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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 WBA belt. Qawi brings the WBC and The Ring belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
26
Apr 16, 1977
22-0
6
16 (72.7%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 18, 1982
6m
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Apr 19, 1978
19-1-1
4
12 (57.1%)
170 cm
188 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Nov 20, 1982
3m, 26d
18
WBA
lHV
w1
d5
WBCTheRing
lHV
w1
d3
lHV
w1
d3
light-heavyweight
Friday, 18 Mar 1983
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi

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.

Eddie Davis' boxing career

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

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Spinks vs Qawi.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Dwight Muhammad Qawi wins?

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.

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