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Holmes vs. Mercer: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) and Ray Mercer are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
42
Mar 21, 1973
53-3
24
37 (66.1%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Nov 12, 1991
2m, 26d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Feb 24, 1989
18-0
2
13 (72.2%)
185 cm
196 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Oct 18, 1991
3m, 20d
18
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
WBO
HV
w1
d1
Friday, 7 Feb 1992
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Ray Mercer

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Ray Mercer took place on 7 February, 1992 at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Ray Mercer is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Mercer's 196 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Mercer.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with a record of 53-3 (37 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 26 days ago against Jamie Howe, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Mercer comes in with an undefeated record of 18-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 20 days ago against Tommy Morrison, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Tommy Morrison's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 42 years and 3 months old. Mercer will be 30 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 62-38 in favor of Ray Mercer. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Mercer.

Ray Mercer is likely to win. Unless Larry Holmes puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Ray Mercer via 12 round UD. Mercer's undefeated record of 18 wins comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 6. Holmes is now 54-3, and Mercer 18-1.

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