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Holmes vs. Smith II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

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.

49
Mar 21, 1973
66-6
26
42 (58.3%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Jul 29, 1997
1y, 10m, 20d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
46
Nov 5, 1981
44-16-1
4
32 (52.5%)
193 cm
208 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Nov 27, 1998
6m, 22d
1
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
WBA
HV
w2
Friday, 18 Jun 1999
Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
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Larry Holmes vs. James Smith II

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and James Smith took place on 18 June, 1999 at the Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

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.

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 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.

A very close matchup, could go either way. James Smith may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Holmes stops Smith early.

Result

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.

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