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

In a unification world title fight, Lou Del Valle (Honey Boy) and Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) put their light-heavyweight belts on the line. Valle brings the WBA belt. Jones Jr. brings the WBC belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
30
Jan 12, 1992
27-1
2
19 (67.9%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Sep 20, 1997
9m, 28d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
May 6, 1989
36-1
10
31 (83.8%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Apr 25, 1998
2m, 23d
2
WBA
lHV
w1
WBCIBF
lHV
e1
w1
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 18 Jul 1998
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Lou Del Valle vs. Roy Jones Jr.

Date

This fight between Lou Del Valle and Roy Jones Jr. took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Lou Del Valle is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Roy Jones Jr. is 180 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 188 cm. Jones Jr. has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Valle.

Valle is coming in to this fight with a record of 27-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 28 days ago against Eddy Smulders, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Jones Jr. comes in with a record of 36-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Virgil Hill, which he won via 4th round KO.

Virgil Hill's boxing career

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

On the day of the fight, Valle will be 30 years old. Jones Jr. will be 29 years and 6 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 67-33 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Valle vs Jones Jr.

Roy Jones Jr. is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Lou Del Valle to win this one.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated Lou Del Valle via 12 round UD. Valle's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 3. Jones Jr. is now 37-1, and Valle 27-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Bruno Girard defeats Lou Del Valle via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Glen Kelly in the 7th round
  3. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Virgil Hill in the 4th round
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Montell Griffin in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Vinny Pazienza in the 6th round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Thomas Tate in the 2nd round