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Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) and Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between Larry Holmes and Earnie Shavers took place on 25 March, 1978 at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Earnie Shavers is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Shavers' 201 cm. Shavers has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Holmes.
Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 26-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 20 days ago against Ibar Arrington, which he won via 10th round TKO.
Shavers comes in with a record of 54-6-1 (52 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 25 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he lost via 15 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 28 years and 4 months old. Shavers will be 33 years and 6 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 67-33 in favor of Larry Holmes. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Shavers.
Larry Holmes defeated Earnie Shavers via 12 round UD. Shavers' losing streak continues, and Holmes advances his win streak to 27. Holmes is now 27-0, and Shavers 54-7-1.