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Klitschko vs. Puritty: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) and Ross Puritty (The Boss) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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22
Nov 16, 1996
24-0
0
21 (87.5%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 14, 1998
21d
24
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
May 29, 1989
24-13-1
0
21 (55.3%)
191 cm
191 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 6, 1998
29d
1
heavyweight
Saturday, 5 Dec 1998
Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ross Puritty

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Ross Puritty took place on 5 December, 1998 at the Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Ross Puritty is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Puritty's 191 cm. On top of that, Klitschko also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Puritty.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 21 days ago against Donnell Wingfield, which he won via 1st round KO.

Puritty comes in with a record of 24-13-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 29 days ago against Mark Hulstrom, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 22 years and 8 months old. Puritty will be 31 years and 11 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 67-33 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Puritty.

Wladimir Klitschko is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Ross Puritty to win this one.

Result

Ross Puritty defeated Wladimir Klitschko via 11th round TKO. Klitschko's undefeated record of 24 wins comes to an end, and Puritty advances his win streak to 2. Puritty is now 25-13-1, and Klitschko 24-1.

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