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Muhammad vs. Johnson II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Matthew Saad Muhammad (Miracle Matthew) challenges Marvin Johnson's (Pops) WBC light-heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
Jan 14, 1974
22-3-2
0
15 (55.6%)
180 cm
191 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Oct 24, 1978
5m, 29d
9
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
May 22, 1973
22-2
1
17 (70.8%)
179 cm
184 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Dec 2, 1978
4m, 20d
2
WBC
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Sunday, 22 Apr 1979
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
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Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Marvin Johnson II

Date

This fight between Matthew Saad Muhammad and Marvin Johnson took place on at the Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Matthew Saad Muhammad is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Marvin Johnson is 179 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Muhammad also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Johnson's 184 cm. On top of that, Muhammad also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Johnson.

Muhammad is coming in to this fight with a record of 22-3-2 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Yaqui Lopez, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Johnson comes in with a record of 22-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 20 days ago against Mate Parlov, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Matthew Saad Muhammad fights out of the orthodox stance, while Marvin Johnson fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Muhammad will be 24 years and 8 months old. Johnson will be 25 years 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 Matthew Saad Muhammad. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Muhammad vs Johnson II.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Matthew Saad Muhammad may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Johnson stops Muhammad early.

Result

Matthew Saad Muhammad defeated Marvin Johnson via 8th round TKO. Johnson's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Muhammad advances his win streak to 10. Muhammad is now 23-3-2, and Johnson 22-3.

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