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Tua vs. Ruiz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

David Tua (Tuaman) and John Ruiz (The Quietman) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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23
Dec 1, 1992
22-0
0
18 (81.8%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 13, 1996
2m, 2d
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Aug 20, 1992
25-2
0
17 (63%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Oct 7, 1995
5m, 8d
7
heavyweight
Friday, 15 Mar 1996
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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David Tua vs. John Ruiz

Date

This fight between David Tua and John Ruiz took place on 15 March, 1996 at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, John Ruiz is the taller of the two by 10 cms; David Tua is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ruiz also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Tua's 178 cm. On top of that, Ruiz also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Tua.

Tua is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 2 days ago against Bruce Bellocchi, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Ruiz comes in with a record of 25-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Steve Pannell, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tua will be 23 years and 3 months old. Ruiz will be 24 years and 2 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Tua vs Ruiz.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe John Ruiz wins?

Result

David Tua defeated John Ruiz via 1st round KO. Ruiz' 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tua advances his win streak to 23. Tua is now 23-0, and Ruiz 25-3.

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