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

In an undisputed world title fight, Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) and Michael Spinks (Jinx) put their heavyweight belts on the line. Tyson brings the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts. Spinks brings the The Ring belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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21
Mar 6, 1985
34-0
7
30 (88.2%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Mar 21, 1988
3m, 6d
34
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Apr 16, 1977
31-0
15
21 (67.7%)
185 cm
193 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 15, 1987
1y, 12d
31
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w1
d5
HV
w1
d6
HV
w1
d3
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d3
lHV
w1
d10
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w1
d2
lHV
w1
d4
heavyweight
Monday, 27 Jun 1988
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks

Date

This fight between Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks took place on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Michael Spinks is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Spinks also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Spinks also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.

Tyson is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 34-0 (30 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 6 days ago against Tony Tubbs, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Tony Tubbs' boxing career

Spinks also comes in with an undefeated record of 31-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 12 days ago against Gerry Cooney, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Gerry Cooney's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tyson will be 21 years and 11 months old. Spinks will be 31 years and 11 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 64-36 in favor of Mike Tyson. Here is the prediction for Tyson vs Spinks.

Mike Tyson is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Michael Spinks puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Mike Tyson defeated Michael Spinks via 1st round KO. Spinks' undefeated record of 31 wins comes to an end, and Tyson advances his win streak to 35. Tyson is now 35-0, and Spinks 31-1.

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