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

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) and Brian Nielsen (Super Brian) are scheduled to meet in a non-world-title heavyweight bout on at the Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
47
Mar 21, 1973
65-5
26
42 (60%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Jun 16, 1996
7m, 8d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Sep 4, 1992
31-0
0
19 (61.3%)
191 cm
196 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Nov 30, 1996
1m, 25d
31
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
heavyweight
Friday, 24 Jan 1997
Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
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Larry Holmes vs. Brian Nielsen

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Brian Nielsen took place on 24 January, 1997 at the Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Holmes has a significantly longer reach of 206 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Nielsen's 196 cm. Holmes also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Nielsen.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with a record of 65-5 (42 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 8 days ago against Anthony Willis, which he won via 8th round KO.

Nielsen comes in with an undefeated record of 31-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 25 days ago against Marcus Rhode, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 47 years and 2 months old. Nielsen will be 31 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 67-33 in favor of Brian Nielsen. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Nielsen.

Brian Nielsen is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Larry Holmes to win this one.

Result

Brian Nielsen defeated Larry Holmes via 12 round SD. Holmes' 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Nielsen advances his win streak to 32. Nielsen is now 32-0, and Holmes 65-6.

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