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Witherspoon vs. Smith II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

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

28
Oct 30, 1979
25-2
5
17 (63%)
192 cm
198 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jul 19, 1986
4m, 23d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Nov 5, 1981
18-5
1
13 (56.5%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Aug 23, 1986
3m, 19d
3
WBAWBC
HV
w1
d1
HV
w1
heavyweight
Friday, 12 Dec 1986
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Tim Witherspoon vs. James Smith II

Date

This fight between Tim Witherspoon and James Smith took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Tim Witherspoon is 192 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Smith also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Witherspoon's 198 cm. On top of that, Smith also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Witherspoon.

Witherspoon is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 23 days ago against Frank Bruno, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Frank Bruno's boxing career

Smith comes in with a record of 18-5 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 19 days ago against David Bey, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Witherspoon will be 28 years and 11 months old. Smith will be 33 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Witherspoon vs Smith II.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe James Smith wins?

Result

James Smith defeated Tim Witherspoon via 1st round KO to win the WBA heavyweight title. Witherspoon's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Smith advances his win streak to 4. Smith is now 19-5, and Witherspoon 25-3.

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