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Jones Jr. vs. Hill: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) and Virgil Hill (Quicksilver) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
May 6, 1989
35-1
10
30 (83.3%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Aug 7, 1997
8m, 18d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Nov 15, 1984
43-2
24
20 (44.4%)
184 cm
196 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Jun 13, 1997
10m, 12d
-1
WBCIBF
lHV
e1
w1
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
WBAIBF
lHV
w2
d20
lHV
w1
Saturday, 25 Apr 1998
Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Virgil Hill took place on 25 April, 1998 at the Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 184 cm, Virgil Hill is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Roy Jones Jr. is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Hill also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Jones Jr.'s 188 cm. On top of that, Hill also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Jones Jr.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with a record of 35-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 18 days ago against Montell Griffin, which he won via 1st round KO.

Montell Griffin's boxing career

Hill comes in with a record of 43-2 (20 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 12 days ago against Dariusz Michalczewski, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Dariusz Michalczewski's boxing career

Roy Jones Jr. is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Virgil Hill fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 29 years and 3 months old. Hill will be 34 years and 3 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 63-37 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Hill.

Roy Jones Jr. is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Virgil Hill puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated Virgil Hill via 4th round KO. Hill's losing streak continues, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 2. Jones Jr. is now 36-1, and Hill 43-3.

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  2. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Glen Kelly in the 7th round
  3. Virgil Hill knocks out Fabrice Tiozzo in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Montell Griffin in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Antoine Byrd in the 1st round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Thomas Tate in the 2nd round
  7. Virgil Hill defeats Bobby Czyz via 12-round unanimous decision