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McGirt vs. Taylor: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

James McGirt (Buddy) defends his IBF super-lightweight title against Meldrick Taylor (The Kid). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
24
Mar 2, 1982
38-1-1
2
33 (82.5%)
169 cm
178 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jul 31, 1988
1m, 3d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
21
Nov 15, 1984
19-0-1
0
10 (50%)
171 cm
168 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Jun 12, 1988
2m, 22d
7
IBF
sLT
w1
d1
super-lightweight
Saturday, 3 Sep 1988
Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Buddy McGirt vs. Meldrick Taylor

Date

This fight between Buddy McGirt and Meldrick Taylor took place on at the Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Meldrick Taylor is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Buddy McGirt is 169 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, McGirt has a significantly longer reach of 178 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Taylor's 168 cm. McGirt also has a 12 cm ape index advantage over Taylor.

McGirt is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-1-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 3 days ago against Howard Davis Jr., which he won via 1st round KO.

Taylor comes in with an undefeated record of 19-0-1 (10 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Martin Quiroz, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McGirt will be 24 years and 7 months old. Taylor will be 21 years and 10 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 55-45 in favor of Buddy McGirt. Here is the prediction for McGirt vs Taylor.

The chances of Buddy McGirt winning is higher, but Meldrick Taylor cannot be counted out. Taylor could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Meldrick Taylor defeated Buddy McGirt via 12th round TKO. McGirt's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Taylor advances his win streak to 8. Taylor is now 20-0-1, and McGirt 38-2-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Pernell Whitaker defeats Buddy McGirt via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Julio César Chávez knocks out Meldrick Taylor in the 8th round in their 2nd fight
  3. Buddy McGirt defeats Livingstone Bramble via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Pernell Whitaker defeats Buddy McGirt via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Terry Norris knocks out Meldrick Taylor in the 4th round
  6. Buddy McGirt defeats Simon Brown via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Julio César Chávez knocks out Meldrick Taylor in the 12th round