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Thomas Hearns (The Hitman) defends his WBA light-heavyweight title against Iran Barkley (The Blade). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBA | WBC | WBO | TheRing |
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lHV w1 | lHV w1 | ||
sMD w1 d2 | |||
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sWL w1 d4 | sWL w1 d4 | ||
WL w1 d3 |
WBC | IBF |
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sMD w1 | |
MD w1 |
This fight between Thomas Hearns and Iran Barkley took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
At 185 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Hearns has a significantly longer reach of 198 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Barkley's 188 cm. Hearns also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Barkley.
Hearns is coming in to this fight with a record of 50-3-1 (40 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 17 days ago against Virgil Hill, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Barkley comes in with a record of 28-7 (17 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 10 days ago against Darrin Van Horn, which he won via 2nd round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Hearns will be 33 years and 5 months old. Barkley will be 31 years and 10 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Thomas Hearns. Here is the prediction for Hearns vs Barkley II.
Iran Barkley defeated Thomas Hearns via 12 round SD to win the WBA light-heavyweight title. Hearns' 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Barkley advances his win streak to 4. Barkley is now 29-7, and Hearns 50-4-1.