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

James Smith (Bonecrusher) and Donovan Ruddock (Razor) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

36
Nov 5, 1981
19-7-1
3
14 (51.9%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Jul 30, 1988
11m, 2d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Mar 20, 1982
21-1-1
0
14 (60.9%)
191 cm
208 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Dec 6, 1988
6m, 26d
12
WBA
HV
w1
Sunday, 2 Jul 1989
Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
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James Smith vs. Donovan Ruddock

Date

This fight between James Smith and Donovan Ruddock took place on 2 July, 1989 at the Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Donovan Ruddock is 191 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 208 cm. Ruddock has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Smith.

Smith is coming in to this fight with a record of 19-7-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 2 days ago against Mike Rouse, which ended in a draw.

Ruddock comes in with a record of 21-1-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against James Broad, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Smith will be 36 years and 2 months old. Ruddock will be 25 years and 6 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 59-41 in favor of Donovan Ruddock. Here is the prediction for Smith vs Ruddock.

The chances of Donovan Ruddock winning this fight is much higher. However, James Smith still cannot be counted out.

Result

Donovan Ruddock defeated James Smith via 7th round KO. Smith's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ruddock advances his win streak to 13. Ruddock is now 22-1-1, and Smith 19-8-1.

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