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Michalczewski vs. Hill: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Dariusz Michalczewski (Tiger) and Virgil Hill (Quicksilver) put their light-heavyweight belts on the line. Michalczewski brings the WBO belt. Hill brings the WBA and IBF belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
29
Sep 16, 1991
33-0
10
24 (72.7%)
184 cm
178 cm
-6 cm
Orthodox
Dec 13, 1996
6m
33
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Nov 15, 1984
43-1
23
20 (45.5%)
184 cm
196 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Nov 23, 1996
6m, 21d
13
WBO
CR
w1
lHV
w1
d8
WBAIBF
lHV
w2
d20
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Friday, 13 Jun 1997
Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
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Dariusz Michalczewski vs. Virgil Hill

Date

This fight between Dariusz Michalczewski and Virgil Hill took place on at the Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 184 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Hill has a significantly longer reach of 196 cm, which is 18 cms longer than Michalczewski's 178 cm. Hill also has a 18 cm ape index advantage over Michalczewski.

Michalczewski is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 33-0 (24 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Christophe Girard, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Hill comes in with a record of 43-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 21 days ago against Henry Maske, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Michalczewski will be 29 years and 1 month old. Hill will be 33 years and 4 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 59-41 in favor of Dariusz Michalczewski. Here is the prediction for Michalczewski vs Hill.

The chances of Dariusz Michalczewski winning this fight is much higher. However, Virgil Hill still cannot be counted out.

Result

Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Virgil Hill via 12 round UD to win the WBA and IBF light-heavyweight titles and retain the WBO light-heavyweight title. Hill's 13 fight win streak comes to an end, and Michalczewski advances his win streak to 34. Michalczewski is now 34-0, and Hill 43-2.

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