Botha vs. Schulz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Francois Botha and Axel Schulz (Der sanfte Riese) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Francois Botha and Axel Schulz took place on 9 December, 1995 at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany.
Tale of the Tape
At 191 cm, Axel Schulz is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Francois Botha is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Schulz also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Botha's 188 cm. On top of that, Schulz also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Botha.
Botha is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 35-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 1 day ago against Willie Jake, which he won via 8 round unanimous decision.
Schulz comes in with a record of 21-2-1 (10 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 17 days ago against George Foreman, which he lost via 12 round majority decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Botha will be 27 years and 2 months old. Schulz will be 27 years and 1 month old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Francois Botha. Here is the prediction for Botha vs Schulz.
Result
The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both added a draw to their respective records. Schulz is now 21-2-1, and Botha 35-0.
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