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McCallum vs. Watson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Mike McCallum (The Bodysnatcher) defends his WBA middleweight title against Michael Watson (The Force). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Jan 14, 1981
37-1
10
31 (81.6%)
182 cm
189 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Feb 3, 1990
2m, 11d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Oct 16, 1984
22-1-1
0
18 (75%)
180 cm
180 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 21, 1989
10m, 24d
4
WBA
MD
w1
d1
sWL
w1
d6
middleweight
Saturday, 14 Apr 1990
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Mike McCallum vs. Michael Watson

Date

This fight between Mike McCallum and Michael Watson took place on at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 182 cm, Mike McCallum is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Michael Watson is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 189 cm, McCallum also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Watson's 180 cm. On top of that, McCallum also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Watson.

McCallum is coming in to this fight with a record of 37-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 11 days ago against Steve Collins, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Steve Collins' boxing career

Watson comes in with a record of 22-1-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 24 days ago against Nigel Benn, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Nigel Benn's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McCallum will be 34 years and 4 months old. Watson will be 25 years 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 Mike McCallum. Here is the prediction for McCallum vs Watson.

The chances of Mike McCallum winning is higher, but Michael Watson cannot be counted out. Watson could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Mike McCallum defeated Michael Watson via 11th round KO. Watson's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and McCallum advances his win streak to 6. McCallum is now 38-1, and Watson 22-2-1.

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