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Witherspoon vs. Tillis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Tim Witherspoon (Terrible) and James Tillis (Quick) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

25
Oct 30, 1979
16-1
1
11 (64.7%)
192 cm
198 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jul 16, 1983
2m, 7d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Nov 18, 1978
26-3
1
20 (69%)
185 cm
203 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Jul 9, 1983
2m, 14d
4
heavyweight
Friday, 23 Sep 1983
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S.
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Tim Witherspoon vs. James Tillis

Date

This fight between Tim Witherspoon and James Tillis took place on 23 September, 1983 at the Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Tim Witherspoon is the taller of the two by 7 cms; James Tillis is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Tillis has longer reach of 203 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Witherspoon's 198 cm. Tillis also has a 12 cm ape index advantage over Witherspoon.

Witherspoon is coming in to this fight with a record of 16-1 (11 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 7 days ago against Floyd Cummings, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Tillis comes in with a record of 26-3 (20 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 14 days ago against Lynwood Jones, which he won via 4th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Witherspoon will be 25 years and 8 months old. Tillis will be 26 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 62-38 in favor of Tim Witherspoon. Here is the prediction for Witherspoon vs Tillis.

Tim Witherspoon is likely to win. Unless James Tillis puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Tim Witherspoon defeated James Tillis via 1st round TKO. Tillis' 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Witherspoon advances his win streak to 2. Witherspoon is now 17-1, and Tillis 26-4.

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