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

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

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28
Oct 30, 1979
24-2
4
16 (61.5%)
192 cm
198 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jan 17, 1986
6m, 2d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Mar 17, 1982
28-1
0
27 (93.1%)
191 cm
208 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Mar 4, 1986
4m, 15d
7
WBAWBC
HV
w1
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 19 Jul 1986
Wembley Stadium, London, England
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Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno

Date

This fight between Tim Witherspoon and Frank Bruno took place on at the Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Tim Witherspoon is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Frank Bruno is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Bruno has a significantly longer reach of 208 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Witherspoon's 198 cm. Bruno also has a 11 cm ape index advantage over Witherspoon.

Witherspoon is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-2 (16 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 2 days ago against Tony Tubbs, which he won via 15 round majority decision.

Tony Tubbs' boxing career

Bruno comes in with a record of 28-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 15 days ago against Gerrie Coetzee, which he won via 1st round KO.

Gerrie Coetzee's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Witherspoon will be 28 years and 6 months old. Bruno will be 24 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 54-46 in favor of Frank Bruno. Here is the prediction for Witherspoon vs Bruno.

Frank Bruno is more likely to win, but Tim Witherspoon could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Tim Witherspoon defeated Frank Bruno via 11th round TKO. Bruno's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Witherspoon advances his win streak to 7. Witherspoon is now 25-2, and Bruno 28-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Tim Witherspoon knocks out Jorge Luis González in the 5th round
  2. Tim Witherspoon defeats Al Cole via 10-round unanimous decision
  3. Frank Bruno defeats Oliver McCall via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Frank Bruno knocks out Jose Ribalta in the 2nd round
  5. Frank Bruno knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in the 1st round
  6. Tim Witherspoon defeats Greg Page via 12-round majority decision
  7. Larry Holmes defeats Tim Witherspoon via 12-round split decision