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

Pinklon Thomas (Pink) challenges Tim Witherspoon's (Terrible) WBC heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Aug 29, 1978
24-0-1
0
20 (80%)
191 cm
196 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jun 20, 1984
2m, 11d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Oct 30, 1979
18-1
2
12 (63.2%)
192 cm
198 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Mar 9, 1984
5m, 22d
3
WBC
HV
w1
heavyweight
Friday, 31 Aug 1984
Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Pinklon Thomas vs. Tim Witherspoon

Date

This fight between Pinklon Thomas and Tim Witherspoon took place on at the Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Tim Witherspoon is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Pinklon Thomas is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Witherspoon also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Thomas' 196 cm. On top of that, Witherspoon also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Thomas.

Thomas is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 11 days ago against Bruce Grandham, which he won via 5th round RTD.

Witherspoon comes in with a record of 18-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Greg Page, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Greg Page's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Thomas will be 26 years and 6 months old. Witherspoon will be 26 years and 8 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 51-49 in favor of Tim Witherspoon. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Thomas vs Witherspoon.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Tim Witherspoon may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Thomas stops Witherspoon early.

Result

Pinklon Thomas defeated Tim Witherspoon via 12 round MD to win the WBC heavyweight title. Witherspoon's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Thomas advances his win streak to 5. Thomas is now 25-0-1, and Witherspoon 18-2.

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