Wladimir Klitschko vs Ross Puritty
On December 5, 1998, Wladimir Klitschko (24-0, 21 KOs) and Ross Puritty (24-13-1, 21 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Klitschko vs Puritty Stats
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Donnell Wingfield, 21 days ago. Ross Puritty is on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Mark Hulstrom, 29 days ago.
Klitschko vs Puritty Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Wladimir Klitschko at 51.8-48.2, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Klitschko has a slightly better chance of winning, but Puritty could also certainly pull it off.
Klitschko vs Puritty Result
Ross Puritty stopped Wladimir Klitschko via TKO in the 11th round. Puritty improves his record to 25-13-1 (22 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 24-1.