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

James Toney defends his IBF super-middleweight title against Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Oct 26, 1988
44-0-2
11
29 (63%)
178 cm
183 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jul 29, 1994
3m, 20d
16
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
May 6, 1989
26-0
2
23 (88.5%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
May 27, 1994
5m, 22d
26
IBF
sMD
w1
d3
MD
w1
d6
IBF
MD
w1
d1
super-middleweight
Friday, 18 Nov 1994
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr.

Date

This fight between James Toney and Roy Jones Jr. took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Roy Jones Jr. is the taller of the two by 2 cms; James Toney is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Jones Jr. also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Toney's 183 cm. On top of that, Jones Jr. also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Toney.

Toney is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 44-0-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 20 days ago against Charles Williams, which he won via 12th round KO.

Jones Jr. also comes in with an undefeated record of 26-0 (23 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Thomas Tate, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Thomas Tate's boxing career

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

On the day of the fight, Toney will be 26 years and 2 months old. Jones Jr. will be 25 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 51-49 in favor of James Toney. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Toney vs Jones Jr.

A very close matchup, could go either way. James Toney may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Jones Jr. stops Toney early.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated James Toney via 12 round UD. Toney's undefeated record comes to an end, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 27. Jones Jr. is now 27-0, and Toney 44-1-2.

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  3. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Glen Kelly in the 7th round
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Montell Griffin in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Antoine Byrd in the 1st round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Thomas Tate in the 2nd round
  7. James Toney knocks out Michael Nunn in the 11th round