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

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) challenges Oliver McCall's (The Atomic Bull) WBC heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

45
Mar 21, 1973
61-4
25
40 (61.5%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Sep 8, 1994
7m
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Nov 2, 1985
25-5
1
18 (60%)
188 cm
208 cm
20 cm
Orthodox
Sep 24, 1994
6m, 15d
6
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
WBC
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 8 Apr 1995
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. Oliver McCall

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Oliver McCall took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Oliver McCall is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, McCall has longer reach of 208 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Holmes' 206 cm. McCall also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Holmes.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with a record of 61-4 (40 KOs). His last fight was 7 months ago against Jesse Ferguson, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

McCall comes in with a record of 25-5 (18 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 15 days ago against Lennox Lewis, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Lennox Lewis' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 45 years and 5 months old. McCall will be 29 years and 11 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 55-45 in favor of Oliver McCall. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs McCall.

The chances of Oliver McCall winning is higher, but Larry Holmes cannot be counted out. Holmes could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Oliver McCall defeated Larry Holmes via 12 round UD. Holmes' 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and McCall advances his win streak to 7. McCall is now 26-5, and Holmes 61-5.

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