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

Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist) and Kirk Johnson (Bubba) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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32
Nov 16, 1996
32-2
5
31 (91.2%)
201 cm
201 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jun 21, 2003
5m, 15d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Apr 4, 1993
34-1-1
1
25 (69.4%)
188 cm
206 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Mar 15, 2003
8m, 21d
2
WBO
HV
w1
d2
Saturday, 6 Dec 2003
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Vitali Klitschko vs. Kirk Johnson

Date

This fight between Vitali Klitschko and Kirk Johnson took place on 6 December, 2003 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 201 cm, Vitali Klitschko is the taller of the two by 13 cms; Kirk Johnson is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Johnson has longer reach of 206 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Klitschko's 201 cm. Johnson also has a 18 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-2 (31 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against Lennox Lewis, which he lost via 6th round TKO.

Lennox Lewis' boxing career

Johnson comes in with a record of 34-1-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 21 days ago against Lou Savarese, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Lou Savarese's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 32 years and 4 months old. Johnson will be 31 years and 5 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 57-43 in favor of Vitali Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Johnson.

The chances of Vitali Klitschko winning is higher, but Kirk Johnson cannot be counted out. Johnson could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Vitali Klitschko defeated Kirk Johnson via 2nd round TKO. Johnson's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Klitschko gets on a new winning streak. Klitschko is now 33-2, and Johnson 34-2-1.

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