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Ramirez vs. Whitaker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Jose Luis Ramirez defends his WBC lightweight title against Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Mar 25, 1973
100-6
5
82 (77.4%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Dec 19, 1987
2m, 22d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Nov 15, 1984
15-0
0
9 (60%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Dec 19, 1987
2m, 22d
15
WBC
LT
w2
d1
lightweight
Saturday, 12 Mar 1988
Stade de Levallois, Levallois-Perret, France
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Jose Luis Ramirez vs. Pernell Whitaker I

Date

This fight between Jose Luis Ramirez and Pernell Whitaker took place on at the Stade de Levallois, Levallois-Perret, France.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Jose Luis Ramirez is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Pernell Whitaker is 168 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Whitaker has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Ramirez' 170 cm. Whitaker also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Ramirez.

Ramirez is coming in to this fight with a record of 100-6 (82 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against John Rafuse, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Whitaker comes in with an undefeated record of 15-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Davey Montana, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Ramirez will be 29 years and 3 months old. Whitaker will be 24 years and 2 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 Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Ramirez vs Whitaker.

Pernell Whitaker is more likely to win, but Jose Luis Ramirez could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Jose Luis Ramirez defeated Pernell Whitaker via 12 round SD to retain the WBC lightweight title. Whitaker's undefeated record of 15 wins comes to an end, and Ramirez advances his win streak to 11. Ramirez is now 101-6, and Whitaker 15-1.

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