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Lewis vs. Tucker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) defends his WBC heavyweight title against Tony Tucker (TNT). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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27
Jun 27, 1989
22-0
0
19 (86.4%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Oct 31, 1992
6m, 8d
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Nov 1, 1980
48-1
2
39 (79.6%)
196 cm
208 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Dec 13, 1992
4m, 25d
14
IBF
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 8 May 1993
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Tony Tucker took place on at the Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Lewis has longer reach of 213 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Tucker's 208 cm. Lewis also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Tucker.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 8 days ago against Donovan Ruddock, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Donovan Ruddock's boxing career

Tucker comes in with a record of 48-1 (39 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 25 days ago against Frankie Swindell, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 27 years and 8 months old. Tucker will be 34 years and 4 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 64-36 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Tucker.

Lennox Lewis is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Tony Tucker puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Tony Tucker via 12 round UD to retain the WBC heavyweight title. Tucker's 14 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lewis advances his win streak to 23. Lewis is now 23-0, and Tucker 48-2.

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