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Johnson vs. Spinks: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Marvin Johnson (Pops) and Michael Spinks (Jinx) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Resorts International, Atlantic City. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
May 22, 1973
27-4
4
21 (67.7%)
179 cm
184 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Jan 28, 1981
2m
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Apr 16, 1977
15-0
0
10 (66.7%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jan 24, 1981
2m, 4d
15
WBAWBC
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
Saturday, 28 Mar 1981
Resorts International, Atlantic City
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Marvin Johnson vs. Michael Spinks

Date

This fight between Marvin Johnson and Michael Spinks took place on 28 March, 1981 at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Michael Spinks is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Marvin Johnson is 179 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Spinks also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Johnson's 184 cm. On top of that, Spinks also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Johnson.

Johnson is coming in to this fight with a record of 27-4 (21 KOs). His last fight was 2 months ago against Rick Nash, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Spinks comes in with an undefeated record of 15-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 4 days ago against Willie Taylor, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Marvin Johnson fights out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Spinks fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Johnson will be 26 years and 11 months old. Spinks will be 24 years and 8 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 64-36 in favor of Michael Spinks. Here is the prediction for Johnson vs Spinks.

Michael Spinks is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Marvin Johnson puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Michael Spinks defeated Marvin Johnson via 4th round KO. Johnson's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Spinks advances his win streak to 16. Spinks is now 16-0, and Johnson 27-5.

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