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Holmes vs. Ocasio: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) defends his WBC heavyweight title against Ossie Ocasio (Jaws). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Mar 21, 1973
29-0
2
20 (69%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Nov 10, 1978
4m, 13d
29
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Feb 20, 1976
13-0
0
9 (69.2%)
182 cm
188 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jan 27, 1979
1m, 24d
13
WBC
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Friday, 23 Mar 1979
Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Ossie Ocasio

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Ossie Ocasio took place on at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Ossie Ocasio is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Ocasio's 188 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Ocasio.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 29-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 13 days ago against Alfredo Evangelista, which he won via 7th round KO.

Alfredo Evangelista's boxing career

Ocasio also comes in with an undefeated record of 13-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 24 days ago against Jimmy Young, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Jimmy Young's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 29 years and 4 months old. Ocasio will be 23 years and 7 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 52-48 in favor of Larry Holmes. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Ocasio.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Larry Holmes may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Ocasio stops Holmes early.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Ossie Ocasio via 7th round TKO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. Ocasio's undefeated record of 13 wins comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 30. Holmes is now 30-0, and Ocasio 13-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Brian Nielsen defeats Larry Holmes via 12-round split decision
  2. Evander Holyfield knocks out Ossie Ocasio in the 11th round
  3. Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes via 15-round unanimous decision
  4. Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier in the 1st round
  5. Larry Holmes knocks out Leon Spinks in the 3rd round
  6. Larry Holmes stops Muhammad Ali in the 10th round
  7. Larry Holmes knocks out Alfredo Evangelista in the 7th round