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Holmes vs. Shavers II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

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

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29
Mar 21, 1973
31-0
4
22 (71%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Jun 22, 1979
3m, 6d
31
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Nov 6, 1969
59-7-1
1
57 (85.1%)
183 cm
201 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
May 25, 1979
4m, 3d
5
WBC
HV
w1
d3
heavyweight
Friday, 28 Sep 1979
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Earnie Shavers took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

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 31-0 (22 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 6 days ago against Mike Weaver, which he won via 12th round TKO.

Mike Weaver's boxing career

Shavers comes in with a record of 59-7-1 (57 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 3 days ago against Eddie Parotte, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 29 years and 10 months old. Shavers will be 35 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 62-38 in favor of Larry Holmes. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Shavers II.

Larry Holmes is likely to win. Unless Earnie Shavers puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Earnie Shavers via 11th round TKO. Shavers' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 32. Holmes is now 32-0, and Shavers 59-8-1.

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