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Jones Jr. vs. Ruiz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) 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.

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34
May 6, 1989
47-1
21
38 (79.2%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Sep 7, 2002
5m, 22d
13
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Aug 20, 1992
38-4-1
4
27 (62.8%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jul 27, 2002
7m, 2d
1
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
lHV
w1
d10
lHV
e1
w1
d11
lHV
w1
d7
lHV
e1
d2
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
WBA
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Saturday, 1 Mar 2003
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. John Ruiz

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and John Ruiz took place on at the Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, John Ruiz is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Roy Jones Jr. is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ruiz also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Jones Jr.'s 188 cm. On top of that, Ruiz also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Jones Jr.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with a record of 47-1 (38 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Clinton Woods, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Clinton Woods' boxing career

Ruiz comes in with a record of 38-4-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 2 days ago against Kirk Johnson, which he won via 10 round disqualification.

Kirk Johnson's boxing career

Roy Jones Jr. is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. John Ruiz fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 34 years and 1 month old. Ruiz will be 31 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 65-35 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Ruiz.

Roy Jones Jr. is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for John Ruiz to win this one.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated John Ruiz via 12 round UD. Ruiz' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 14. Jones Jr. is now 48-1, and Ruiz 38-5-1.

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