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McCall vs. Lewis II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Oliver McCall (The Atomic Bull) and Lennox Lewis (The Lion) fight for the vacant WBC heavyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

31
Nov 2, 1985
28-6
3
20 (58.8%)
188 cm
208 cm
20 cm
Orthodox
Mar 23, 1996
10m, 15d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jun 27, 1989
29-1
4
24 (80%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
May 10, 1996
8m, 28d
4
WBC
HV
w1
d1
WBC
HV
e1
d3
heavyweight
Friday, 7 Feb 1997
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Oliver McCall vs. Lennox Lewis II

Date

This fight between Oliver McCall and Lennox Lewis took place on at the Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Oliver McCall is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has reach advantage of 5 cms over McCall's 208 cm. McCall has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Lewis.

McCall is coming in to this fight with a record of 28-6 (20 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 15 days ago against James Stanton, which he won via 5th round RTD.

Lewis comes in with a record of 29-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 28 days ago against Ray Mercer, which he won via 10 round majority decision.

Ray Mercer's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McCall will be 31 years and 9 months old. Lewis will be 31 years and 5 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for McCall vs Lewis II.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Oliver McCall wins?

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Oliver McCall via 5th round TKO to win the vacant WBC heavyweight title. McCall's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lewis advances his win streak to 5. Lewis is now 30-1, and McCall 28-7.

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