Spinks vs. Qawi: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Michael Spinks (Jinx) and Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Camden Buzzsaw) put their light-heavyweight belts on the line. Spinks brings the WBC and The Ring belts. Qawi brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA |
|---|
| lHV w1 d5 |
| WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|
| lHV w1 d3 | lHV w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Michael Spinks and Dwight Muhammad Qawi took place on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Michael Spinks is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Dwight Muhammad Qawi is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Spinks also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Qawi's 188 cm. Qawi has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Spinks.
Spinks is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (16 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Johnny Davis, which he won via 9th round TKO.
Qawi comes in with a record of 19-1-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 26 days ago against Eddie Davis, which he won via 11th round TKO.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Spinks will be 26 years and 7 months old. Qawi will be 30 years and 2 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Michael Spinks. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Spinks vs. Qawi.
Result
Michael Spinks defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 15 round UD. Qawi's 18 fight win streak comes to an end, and Spinks advances his win streak to 23. Spinks is now 23-0, and Qawi 19-2-1.