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Jones Jr. vs. Tarver: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) and Antonio Tarver (The Magic Man) put their light-heavyweight belts on the line. Jones Jr. brings the WBA (Super) and The Ring belts. Tarver brings the WBC belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
May 6, 1989
48-1
22
38 (77.6%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Mar 1, 2003
8m, 7d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Feb 18, 1997
21-1
1
17 (77.3%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Apr 26, 2003
6m, 13d
5
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d10
lHV
e1
w1
d11
lHV
w1
d7
lHV
e1
d2
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
WBCIBF
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 8 Nov 2003
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver I

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver took place on at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Antonio Tarver is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Roy Jones Jr. is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Tarver also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Jones Jr.'s 188 cm. Jones Jr. has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Tarver.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with a record of 48-1 (38 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 7 days ago against John Ruiz, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

John Ruiz' boxing career

Tarver comes in with a record of 21-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 13 days ago against Montell Griffin, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Montell Griffin's boxing career

Roy Jones Jr. is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Antonio Tarver fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 34 years and 9 months old. Tarver will be 34 years and 11 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 Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Tarver.

A close matchup. Roy Jones Jr. may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Antonio Tarver could win too.

Result

Roy Jones Jr. defeated Antonio Tarver via 12 round MD. Tarver's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Jones Jr. advances his win streak to 15. Jones Jr. is now 49-1, and Tarver 21-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Antonio Tarver defeats Glen Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  3. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Clinton Woods in the 6th round
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Glen Kelly in the 7th round
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Montell Griffin in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  6. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Vinny Pazienza in the 6th round
  7. Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney via 12-round unanimous decision