Ribalta vs. Smith: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between José Ribalta and James Smith took place on 29 April, 1985 at the Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, José Ribalta is the taller of the two by 3 cms; James Smith is 193 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Smith has longer reach of 208 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Ribalta's 203 cm. Smith also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Ribalta.

Ribalta is coming in to this fight with a record of 17-1-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 11 days ago against Cecil Coffee, which ended in a draw.

Smith comes in with a record of 14-3 (12 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 14 days ago against Tony Tubbs, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ribalta will be 22 years old. Smith will be 32 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 James Smith. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Ribalta vs Smith.