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Michalczewski vs. Griffin: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Dariusz Michalczewski (Tiger) defends his WBO light-heavyweight title against Montell Griffin (Ice). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

31
Sep 16, 1991
40-0
17
30 (75%)
184 cm
178 cm
-6 cm
Orthodox
Apr 3, 1999
4m, 25d
40
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Feb 16, 1993
38-2
2
27 (67.5%)
170 cm
178 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 23, 1999
2m, 5d
4
WBAIBFWBO
CR
w1
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
d15
WBC
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 28 Aug 1999
Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
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Dariusz Michalczewski vs. Montell Griffin

Date

This fight between Dariusz Michalczewski and Montell Griffin took place on at the Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 184 cm, Dariusz Michalczewski is the taller of the two by 14 cms; Montell Griffin is 170 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 178 cm. Griffin has a 14 cm ape index advantage over Michalczewski.

Michalczewski is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 40-0 (30 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 25 days ago against Muslim Biarslanov, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Griffin comes in with a record of 38-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 5 days ago against Tim Cooper, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Michalczewski will be 31 years and 3 months old. Griffin will be 29 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 64-36 in favor of Dariusz Michalczewski. Here is the prediction for Michalczewski vs Griffin.

Dariusz Michalczewski is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Montell Griffin puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Montell Griffin via 4th round TKO to retain the WBO light-heavyweight title. Griffin's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Michalczewski advances his win streak to 41. Michalczewski is now 41-0, and Griffin 38-3.

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  3. Dariusz Michalczewski knocks out Richard Hall in the 11th round
  4. Dariusz Michalczewski defeats Virgil Hill via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Montell Griffin defeats Roy Jones Jr. via 9 round disqualification
  6. Montell Griffin defeats James Toney via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  7. Montell Griffin defeats James Toney via 12-round majority decision