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Klitschko vs. Mercer: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) defends his WBO heavyweight title against Ray Mercer. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
26
Nov 16, 1996
38-1
4
34 (87.2%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Mar 16, 2002
3m, 13d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
41
Feb 24, 1989
30-4-1
2
22 (62.9%)
185 cm
196 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Feb 23, 2002
4m, 6d
7
WBO
HV
w1
d3
WBO
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 29 Jun 2002
Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ray Mercer

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Ray Mercer took place on at the Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 13 cms; Ray Mercer is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Mercer's 196 cm. Mercer has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-1 (34 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Francois Botha, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Francois Botha's boxing career

Mercer comes in with a record of 30-4-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 6 days ago against Troy Weida, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 26 years and 3 months old. Mercer will be 41 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 62-38 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Mercer.

Wladimir Klitschko is likely to win. Unless Ray Mercer puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Ray Mercer via 6th round TKO. Mercer's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 15. Klitschko is now 39-1, and Mercer 30-5-1.

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