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

Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea) challenges Buddy McGirt's (Buddy) WBC welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Nov 15, 1984
31-1
11
15 (46.9%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Dec 1, 1992
3m, 5d
16
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29
Mar 2, 1982
59-2-1
6
44 (71%)
169 cm
178 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jan 12, 1993
1m, 22d
21
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d3
LT
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welterweight
Saturday, 6 Mar 1993
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Buddy McGirt I

Date

This fight between Pernell Whitaker and Buddy McGirt took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 169 cm, Buddy McGirt is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Pernell Whitaker is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, McGirt also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Whitaker's 175 cm. On top of that, McGirt also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Whitaker.

Whitaker is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 5 days ago against Ben Baez, which he won via 1st round KO.

McGirt comes in with a record of 59-2-1 (44 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 22 days ago against Genaro Léon, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Pernell Whitaker fights out of the southpaw stance, while Buddy McGirt fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Whitaker will be 29 years and 2 months old. McGirt will be 29 years and 1 month 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 57-43 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Whitaker vs McGirt.

The chances of Pernell Whitaker winning is higher, but Buddy McGirt cannot be counted out. McGirt could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Pernell Whitaker defeated Buddy McGirt via 12 round UD. McGirt's 21 fight win streak comes to an end, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 17. Whitaker is now 32-1, and McGirt 59-3-1.

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