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

In a unification world title fight, James Smith (Bonecrusher) and Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) put their heavyweight belts on the line. Smith brings the WBA belt. Tyson brings the WBC belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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33
Nov 5, 1981
19-5
2
14 (58.3%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Dec 12, 1986
2m, 23d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
20
Mar 6, 1985
28-0
1
26 (92.9%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Nov 22, 1986
3m, 13d
28
WBA
HV
w1
WBC
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 7 Mar 1987
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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James Smith vs. Mike Tyson

Date

This fight between James Smith and Mike Tyson took place on at the Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Smith also has a huge reach advantage of 28 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Smith also has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.

Smith is coming in to this fight with a record of 19-5 (14 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Tim Witherspoon, which he won via 1st round KO.

Tim Witherspoon's boxing career

Tyson comes in with an undefeated record of 28-0 (26 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Trevor Berbick, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Trevor Berbick's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Smith will be 33 years and 11 months old. Tyson will be 20 years and 8 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 62-38 in favor of Mike Tyson. Here is the prediction for Smith vs Tyson.

Mike Tyson is likely to win. Unless James Smith puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Mike Tyson defeated James Smith via 12 round UD. Smith's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tyson advances his win streak to 29. Tyson is now 29-0, and Smith 19-6.

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