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Pacquiao vs. Matthysse: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Manny Pacquiao (Pac-Man) challenges Lucas Matthysse's (La Máquina) WBA (Regular) welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

39
Jan 22, 1995
59-7-2
24
38 (55.9%)
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170 cm
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Southpaw
Jul 2, 2017
1y, 13d
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35
Jun 4, 2004
39-4
3
36 (83.7%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Jan 27, 2018
5m, 18d
2
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Sunday, 15 Jul 2018
Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse

Date

This fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse took place on at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Matthysse has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Pacquiao's 170 cm. Matthysse also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Pacquiao.

Pacquiao is coming in to this fight with a record of 59-7-2 (38 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 13 days ago against Jeff Horn, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Jeff Horn's boxing career

Matthysse comes in with a record of 39-4 (36 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 18 days ago against Tewa Kiram, which he won via 8th round KO.

Manny Pacquiao fights out of the southpaw stance, while Lucas Matthysse fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Pacquiao will be 39 years and 6 months old. Matthysse will be 35 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Pacquiao vs Matthysse.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Manny Pacquiao may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Matthysse stops Pacquiao early.

Result

Manny Pacquiao defeated Lucas Matthysse via 7th round TKO. Matthysse's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Pacquiao gets on a new winning streak. Pacquiao is now 60-7-2, and Matthysse 39-5.

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