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Moorer vs. Botha: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Michael Moorer (Double M) defends his IBF heavyweight title against Francois Botha. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
Mar 4, 1988
37-1
14
30 (78.9%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Southpaw
Jun 22, 1996
4m, 18d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Feb 11, 1990
35-0
0
21 (60%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 9, 1995
11m
35
WBAIBFWBO
HV
w1
HV
w2
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Saturday, 9 Nov 1996
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Michael Moorer vs. Francois Botha

Date

This fight between Michael Moorer and Francois Botha took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Moorer has a significantly longer reach of 198 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Botha's 188 cm. Moorer also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Botha.

Moorer is coming in to this fight with a record of 37-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 18 days ago against Axel Schulz, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Axel Schulz' boxing career

Botha comes in with an undefeated record of 35-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 11 months ago against Axel Schulz, which ended in a no-contest.

Axel Schulz' boxing career

Michael Moorer fights out of the southpaw stance, while Francois Botha fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Moorer will be 28 years and 11 months old. Botha will be 28 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 63-37 in favor of Michael Moorer. Here is the prediction for Moorer vs Botha.

Michael Moorer is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Francois Botha puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Michael Moorer defeated Francois Botha via 12th round TKO. Botha's undefeated record of 35 wins comes to an end, and Moorer advances his win streak to 3. Moorer is now 38-1, and Botha 35-1.

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