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

In a unification world title fight, Michael Moorer (Double M) and Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) put their heavyweight belts on the line. Moorer brings the IBF belt. Holyfield brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Mar 4, 1988
39-1
16
31 (77.5%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Southpaw
Mar 29, 1997
7m, 10d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Nov 15, 1984
34-3
15
24 (64.9%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 28, 1997
4m, 11d
3
WBAIBFWBO
HV
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HV
w2
d2
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d9
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HV
w3
d4
HV
w1
d3
HV
w2
d3
CR
w1
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CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 8 Nov 1997
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield II

Date

This fight between Michael Moorer and Evander Holyfield took place on at the Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Evander Holyfield is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Michael Moorer is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Moorer has longer reach of 198 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Holyfield's 197 cm. Moorer also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Holyfield.

Moorer is coming in to this fight with a record of 39-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 10 days ago against Vaughn Bean, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Holyfield comes in with a record of 34-3 (24 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 11 days ago against Mike Tyson, which he won via 3 round disqualification.

Mike Tyson's boxing career

Michael Moorer fights out of the southpaw stance, while Evander Holyfield fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Moorer will be 29 years and 11 months old. Holyfield will be 35 years 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 53-47 in favor of Evander Holyfield. Here is the prediction for Moorer vs Holyfield II.

A close matchup. Evander Holyfield may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Michael Moorer could win too.

Result

Evander Holyfield defeated Michael Moorer via 8th round RTD to win the IBF heavyweight title and retain the WBA heavyweight title. Moorer's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holyfield advances his win streak to 4. Holyfield is now 35-3, and Moorer 39-2.

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