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Barkley vs. Durán: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Iran Barkley (The Blade) defends his WBC middleweight title against Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
Dec 9, 1982
25-4
2
16 (55.2%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Jun 6, 1988
8m, 18d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
37
Feb 23, 1968
84-7
19
61 (67%)
170 cm
168 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Oct 1, 1988
4m, 23d
5
WBC
MD
w1
WBAWBCTheRing
sWL
w1
WL
w1
WL
w1
LT
w1
d12
LT
w1
LT
w1
d12
middleweight
Friday, 24 Feb 1989
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Iran Barkley vs. Roberto Durán

Date

This fight between Iran Barkley and Roberto Durán took place on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Iran Barkley is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Barkley also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Barkley also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Durán.

Barkley is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-4 (16 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 18 days ago against Thomas Hearns, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Thomas Hearns' boxing career

Durán comes in with a record of 84-7 (61 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 23 days ago against Jeff Lanas, which he won via 10 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Barkley will be 28 years and 9 months old. Durán will be 37 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 Iran Barkley. Here is the prediction for Barkley vs Durán.

Iran Barkley is likely to win. Unless Roberto Durán puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Roberto Durán defeated Iran Barkley via 12 round SD. Barkley's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Durán advances his win streak to 6. Durán is now 85-7, and Barkley 25-5.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Iran Barkley defeats Thomas Hearns via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Durán via 12-round unanimous decision in their 3rd fight
  3. Michael Nunn defeats Iran Barkley via 12-round majority decision
  4. Iran Barkley knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round
  5. Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeats Roberto Durán via 15-round unanimous decision
  6. Roberto Durán knocks out Davey Moore in the 8th round
  7. Roberto Durán defeats Sugar Ray Leonard via 15-round unanimous decision