Thompson vs. Nelson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Carl Thompson (The Cat) defends his WBO cruiserweight title against Johnny Nelson (The Entertainer). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Carl Thompson and Johnny Nelson took place on at the Storm Arena, Derby, England.
Tale of the Tape
At 189 cm, Johnny Nelson is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Carl Thompson is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Nelson also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Thompson's 191 cm. On top of that, Nelson also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Thompson.
Thompson is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-4 (17 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 9 days ago against Chris Eubank, which he won via 9th round RTD.
Nelson comes in with a record of 31-12-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 9 days ago against Peter Oboh, which he won via 6th round RTD.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Thompson will be 34 years and 10 months old. Nelson will be 32 years and 2 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Carl Thompson. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Thompson vs Nelson.
Result
Johnny Nelson defeated Carl Thompson via 5th round TKO. Thompson's 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and Nelson advances his win streak to 7. Nelson is now 32-12-1, and Thompson 24-5.
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