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Smith vs. Weaver II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

James Smith (Bonecrusher) challenges Mike Weaver's (Hercules) WBA heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

37
Nov 5, 1981
23-8-1
3
18 (56.3%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Feb 20, 1990
1m, 15d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
38
Sep 14, 1972
34-14-1
9
24 (49%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Jul 27, 1989
8m, 8d
3
WBA
HV
w1
WBA
HV
w1
d3
heavyweight
Wednesday, 4 Apr 1990
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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James Smith vs. Mike Weaver II

Date

This fight between James Smith and Mike Weaver took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Mike Weaver is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Smith also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Weaver's 198 cm. On top of that, Smith also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Weaver.

Smith is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-8-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 15 days ago against Manoel de Almeida, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Weaver comes in with a record of 34-14-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 8 days ago against Philipp Brown, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Smith will be 37 years old. Weaver will be 38 years and 9 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 53-47 in favor of James Smith. Here is the prediction for Smith vs Weaver II.

A close matchup. James Smith may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Mike Weaver could win too.

Result

James Smith defeated Mike Weaver via 12 round UD to win the WBA heavyweight title. Weaver's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Smith advances his win streak to 5. Smith is now 24-8-1, and Weaver 34-15-1.

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  4. Larry Holmes knocks out James Smith in the 12th round
  5. James Smith knocks out Frank Bruno in the 10th round
  6. Mike Weaver knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in the 13th round
  7. Larry Holmes knocks out Mike Weaver in the 12th round