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Maskaev vs. Whitaker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Oleg Maskaev (The Big O) and Lance Whitaker (Mount) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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32
Apr 17, 1993
20-3
0
15 (65.2%)
191 cm
201 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Oct 7, 2000
5m, 3d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jul 10, 1996
23-1
0
19 (79.2%)
203 cm
213 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Oct 7, 2000
5m, 3d
4
heavyweight
Saturday, 10 Mar 2001
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Oleg Maskaev vs. Lance Whitaker

Date

This fight between Oleg Maskaev and Lance Whitaker took place on 10 March, 2001 at the Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 203 cm, Lance Whitaker is the taller of the two by 12 cms; Oleg Maskaev is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Whitaker also has a significant reach advantage of 12 cms over Maskaev's 201 cm. They have the same ape index of 10 cm.

Maskaev is coming in to this fight with a record of 20-3 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 3 days ago against Kirk Johnson, which he lost via 4th round KO.

Kirk Johnson's boxing career

Whitaker comes in with a record of 23-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 3 days ago against Robert Davis, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Maskaev will be 32 years old. Whitaker will be 28 years and 9 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 51-49 in favor of Oleg Maskaev. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Maskaev vs Whitaker.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Oleg Maskaev may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Whitaker stops Maskaev early.

Result

Lance Whitaker defeated Oleg Maskaev via 2nd round KO. Maskaev's losing streak continues, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 5. Whitaker is now 24-1, and Maskaev 20-4.

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