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

John Ruiz (The Quietman) and Tony Tucker (TNT) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Aug 20, 1992
31-3
0
22 (64.7%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jun 17, 1997
7m, 14d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
39
Nov 1, 1980
56-6
5
46 (74.2%)
196 cm
208 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Dec 16, 1997
1m, 15d
2
IBF
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 31 Jan 1998
Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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John Ruiz vs. Tony Tucker

Date

This fight between John Ruiz and Tony Tucker took place on 31 January, 1998 at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Tony Tucker is the taller of the two by 8 cms; John Ruiz is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Tucker also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Ruiz' 198 cm. On top of that, Tucker also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Ruiz.

Ruiz is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-3 (22 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 14 days ago against Ray Anis, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Tucker comes in with a record of 56-6 (46 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 15 days ago against Jerry Haynes, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ruiz will be 26 years old. Tucker will be 39 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 66-34 in favor of John Ruiz. Here is the prediction for Ruiz vs Tucker.

John Ruiz is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Tony Tucker to win this one.

Result

John Ruiz defeated Tony Tucker via 11th round TKO. Tucker's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ruiz advances his win streak to 7. Ruiz is now 32-3, and Tucker 56-7.

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