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Byrd vs. Tua: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Chris Byrd (Rapid Fire) and David Tua (Tuaman) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Jan 28, 1993
33-2
2
19 (54.3%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
May 12, 2001
3m, 6d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Dec 1, 1992
38-2
1
33 (82.5%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 23, 2001
4m, 26d
1
WBO
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 18 Aug 2001
Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Chris Byrd vs. David Tua

Date

This fight between Chris Byrd and David Tua took place on 18 August, 2001 at the Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Chris Byrd is the taller of the two by 5 cms; David Tua is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Byrd also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Tua's 178 cm. On top of that, Byrd also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Tua.

Byrd is coming in to this fight with a record of 33-2 (19 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 6 days ago against Maurice Harris, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Tua comes in with a record of 38-2 (33 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 26 days ago against Danell Nicholson, which he won via 6th round KO.

Chris Byrd fights out of the southpaw stance, while David Tua fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Byrd will be 31 years old. Tua will be 28 years and 8 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 53-47 in favor of Chris Byrd. Here is the prediction for Byrd vs Tua.

A close matchup. Chris Byrd may have a better chance at winning this fight, but David Tua could win too.

Result

Chris Byrd defeated David Tua via 12 round UD. Tua's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Byrd advances his win streak to 3. Byrd is now 34-2, and Tua 38-3.

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