Always display infographic in interactive mode
What is interactive mode infographic?

The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.

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

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

vs
29
Mar 21, 1973
30-0
3
21 (70%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Mar 23, 1979
2m, 30d
30
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Sep 14, 1972
19-8
0
13 (48.1%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Mar 2, 1979
3m, 20d
5
WBC
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Friday, 22 Jun 1979
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-25
Larry Holmes vs. Mike Weaver I

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Mike Weaver took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Mike Weaver is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Weaver's 198 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Weaver.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 30-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 30 days ago against Ossie Ocasio, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Ossie Ocasio's boxing career

Weaver comes in with a record of 19-8 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 20 days ago against Oliver Philipps, which he won via 4th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 29 years and 7 months old. Weaver will be 28 years old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 58-42 in favor of Larry Holmes. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Weaver.

The chances of Larry Holmes winning this fight is much higher. However, Mike Weaver still cannot be counted out.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Mike Weaver via 12th round TKO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. Weaver's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 31. Holmes is now 31-0, and Weaver 19-9.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Brian Nielsen defeats Larry Holmes via 12-round split decision
  2. Evander Holyfield defeats Larry Holmes via 12-round unanimous decision
  3. Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes via 15-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  4. Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes via 15-round unanimous decision
  5. Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier in the 1st round
  6. Larry Holmes knocks out Ossie Ocasio in the 7th round
  7. Larry Holmes knocks out Alfredo Evangelista in the 7th round