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Johnny Tapia (Baby-faced Assassin) and Paulie Ayala are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| BT w1 | BT w1 d1 | |
| sFL w1 d2 | sFL w1 d13 | |
| WBA |
|---|
| BT w1 d2 |
This fight between Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala took place on 7 October, 2000 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
At 168 cm, Johnny Tapia is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Paulie Ayala is 166 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Ayala has a nice longer reach of 173 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Tapia's 165 cm. Ayala also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Tapia.
Tapia is coming in to this fight with a record of 48-1-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Pedro Javier Torres, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Ayala comes in with a record of 30-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 3 days ago against Johnny Bredahl, which he won via 12 round majority decision.
Johnny Tapia fights out of the orthodox stance, while Paulie Ayala fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Tapia will be 33 years and 7 months old. Ayala will be 30 years and 5 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Paulie Ayala. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Tapia vs Ayala II.
Paulie Ayala defeated Johnny Tapia via 12 round UD. Tapia's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ayala advances his win streak to 6. Ayala is now 31-1, and Tapia 48-2-2.