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Johnson vs. Davis II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Marvin Johnson (Pops) and Eddie Davis (Wildcat) are scheduled to meet in a light-heavyweight bout on at the Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
May 22, 1973
38-5
4
30 (69.8%)
179 cm
184 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Jan 17, 1985
3m, 4d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Sep 12, 1975
29-4-1
2
19 (55.9%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 8, 1984
4m, 13d
2
WBAWBC
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Sunday, 21 Apr 1985
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
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Marvin Johnson vs. Eddie Davis II

Date

This fight between Marvin Johnson and Eddie Davis took place on 21 April, 1985 at the Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City.

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Marvin Johnson is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Eddie Davis is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 184 cm, Johnson also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Davis' 178 cm. On top of that, Johnson also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Davis.

Johnson is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-5 (30 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 4 days ago against Charles Henderson, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Davis comes in with a record of 29-4-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 13 days ago against Rudy Robles, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Marvin Johnson fights out of the southpaw stance, while Eddie Davis fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Johnson will be 31 years old. Davis will be 33 years and 6 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 52-48 in favor of Marvin Johnson. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Johnson vs Davis II.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Marvin Johnson may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Davis stops Johnson early.

Result

Marvin Johnson defeated Eddie Davis via 5th round TKO. Davis' 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Johnson advances his win streak to 12. Johnson is now 39-5, and Davis 29-5-1.

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