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

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

39
Nov 15, 1984
37-5-1
21
25 (58.1%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Mar 3, 2001
9m, 12d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Aug 20, 1992
37-4
2
27 (65.9%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Mar 3, 2001
9m, 12d
1
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w4
d7
HV
w1
d3
HV
w3
d5
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
WBA
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 15 Dec 2001
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
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Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz III

Date

This fight between Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz took place on at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 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 37-5-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 12 days ago against John Ruiz, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

John Ruiz' boxing career

Ruiz comes in with a record of 37-4 (27 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 12 days ago against Evander Holyfield, which he won 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 39 years and 1 month old. Ruiz will be 29 years and 11 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 61-39 in favor of John Ruiz. Here is the prediction for Holyfield vs Ruiz III.

John Ruiz is likely to win. Unless Evander Holyfield puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Holyfield is now 37-5-2, and Ruiz 37-4-1.

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