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

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

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30
Nov 15, 1984
33-1-1
14
15 (42.9%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Apr 9, 1994
5m, 22d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Mar 2, 1982
64-3-1
7
44 (64.7%)
169 cm
178 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Aug 7, 1994
1m, 24d
5
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
WL
w1
d2
sLT
w1
LT
w1
d3
LT
w1
d6
LT
w1
d8
LT
w1
WBCIBF
WL
w1
d2
sLT
w1
d1
welterweight
Saturday, 1 Oct 1994
Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Buddy McGirt II

Date

This fight between Pernell Whitaker and Buddy McGirt took place on at the Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, 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 33-1-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Santos Cardona, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

McGirt comes in with a record of 64-3-1 (44 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 24 days ago against Kevin Pompey, which he won via 10 round split 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 30 years and 8 months old. McGirt will be 30 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 56-44 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Whitaker vs McGirt II.

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 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 2. Whitaker is now 34-1-1, and McGirt 64-4-1.

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