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Leonard vs. Mayweather Sr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar) and Floyd Mayweather Sr. are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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22
Feb 5, 1977
13-0
0
8 (61.5%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jul 18, 1978
1m, 22d
13
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Nov 21, 1974
15-1
0
7 (43.8%)
173 cm
173 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Aug 25, 1978
15d
11
Saturday, 9 Sep 1978
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Date

This fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather Sr. took place on 9 September, 1978 at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Floyd Mayweather Sr. is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Leonard also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Mayweather Sr.'s 173 cm. On top of that, Leonard also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Mayweather Sr.

Leonard is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 13-0 (8 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 22 days ago against Dicky Eklund, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Mayweather Sr. comes in with a record of 15-1 (7 KOs). His last fight was 15 days ago against Art McKnight, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Leonard will be 22 years and 3 months old. Mayweather Sr. will be 25 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 62-38 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. Here is the prediction for Leonard vs Mayweather Sr.

Sugar Ray Leonard is likely to win. Unless Floyd Mayweather Sr. puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Floyd Mayweather Sr. via 10th round TKO. Mayweather Sr.'s 11 fight win streak comes to an end, and Leonard advances his win streak to 14. Leonard is now 14-0, and Mayweather Sr. 15-2.

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