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Valuev vs. Ruiz II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Nikolai Valuev (Beast from the East) and John Ruiz (The Quietman) fight for the vacant WBA heavyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
35
Oct 15, 1993
48-1
5
34 (69.4%)
213 cm
216 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Feb 16, 2008
6m, 14d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Aug 20, 1992
43-7-1
9
29 (56.9%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Mar 8, 2008
5m, 22d
2
WBA
HV
w1
d3
WBA
HV
w1
d5
heavyweight
Saturday, 30 Aug 2008
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
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Nikolai Valuev vs. John Ruiz II

Date

This fight between Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz 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.

Valuev is coming in to this fight with a record of 48-1 (34 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 14 days ago against Siarhei Liakhovich, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Ruiz comes in with a record of 43-7-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Jameel McCline, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Jameel McCline's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Valuev will be 35 years old. Ruiz will be 36 years and 7 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 82-18 in favor of Nikolai Valuev. Here is the prediction for Valuev vs Ruiz II.

Nikolai Valuev should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for John Ruiz to win this one.

Result

Nikolai Valuev defeated John Ruiz via 12 round UD. Ruiz' 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Valuev advances his win streak to 3. Valuev is now 49-1, and Ruiz 43-8-1.

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