Ruiz vs. Valuev: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
John Ruiz (The Quietman) defends his WBA heavyweight title against Nikolai Valuev (Beast from the East). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between John Ruiz and Nikolai Valuev took place on at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany.
Tale of the Tape
At 213 cm, Nikolai Valuev is the taller of the two by 25 cms; John Ruiz is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 216 cm, Valuev also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Ruiz' 198 cm. Ruiz has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Valuev.
Ruiz is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-5-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 17 days ago against James Toney, which ended in a no-contest.
Valuev comes in with an undefeated record of 42-0 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Larry Donald, which he won via 12 round majority decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Ruiz will be 33 years and 11 months old. Valuev will be 32 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 68-32 in favor of Nikolai Valuev. Here is the prediction for Ruiz vs Valuev.
Result
Nikolai Valuev defeated John Ruiz via 12 round MD. Ruiz' 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Valuev advances his win streak to 43. Valuev is now 43-0, and Ruiz 41-6-1.
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