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Jones Jr. vs. Hopkins: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) and Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) fight for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
May 6, 1989
21-0
0
20 (95.2%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Feb 13, 1993
3m, 9d
21
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Oct 11, 1988
22-1
0
16 (69.6%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Feb 16, 1993
3m, 6d
22
middleweight
Saturday, 22 May 1993
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bernard Hopkins I

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins took place on at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Bernard Hopkins is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Roy Jones Jr. is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Hopkins also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Jones Jr.'s 188 cm. Jones Jr. has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Hopkins.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 21-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 9 days ago against Glenn Wolfe, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Hopkins comes in with a record of 22-1 (16 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 6 days ago against Gilbert Baptist, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Roy Jones Jr. is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Bernard Hopkins fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 24 years and 4 months old. Hopkins will be 28 years and 4 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Hopkins.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Roy Jones Jr. wins?

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated Bernard Hopkins via 12 round UD. Hopkins' 22 fight win streak comes to an end, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 22. Jones Jr. is now 22-0, and Hopkins 22-2.

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