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Lewis vs. Klitschko: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) defends his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

37
Jun 27, 1989
40-2-1
17
31 (72.1%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Jun 8, 2002
1y, 13d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Nov 16, 1996
32-1
4
31 (93.9%)
201 cm
201 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 23, 2002
6m, 29d
5
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
HV
e1
w2
d13
HV
w2
d4
HV
e1
d1
WBO
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Saturday, 21 Jun 2003
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko took place on at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 201 cm, Vitali Klitschko is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Lennox Lewis is 196 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Lewis has a significantly longer reach of 213 cm, which is 12 cms longer than Klitschko's 201 cm. Lewis also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 40-2-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 13 days ago against Mike Tyson, which he won via 8th round KO.

Mike Tyson's boxing career

Klitschko comes in with a record of 32-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 29 days ago against Larry Donald, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 37 years and 9 months old. Klitschko will be 31 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 55-45 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Klitschko.

The chances of Lennox Lewis winning is higher, but Vitali Klitschko cannot be counted out. Klitschko could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Vitali Klitschko via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lewis advances his win streak to 3. Lewis is now 41-2-1, and Klitschko 32-2.

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