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

Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) and John Ruiz (The Quietman) fight for the vacant WBA heavyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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37
Nov 15, 1984
36-4-1
19
25 (61%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 13, 1999
8m, 30d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Aug 20, 1992
36-3
0
27 (69.2%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Dec 11, 1999
8m, 1d
11
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w3
d7
HV
w1
d3
HV
w3
d5
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 12 Aug 2000
Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz I

Date

This fight between Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz took place on at the Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Evander Holyfield is the taller of the two by 1 cm; John Ruiz is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Ruiz has longer reach of 198 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Holyfield's 197 cm. Ruiz also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Holyfield.

Holyfield is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-4-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 30 days ago against Lennox Lewis, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Lennox Lewis' boxing career

Ruiz comes in with a record of 36-3 (27 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 1 day ago against Thomas Williams, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holyfield will be 37 years and 9 months old. Ruiz will be 28 years and 7 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 55-45 in favor of Evander Holyfield. Here is the prediction for Holyfield vs Ruiz.

The chances of Evander Holyfield winning is higher, but John Ruiz cannot be counted out. Ruiz could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Evander Holyfield defeated John Ruiz via 12 round UD to win the vacant WBA heavyweight title. Ruiz' 11 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holyfield gets on a new winning streak. Holyfield is now 37-4-1, and Ruiz 36-4.

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