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Durán vs. Leonard II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra) defends his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles against Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Feb 23, 1968
72-1
14
56 (76.7%)
170 cm
168 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 20, 1980
5m, 5d
41
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Feb 5, 1977
27-1
3
18 (64.3%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jun 20, 1980
5m, 5d
-1
WBAWBCTheRing
WL
w1
WL
w1
LT
w1
d12
LT
w1
LT
w1
d12
WBCTheRing
WL
w1
d1
WL
w1
d1
welterweight
Tuesday, 25 Nov 1980
Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II

Date

This fight between Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard took place on at the Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Leonard also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Leonard also has a 11 cm ape index advantage over Durán.

Durán is coming in to this fight with a record of 72-1 (56 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 5 days ago against Sugar Ray Leonard, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Sugar Ray Leonard's boxing career

Leonard comes in with a record of 27-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 5 days ago against Roberto Durán, which he lost via 15 round unanimous decision.

Roberto Durán's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Durán will be 29 years and 5 months old. Leonard will be 24 years and 6 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 56-44 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. Here is the prediction for Durán vs Leonard II.

The chances of Sugar Ray Leonard winning is higher, but Roberto Durán cannot be counted out. Durán could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Roberto Durán via 8th round TKO. Durán's 41 fight win streak comes to an end, and Leonard gets on a new winning streak. Leonard is now 28-1, and Durán 72-2.

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  4. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Dave Boy Green in the 4th round
  5. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Wilfred Benítez in the 15th round
  6. Roberto Durán knocks out Esteban de Jesús in the 12th round in their 3rd fight
  7. Roberto Durán knocks out Ken Buchanan in the 13th round