Botha vs. Briggs: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Francois Botha and Shannon Briggs (The Cannon) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Francois Botha and Shannon Briggs took place on 7 August, 1999 at the Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 193 cm, Shannon Briggs is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Francois Botha is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 203 cm, Briggs also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Botha's 188 cm. On top of that, Briggs also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Botha.
Botha is coming in to this fight with a record of 39-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 22 days ago against Mike Tyson, which he lost via 5th round KO.
Briggs comes in with a record of 31-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 30 days ago against Marcus Rhode, which he won via 1st round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Botha will be 30 years and 10 months old. Briggs will be 27 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 Shannon Briggs. Here is the prediction for Botha vs Briggs.
Result
The fight ended in a 10 round draw. Both added a draw to their respective records. Botha is now 39-2-1, and Briggs 31-2-1.
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