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Jones Jr. vs. Griffin: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) defends his WBC light-heavyweight title against Montell Griffin (Ice). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
May 6, 1989
34-0
8
29 (85.3%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Nov 22, 1996
3m, 27d
34
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Feb 16, 1993
26-0
0
18 (69.2%)
170 cm
178 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Dec 6, 1996
3m, 15d
26
IBF
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
light-heavyweight
Friday, 21 Mar 1997
Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Montell Griffin I

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Montell Griffin took place on at the Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Roy Jones Jr. is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Montell Griffin is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Jones Jr. also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Griffin's 178 cm. They have the same ape index of 8 cm.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 34-0 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Mike McCallum, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Mike McCallum's boxing career

Griffin also comes in with an undefeated record of 26-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 15 days ago against James Toney, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

James Toney's boxing career

Roy Jones Jr. is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Montell Griffin fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 28 years and 2 months old. Griffin will be 26 years and 9 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 64-36 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Griffin.

Roy Jones Jr. is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Montell Griffin puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Montell Griffin defeated Roy Jones Jr. via 9 round DQ to win the WBC light-heavyweight title. Jones Jr.'s undefeated record of 34 wins comes to an end, and Griffin advances his win streak to 27. Griffin is now 27-0, and Jones Jr. 34-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Richard Hall in the 11th round
  3. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Virgil Hill in the 4th round
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Montell Griffin in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Antoine Byrd in the 1st round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Thomas Tate in the 2nd round