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

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) defends his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Trevor Berbick. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Mar 21, 1973
36-0
9
27 (75%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Oct 2, 1980
6m, 9d
36
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Sep 27, 1976
18-1-1
0
16 (80%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jan 31, 1981
2m, 11d
6
WBCTheRing
HV
w1
d8
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 11 Apr 1981
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick 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 3 cms; Trevor Berbick is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Berbick's 198 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Berbick.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 36-0 (27 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 9 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he won via 10th round RTD.

Muhammad Ali's boxing career

Berbick comes in with a record of 18-1-1 (16 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 11 days ago against Chuck Gardner, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 31 years and 5 months old. Berbick will be 26 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 60-40 in favor of Larry Holmes. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Berbick.

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

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Trevor Berbick via 15 round UD to retain the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Berbick's 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 37. Holmes is now 37-0, and Berbick 18-2-1.

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