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Holyfield vs. Byrd: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) and Chris Byrd (Rapid Fire) fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
40
Nov 15, 1984
38-5-2
22
25 (55.6%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 1, 2002
6m, 13d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Jan 28, 1993
35-2
2
20 (54.1%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Jun 8, 2002
6m, 6d
4
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w4
d7
HV
w1
d3
HV
w3
d5
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
WBO
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 14 Dec 2002
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Evander Holyfield vs. Chris Byrd

Date

This fight between Evander Holyfield and Chris Byrd took place on at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Evander Holyfield is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Chris Byrd is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 197 cm, Holyfield also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Byrd's 188 cm. On top of that, Holyfield also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Byrd.

Holyfield is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-5-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 13 days ago against Hasim Rahman, which he won via 8 round technical decision.

Hasim Rahman's boxing career

Byrd comes in with a record of 35-2 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 6 days ago against Jeff Pegues, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Evander Holyfield fights out of the orthodox stance, while Chris Byrd fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Holyfield will be 40 years and 1 month old. Byrd will be 32 years and 3 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 53-47 in favor of Chris Byrd. Here is the prediction for Holyfield vs Byrd.

A close matchup. Chris Byrd may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Evander Holyfield could win too.

Result

Chris Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield via 12 round UD to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Holyfield's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Byrd advances his win streak to 5. Byrd is now 36-2, and Holyfield 38-6-2.

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