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

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

28
May 6, 1989
34-1
9
29 (82.9%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Mar 21, 1997
4m, 17d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Feb 16, 1993
27-0
1
18 (66.7%)
170 cm
178 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Mar 21, 1997
4m, 17d
27
WBCIBF
lHV
e1
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
WBC
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Thursday, 7 Aug 1997
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Montell Griffin II

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Montell Griffin took place on at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 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 a record of 34-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Montell Griffin, which he lost via 9 round disqualification.

Montell Griffin's boxing career

Griffin comes in with an undefeated record of 27-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Roy Jones Jr., which he won via 9 round disqualification.

Roy Jones Jr.'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 6 months old. Griffin will be 27 years and 2 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 Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Griffin II.

The chances of Roy Jones Jr. winning this fight is much higher. However, Montell Griffin still cannot be counted out.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated Montell Griffin via 1st round KO. Griffin's undefeated record of 27 wins comes to an end, and Jones Jr. gets on a new winning streak. Jones Jr. is now 35-1, and Griffin 27-1.

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