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

Thomas Hearns (The Hitman) challenges Wilfred Benítez' (El Radar) WBC super-welterweight belt. The winner also wins the vacant Ring Magazine super-welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
Nov 25, 1977
35-1
5
32 (88.9%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Jul 25, 1982
4m, 8d
3
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Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
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24
Nov 22, 1973
44-1-1
9
28 (60.9%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 30, 1982
10m, 3d
6
WBA
WL
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d3
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w1
d2
WL
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d1
WL
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super-welterweight
Friday, 3 Dec 1982
Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Thomas Hearns vs. Wilfred Benítez

Date

This fight between Thomas Hearns and Wilfred Benítez took place on at the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Thomas Hearns is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Wilfred Benítez is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Hearns also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Benítez' 178 cm. On top of that, Hearns also has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Benítez.

Hearns is coming in to this fight with a record of 35-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 8 days ago against Jeff McCracken, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Benítez comes in with a record of 44-1-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 3 days ago against Roberto Durán, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Roberto Durán's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Hearns will be 24 years and 1 month old. Benítez will be 24 years and 2 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 Thomas Hearns. Here is the prediction for Hearns vs Benítez.

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

Result

Thomas Hearns defeated Wilfred Benítez via 15 round MD to win the WBC and vacant The Ring super-welterweight titles. Benítez' 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hearns advances his win streak to 4. Hearns is now 36-1, and Benítez 44-2-1.

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  6. Thomas Hearns knocks out Saensak Muangsurin in the 3rd round
  7. Wilfred Benitez defeats Carlos Palomino via 15-round split decision