On January 12, 1996, Al Cole (27-1, 13 KOs) and Tim Witherspoon (43-4, 29 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Al Cole is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Uriah Grant, 6 months and 19 days ago. Tim Witherspoon is on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Tim Puller, 1 month and 29 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Al Cole at 53-47, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Cole has a slightly better chance of winning, but Witherspoon could also certainly pull it off.
Tim Witherspoon defeated Al Cole via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Witherspoon improves his record to 44-4, while Cole adds a loss to his record at 27-2.