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Holmes vs. Esch: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) and Eric Esch (Butterbean) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Scope Arena, Norfolk. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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52
Mar 21, 1973
68-6
26
44 (59.5%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Nov 17, 2000
1y, 8m, 10d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Oct 15, 1994
64-2-3
0
49 (71%)
182 cm
198 cm
16 cm
Orthodox
Feb 2, 2002
5m, 25d
2
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
Saturday, 27 Jul 2002
Scope Arena, Norfolk
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Larry Holmes vs. Eric Esch

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Eric Esch took place on 27 July, 2002 at the Scope Arena, Norfolk.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Eric Esch is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Esch's 198 cm. Esch has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Holmes.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with a record of 68-6 (44 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 8 months, and 10 days ago against Mike Weaver, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Mike Weaver's boxing career

Esch comes in with a record of 64-2-3 (49 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 25 days ago against Craig Wolfley, which he won via 4th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 52 years and 8 months old. Esch will be 35 years and 11 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Eric Esch. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Esch.

Eric Esch is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Larry Holmes to win this one.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Eric Esch via 10 round UD. Esch's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 4. Holmes is now 69-6, and Esch 64-3-3.

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