Tim Witherspoon vs Pinklon Thomas
On August 31, 1984, Tim Witherspoon (18-1, 12 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Pinklon Thomas (24-0-1, 20 KOs).
Witherspoon vs Thomas Stats
Tim Witherspoon is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Greg Page, 5 months and 22 days ago. Pinklon Thomas is on a 4-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round RTD win over Bruce Grandham, 2 months and 11 days ago.
Witherspoon vs Thomas Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.2-24.8 in favor of Pinklon Thomas. It is going to be a competitive fight and Tim Witherspoon will put up a very good fight, but Thomas will prevail.
Witherspoon vs Thomas Result
Pinklon Thomas defeated Tim Witherspoon via majority decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Thomas improves his record to 25-0-1, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 18-2.