Tim Tszyu (The Soul Taker) defends his WBO super-welterweight title against Brian Mendoza (La Bala). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between Tim Tszyu and Brian Mendoza will take place on at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
At 178 cm, Brian Mendoza is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Tim Tszyu is 175 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Tszyu has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Mendoza's 178 cm. Tszyu also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Mendoza.
Tszyu is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 23-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Carlos Ocampo, which he won via 1st round KO.
Mendoza comes in with a record of 22-2 (16 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 7 days ago against Sebastian Fundora, which he won via 7th round KO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 28 years and 11 months old. Mendoza will be 29 years and 8 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 59-41 in favor of Tim Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs Mendoza.
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think Tszyu can beat Mendoza? How do you think he beats Mendoza? Or will Mendoza win?