Schulz vs. Ribalta: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Axel Schulz (Der sanfte Riese) and José Ribalta (El Nino) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Vienna, Austria. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Axel Schulz and José Ribalta took place on 7 December, 1996 at the Vienna, Austria.
Tale of the Tape
At 196 cm, José Ribalta is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Axel Schulz is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 203 cm, Ribalta also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Schulz' 193 cm. On top of that, Ribalta also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Schulz.
Schulz is coming in to this fight with a record of 21-3-1 (10 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against Michael Moorer, which he lost via 12 round split decision.
Ribalta comes in with a record of 38-12-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 1 day ago against James Holley, which he won via 1st round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Schulz will be 28 years old. Ribalta will be 33 years and 8 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 71-29 in favor of José Ribalta. Here is the prediction for Schulz vs Ribalta.
Result
Axel Schulz defeated José Ribalta via 10 round UD. Ribalta's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Schulz gets on a new winning streak. Schulz is now 22-3-1, and Ribalta 38-13-1.
Fight Recommendations
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- Michael Moorer defeats Axel Schulz via 12-round split decision
- Axel Schulz defeats James Smith via 10-round unanimous decision
- Larry Holmes defeats José Ribalta via 10-round unanimous decision
- Tim Witherspoon defeats José Ribalta via 10-round majority decision
- José Ribalta knocks out Leon Spinks in the 1st round