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Hopkins vs. Jackson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) defends his IBF middleweight title against John David Jackson (Action). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

32
Oct 11, 1988
30-2-1
6
23 (69.7%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jul 16, 1996
9m, 3d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Mar 11, 1984
35-2
8
19 (51.4%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Southpaw
Nov 20, 1996
4m, 30d
-1
IBF
MD
w1
d3
WBAWBO
MD
w1
sWL
w2
d4
middleweight
Saturday, 19 Apr 1997
Municipal Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
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Bernard Hopkins vs. John David Jackson

Date

This fight between Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson took place on at the Municipal Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Bernard Hopkins is the taller of the two by 5 cms; John David Jackson is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Hopkins also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Jackson's 188 cm. Jackson has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Hopkins.

Hopkins is coming in to this fight with a record of 30-2-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 3 days ago against William Bo James, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Jackson comes in with a record of 35-2 (19 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 30 days ago against Abdullah Ramadan, which he lost via 10 round split decision.

Bernard Hopkins fights out of the orthodox stance, while John David Jackson fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Hopkins will be 32 years and 3 months old. Jackson will be 33 years and 11 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 71-29 in favor of Bernard Hopkins. Here is the prediction for Hopkins vs Jackson.

Bernard Hopkins should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for John David Jackson to win this one.

Result

Bernard Hopkins defeated John David Jackson via 7th round TKO to retain the IBF middleweight title. Jackson's losing streak continues, and Hopkins advances his win streak to 5. Hopkins is now 31-2-1, and Jackson 35-3.

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