-1
1
32 (51.6%)
193 cm
210 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Aug 23, 1980
1y, 8m, 15d
1
Saturday, 8 May 1982
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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Earnie Shavers vs. Joe Bugner

Date

This fight between Earnie Shavers and Joe Bugner took place on 8 May, 1982 at the Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, Joe Bugner is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Earnie Shavers is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 210 cm, Bugner also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Shavers' 201 cm. Shavers has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Bugner.

Shavers is coming in to this fight with a record of 65-10-1 (61 KOs). His last fight was 16 days ago against Ali Haakim, which he won via 10 round PTS.

Bugner comes in with a record of 52-8-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 8 months, and 15 days ago against Gilberto Acuna, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Shavers will be 37 years and 8 months old. Bugner will be 32 years and 1 month 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 61-39 in favor of Earnie Shavers. Here is the prediction for Shavers vs Bugner.

Earnie Shavers is likely to win. Unless Joe Bugner puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Earnie Shavers defeated Joe Bugner via 2nd round TKO. Bugner's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Shavers advances his win streak to 6. Shavers is now 66-10-1, and Bugner 52-9-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Larry Holmes knocks out Earnie Shavers in the 11th round in their 2nd fight
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  4. Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner via 15-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  5. Earnie Shavers knocks out Jimmy Young in the 3rd round
  6. Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Joe Bugner stops Chuck Wepner in the 3rd round