Hagler vs. Durán: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Marvelous Marvin Hagler defends his middleweight WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring belts against Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d6 | MD w1 d6 | MD w1 | MD w1 d7 |
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| sWL w1 | ||
| WL w1 | WL w1 | |
| LT w1 d12 | LT w1 | LT w1 d12 |
Date
This fight between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Durán took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 177 cm, Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Hagler also has a huge reach advantage of 23 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Hagler also has a 16 cm ape index advantage over Durán.
Hagler is coming in to this fight with a record of 57-2-2 (48 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 14 days ago against Wilford Scypion, which he won via 4th round KO.
Durán comes in with a record of 77-4 (58 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 25 days ago against Davey Moore, which he won via 8th round TKO.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Roberto Durán fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Hagler will be 29 years and 5 months old. Durán will be 32 years and 4 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 67-33 in favor of Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Here is the prediction for Hagler vs Durán.
Result
Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeated Roberto Durán via 15 round UD to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. Durán's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hagler advances his win streak to 12. Hagler is now 58-2-2, and Durán 77-5.
Fight Recommendations
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round
- Roberto Durán knocks out Davey Moore in the 8th round
- Marvin Hagler knocks out Fulgencio Obelmejias in the 5th round in their 2nd fight
- Marvin Hagler knocks out Fulgencio Obelmejias in the 8th round
- Roberto Durán defeats Sugar Ray Leonard via 15-round unanimous decision
- Roberto Durán knocks out Esteban de Jesús in the 12th round in their 3rd fight
- Roberto Durán knocks out Ken Buchanan in the 13th round