Always display infographic in interactive mode
What is interactive mode infographic?

The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.

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

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

35
Mar 21, 1973
45-0
18
32 (71.1%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Nov 25, 1983
11m, 15d
45
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Nov 5, 1981
14-1
0
12 (80%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
May 13, 1984
5m, 27d
14
WBCTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Friday, 9 Nov 1984
Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
v0.1.9-beta 2024-03-28
Larry Holmes vs. James Smith I

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and James Smith took place on at the Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Larry Holmes is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Smith also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Holmes' 206 cm. They have the same ape index of 15 cm.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 45-0 (32 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 15 days ago against Marvis Frazier, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Marvis Frazier's boxing career

Smith comes in with a record of 14-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 27 days ago against Frank Bruno, which he won via 10th round KO.

Frank Bruno's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 35 years old. Smith will be 31 years and 7 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Larry Holmes. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Smith.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Larry Holmes may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Smith stops Holmes early.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated James Smith via 12th round TKO. Smith's 14 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 46. Holmes is now 46-0, and Smith 14-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Brian Nielsen defeats Larry Holmes via 12-round split decision
  2. James Smith knocks out Tim Witherspoon in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  3. Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes via 15-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  4. Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes via 15-round unanimous decision
  5. Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier in the 1st round
  6. Larry Holmes stops Muhammad Ali in the 10th round
  7. Larry Holmes knocks out Ossie Ocasio in the 7th round