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

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

35
Mar 21, 1973
48-0
21
34 (70.8%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
May 20, 1985
4m, 1d
48
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Apr 16, 1977
27-0
11
19 (70.4%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 6, 1985
3m, 15d
27
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
lHV
w1
d10
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w1
d2
lHV
w1
d4
heavyweight
Saturday, 21 Sep 1985
Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks I

Date

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

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Michael Spinks is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Spinks' 193 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Spinks.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 48-0 (34 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 1 day ago against Carl Williams, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Carl Williams' boxing career

Spinks also comes in with an undefeated record of 27-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 15 days ago against Jim MacDonald, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 35 years and 10 months old. Spinks will be 29 years and 1 month 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 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 Spinks.

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

Result

Michael Spinks defeated Larry Holmes via 15 round UD. Holmes' undefeated record of 48 wins comes to an end, and Spinks advances his win streak to 28. Spinks is now 28-0, and Holmes 48-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier in the 1st round
  5. Larry Holmes knocks out Leon Spinks in the 3rd round
  6. Larry Holmes stops Muhammad Ali in the 10th round
  7. Larry Holmes knocks out Ossie Ocasio in the 7th round