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

Tony Tubbs (TNT) defends his WBA heavyweight title against Tim Witherspoon (Terrible). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
27
Jun 14, 1980
21-0
1
14 (66.7%)
191 cm
201 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Apr 29, 1985
8m, 19d
21
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Oct 30, 1979
23-2
3
16 (64%)
192 cm
198 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Oct 12, 1985
3m, 5d
5
WBA
HV
w1
WBC
HV
w1
heavyweight
Friday, 17 Jan 1986
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Tony Tubbs vs. Tim Witherspoon

Date

This fight between Tony Tubbs and Tim Witherspoon took place on at the Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Tim Witherspoon is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Tony Tubbs is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Tubbs has longer reach of 201 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Witherspoon's 198 cm. Tubbs also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Witherspoon.

Tubbs is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 21-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 19 days ago against Greg Page, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Greg Page's boxing career

Witherspoon comes in with a record of 23-2 (16 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 5 days ago against Sammy Scaff, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tubbs will be 27 years and 11 months old. Witherspoon will be 28 years 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 Tony Tubbs. Here is the prediction for Tubbs vs Witherspoon.

The chances of Tony Tubbs winning is higher, but Tim Witherspoon cannot be counted out. Witherspoon could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Tim Witherspoon defeated Tony Tubbs via 15 round MD to win the WBA heavyweight title. Tubbs' undefeated record of 21 wins comes to an end, and Witherspoon advances his win streak to 6. Witherspoon is now 24-2, and Tubbs 21-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Tony Tubbs defeats Brian Minto via 10-round split decision
  2. Tony Tubbs defeats Bruce Seldon via 10-round unanimous decision
  3. Tim Witherspoon knocks out Frank Bruno in the 11th round
  4. Tony Tubbs defeats Greg Page via 15-round unanimous decision
  5. Tony Tubbs defeats James Smith via 10-round unanimous decision
  6. Tim Witherspoon defeats Greg Page via 12-round majority decision
  7. Larry Holmes defeats Tim Witherspoon via 12-round split decision