Chávez vs. Martínez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Julio César Chávez and Mario Martínez took place on 13 September, 1984 at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Julio César Chávez is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Mario Martínez is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 173 cm, Chávez also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Martínez' 168 cm. On top of that, Chávez also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Martínez.

Chávez is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 43-0 (37 KOs). His last fight was 3 months ago against Delfino Mendoza, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Martínez comes in with a record of 33-1-2 (20 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 21 days ago against Rolando Navarrete, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Chávez will be 22 years and 2 months old. Martínez will be 19 years old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Julio César Chávez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Chávez vs Martínez.