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Ruiz vs. Toney: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

John Ruiz (The Quietman) defends his WBA heavyweight title against James Toney. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
33
Aug 20, 1992
41-5-1
7
28 (59.6%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Nov 13, 2004
5m, 17d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Oct 26, 1988
68-4-2
13
43 (58.1%)
178 cm
183 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Sep 23, 2004
7m, 7d
14
WBA
HV
w1
d4
IBF
CR
w1
sMD
w1
d3
MD
w1
d6
heavyweight
Saturday, 30 Apr 2005
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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John Ruiz vs. James Toney

Date

This fight between John Ruiz and James Toney took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, John Ruiz is the taller of the two by 10 cms; James Toney is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Ruiz also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Toney's 183 cm. On top of that, Ruiz also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Toney.

Ruiz is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-5-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Andrew Golota, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Andrew Golota's boxing career

Toney comes in with a record of 68-4-2 (43 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 7 days ago against Rydell Booker, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Rydell Booker's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ruiz will be 33 years and 3 months old. Toney will be 36 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 56-44 in favor of James Toney. Here is the prediction for Ruiz vs Toney.

The chances of James Toney winning is higher, but John Ruiz cannot be counted out. Ruiz could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Toney is now 68-4-2, and Ruiz 41-5-1.

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