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Lalonde vs. Davis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Donny Lalonde (Golden Boy) and Eddie Davis (Wildcat) fight for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

27
Apr 24, 1980
29-2
0
24 (77.4%)
188 cm
196 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
May 7, 1987
6m, 20d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Sep 12, 1975
34-5-1
2
20 (50%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 26, 1986
1y, 2m, 1d
5
light-heavyweight
Friday, 27 Nov 1987
National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Donny Lalonde vs. Eddie Davis

Date

This fight between Donny Lalonde and Eddie Davis took place on at the National Stadium, Port-of-Spain.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Donny Lalonde is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Eddie Davis is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Lalonde also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Davis' 178 cm. On top of that, Lalonde also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Davis.

Lalonde is coming in to this fight with a record of 29-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 20 days ago against Mustafa Hamsho, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Davis comes in with a record of 34-5-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day ago against Tim Bullock, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lalonde will be 27 years and 8 months old. Davis will be 36 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 69-31 in favor of Donny Lalonde. Here is the prediction for Lalonde vs Davis.

Donny Lalonde should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Eddie Davis to win this one.

Result

Donny Lalonde defeated Eddie Davis via 2nd round TKO to win the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title. Davis' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lalonde advances his win streak to 11. Lalonde is now 30-2, and Davis 34-6-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Bobby Czyz defeats Donny Lalonde via 12-round unanimous decision
  3. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donny Lalonde in the 9th round
  4. Donny Lalonde knocks out Leslie Stewart in the 5th round
  5. Marvin Johnson knocks out Eddie Davis in the 5th round in their 2nd fight
  6. Michael Spinks defeats Eddie Davis via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Dwight Muhammad Qawi knocks out Eddie Davis in the 11th round