On August 28, 1999, Monte Barrett (21-0, 13 KOs) and Lance Whitaker (19-1, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Monte Barrett is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Tim Ray, 1 month and 3 days ago. Lance Whitaker is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Lou Savarese, 5 months and 22 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Monte Barrett at 50.7-49.3, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Barrett has a slightly better chance of winning, but Whitaker could also certainly pull it off.
Lance Whitaker defeated Monte Barrett via split decision in the 12-round fight. Whitaker improves his record to 20-1, while Barrett adds a loss to his record at 21-1.