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Lewis vs. Rahman: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) defends his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles against Hasim Rahman (The Rock). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
Jun 27, 1989
38-1-1
14
29 (72.5%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Nov 11, 2000
5m, 11d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Dec 3, 1994
34-2
0
28 (77.8%)
189 cm
208 cm
19 cm
Orthodox
Aug 4, 2000
8m, 18d
3
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w1
HV
e1
w1
d12
HV
w1
d3
heavyweight
Sunday, 22 Apr 2001
Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa
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Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman I

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman took place on at the Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Hasim Rahman is 189 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Rahman's 208 cm. Rahman has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Lewis.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-1-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 11 days ago against David Tua, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

David Tua's boxing career

Rahman comes in with a record of 34-2 (28 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 18 days ago against Frankie Swindell, which he won via 7th round RTD.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 35 years and 7 months old. Rahman will be 28 years and 5 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 61-39 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Rahman.

Lennox Lewis is likely to win. Unless Hasim Rahman puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Hasim Rahman defeated Lennox Lewis via 5th round KO to win the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. Lewis' 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Rahman advances his win streak to 4. Rahman is now 35-2, and Lewis 38-2-1.

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