Taylor vs. Holmes: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Quincy Taylor defends his WBC middleweight title against Keith Holmes. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Quincy Taylor and Keith Holmes took place on at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 188 cm, Keith Holmes is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Quincy Taylor is 177 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Holmes also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Taylor's 185 cm. Taylor has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Holmes.
Taylor is coming in to this fight with a record of 26-3 (22 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Julian Jackson, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Holmes comes in with a record of 28-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months ago against Kevin Tillman, which he won via 6 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Taylor will be 32 years and 7 months old. Holmes will be 26 years and 11 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 55-45 in favor of Keith Holmes. Here is the prediction for Taylor vs Holmes.
Result
Keith Holmes defeated Quincy Taylor via 9th round TKO to win the WBC middleweight title. Taylor's 11 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 22. Holmes is now 29-1, and Taylor 26-4.
Fight Recommendations
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- Bernard Hopkins defeats Keith Holmes via 12-round unanimous decision
- Keith Holmes knocks out Richie Woodhall in the 12th round
- Quincy Taylor knocks out Julian Jackson in the 6th round
- Jorge Vaca defeats Quincy Taylor via 10-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
- Jorge Vaca defeats Quincy Taylor via 6 round technical decision
- Terry Norris defeats Quincy Taylor via 10-round unanimous decision