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Lewis vs. Golota: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) defends his WBC heavyweight title against Andrew Golota. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
32
Jun 27, 1989
31-1
6
25 (78.1%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Jul 12, 1997
2m, 22d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Feb 7, 1992
28-2
0
25 (83.3%)
193 cm
201 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Dec 14, 1996
9m, 20d
-2
WBC
HV
e1
w1
d4
heavyweight
Saturday, 4 Oct 1997
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Andrew Golota

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Andrew Golota took place on at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Andrew Golota is 193 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has a significant reach advantage of 12 cms over Golota's 201 cm. On top of that, Lewis also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Golota.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Henry Akinwande, which he won via 5 round disqualification.

Golota comes in with a record of 28-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 20 days ago against Riddick Bowe, which he lost via 9 round disqualification.

Riddick Bowe's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 32 years and 1 month old. Golota will be 29 years and 8 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 64-36 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Golota.

Lennox Lewis is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Andrew Golota puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Andrew Golota via 1st round KO. Golota's losing streak continues, and Lewis advances his win streak to 7. Lewis is now 32-1, and Golota 28-3.

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