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

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

26
Nov 16, 1996
39-1
5
35 (87.5%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 29, 2002
5m, 8d
15
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Oct 10, 1995
28-2-3
0
16 (48.5%)
198 cm
208 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Apr 27, 2002
7m, 10d
7
WBO
HV
w1
d4
heavyweight
Saturday, 7 Dec 2002
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jameel McCline

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Jameel McCline took place on at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, McCline has longer reach of 208 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Klitschko's 206 cm. McCline also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 39-1 (35 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Ray Mercer, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Ray Mercer's boxing career

McCline comes in with a record of 28-2-3 (16 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 10 days ago against Shannon Briggs, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Shannon Briggs' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 26 years and 8 months old. McCline will be 32 years and 6 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 63-37 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs McCline.

Wladimir Klitschko is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Jameel McCline puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Jameel McCline via 10th round RTD. McCline's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 16. Klitschko is now 40-1, and McCline 28-3-3.

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