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Tyson vs. Holyfield II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) challenges Evander Holyfield's (The Real Deal) WBA heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Mar 6, 1985
45-2
14
39 (83%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Nov 9, 1996
7m, 19d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Nov 15, 1984
33-3
14
24 (66.7%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 9, 1996
7m, 19d
2
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HV
w2
d8
HV
w2
d9
HV
w1
d6
HV
w1
d2
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HV
w3
d3
HV
w1
d3
HV
w2
d3
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 28 Jun 1997
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II

Date

This fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Evander Holyfield is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 197 cm, Holyfield also has a significant reach advantage of 17 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Holyfield also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.

Tyson is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-2 (39 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 19 days ago against Evander Holyfield, which he lost via 11th round TKO.

Evander Holyfield's boxing career

Holyfield comes in with a record of 33-3 (24 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 19 days ago against Mike Tyson, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Mike Tyson's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tyson will be 30 years and 11 months old. Holyfield will be 34 years and 8 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 51-49 in favor of Evander Holyfield. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Tyson vs Holyfield II.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Evander Holyfield may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Tyson stops Holyfield early.

Result

Evander Holyfield defeated Mike Tyson via 3 round DQ to retain the WBA heavyweight title. Tyson's losing streak continues, and Holyfield advances his win streak to 3. Holyfield is now 34-3, and Tyson 45-3.

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