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

Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) defends his WBA and WBC heavyweight titles against Pinklon Thomas (Pink). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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20
Mar 6, 1985
29-0
2
26 (89.7%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Mar 7, 1987
2m, 23d
29
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Aug 29, 1978
29-1-1
3
24 (77.4%)
191 cm
196 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Mar 7, 1987
2m, 23d
3
WBAWBC
HV
w1
HV
w1
d1
WBC
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 30 May 1987
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester Nevada, U.S.
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Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas

Date

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

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Pinklon Thomas is the taller of the two by 13 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Thomas also has a significant reach advantage of 16 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Thomas also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.

Tyson is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 29-0 (26 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against James Smith, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

James Smith's boxing career

Thomas comes in with a record of 29-1-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Danny Sutton, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tyson will be 20 years and 11 months old. Thomas will be 29 years and 3 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 67-33 in favor of Mike Tyson. Here is the prediction for Tyson vs Thomas.

Mike Tyson is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Pinklon Thomas to win this one.

Result

Mike Tyson defeated Pinklon Thomas via 6th round TKO to retain the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Thomas' 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tyson advances his win streak to 30. Tyson is now 30-0, and Thomas 29-2-1.

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