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Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) and James Smith (Bonecrusher) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBC | IBF | TheRing |
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HV w1 d16 | HV e1 d3 | HV w1 d12 |
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This fight between Larry Holmes and James Smith took place on 18 June, 1999 at the Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
At 193 cm, James Smith is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Larry Holmes is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Smith also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Holmes' 206 cm. They have the same ape index of 15 cm.
Holmes is coming in to this fight with a record of 66-6 (42 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 10 months, and 20 days ago against Maurice Harris, which he won via 10 round split decision.
Smith comes in with a record of 44-16-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 22 days ago against Dave Slaughter, which he won via 2nd round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 49 years and 7 months old. Smith will be 46 years and 2 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of James Smith. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Smith II.
Larry Holmes defeated James Smith via 8th round TKO. Smith's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 2. Holmes is now 67-6, and Smith 44-17-1.