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

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

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38
Nov 15, 1984
37-4-1
20
25 (59.5%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Aug 12, 2000
6m, 19d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Aug 20, 1992
36-4
1
27 (67.5%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Aug 12, 2000
6m, 19d
-1
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w4
d7
HV
w1
d3
HV
w3
d5
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 3 Mar 2001
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz II

Date

This fight between Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz took place on at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, 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 37-4-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 19 days ago against John Ruiz, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

John Ruiz' boxing career

Ruiz comes in with a record of 36-4 (27 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 19 days ago against Evander Holyfield, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Evander Holyfield's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holyfield will be 38 years and 4 months old. Ruiz will be 29 years and 1 month 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 58-42 in favor of Evander Holyfield. Here is the prediction for Holyfield vs Ruiz II.

The chances of Evander Holyfield winning this fight is much higher. However, John Ruiz still cannot be counted out.

Result

John Ruiz defeated Evander Holyfield via 12 round UD. Holyfield's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ruiz gets on a new winning streak. Ruiz is now 37-4, and Holyfield 37-5-1.

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