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Tarver vs. Griffin: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Antonio Tarver (The Magic Man) challenges Montell Griffin's (Ice) light-heavyweight belts. The winner also wins the vacant WBC light-heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Feb 18, 1997
20-1
0
17 (81%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Jul 20, 2002
9m, 6d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Feb 16, 1993
44-3
3
29 (61.7%)
170 cm
178 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 3, 2002
5m, 23d
6
WBC
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 26 Apr 2003
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
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Antonio Tarver vs. Montell Griffin

Date

This fight between Antonio Tarver and Montell Griffin took place on at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Antonio Tarver is the taller of the two by 18 cms; Montell Griffin is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Tarver also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Griffin's 178 cm. Griffin has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Tarver.

Tarver is coming in to this fight with a record of 20-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 6 days ago against Eric Harding, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Griffin comes in with a record of 44-3 (29 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 23 days ago against George Khalid Jones, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Antonio Tarver fights out of the southpaw stance, while Montell Griffin fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tarver will be 34 years and 5 months old. Griffin will be 32 years and 10 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 Antonio Tarver. Here is the prediction for Tarver vs Griffin.

Antonio Tarver is likely to win. Unless Montell Griffin puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Antonio Tarver defeated Montell Griffin via 12 round UD to win the vacant WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Griffin's 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tarver advances his win streak to 5. Tarver is now 21-1, and Griffin 44-4.

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  5. Roy Jones Jr. defeats Antonio Tarver via 12-round majority decision
  6. Montell Griffin defeats Roy Jones Jr. via 9 round disqualification
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