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Toney vs. Griffin II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

James Toney and Montell Griffin (Ice) are scheduled to meet in a light-heavyweight bout on at the Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

28
Oct 26, 1988
53-2-2
12
35 (61.4%)
178 cm
183 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Aug 9, 1996
3m, 27d
9
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Feb 16, 1993
25-0
0
18 (72%)
170 cm
178 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Oct 18, 1996
1m, 18d
25
IBF
sMD
w1
d3
MD
w1
d6
light-heavyweight
Friday, 6 Dec 1996
Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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James Toney vs. Montell Griffin II

Date

This fight between James Toney and Montell Griffin took place on 6 December, 1996 at the Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, James Toney is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Montell Griffin is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Toney also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Griffin's 178 cm. Griffin has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Toney.

Toney is coming in to this fight with a record of 53-2-2 (35 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Duran Williams, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Griffin comes in with an undefeated record of 25-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 18 days ago against Russell Mitchell, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Toney will be 28 years and 3 months old. Griffin will be 26 years and 6 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 52-48 in favor of Montell Griffin. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Toney vs Griffin II.

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

Result

Montell Griffin defeated James Toney via 12 round UD. Toney's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Griffin advances his win streak to 26. Griffin is now 26-0, and Toney 53-3-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Dariusz Michalczewski knocks out Montell Griffin in the 4th round
  3. Montell Griffin defeats Roy Jones Jr. via 9 round disqualification
  4. Montell Griffin defeats James Toney via 12-round majority decision
  5. James Toney stops Iran Barkley in the 9th round
  6. James Toney defeats Mike McCallum via 12-round majority decision in their 2nd fight
  7. James Toney knocks out Michael Nunn in the 11th round