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

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

34
Jun 27, 1989
36-1-1
12
28 (73.7%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Apr 29, 2000
2m, 16d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Feb 11, 1990
40-2-1
1
25 (58.1%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 8, 2000
6m, 7d
1
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w1
HV
e1
w1
d10
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 15 Jul 2000
London Arena, London, England
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Lennox Lewis vs. Francois Botha

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Francois Botha took place on at the London Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Francois Botha is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has a huge reach advantage of 25 cms over Botha's 188 cm. On top of that, Lewis also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Botha.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-1-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Michael Grant, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Michael Grant's boxing career

Botha comes in with a record of 40-2-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 7 days ago against Steve Pannell, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 34 years and 10 months old. Botha will be 31 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 80-20 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Botha.

Lennox Lewis should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Francois Botha to win this one.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Francois Botha via 2nd round TKO. Botha's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lewis advances his win streak to 3. Lewis is now 37-1-1, and Botha 40-3-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  3. Lennox Lewis knocks out Hasim Rahman in the 4th round in their 2nd fight
  4. Lennox Lewis knocks out Michael Grant in the 2nd round
  5. Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
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  7. Michael Moorer knocks out Francois Botha in the 12th round