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

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) defends his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Antonio Tarver (The Magic Man). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
May 6, 1989
49-1
23
38 (76%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Nov 8, 2003
6m, 7d
15
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Feb 18, 1997
21-2
2
17 (73.9%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Nov 8, 2003
6m, 7d
-1
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d11
lHV
e1
w2
d11
lHV
w1
d7
lHV
e1
d3
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
WBCIBF
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 15 May 2004
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II

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 49-1 (38 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 7 days ago against Antonio Tarver, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Antonio Tarver's boxing career

Tarver comes in with a record of 21-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 7 days ago against Roy Jones Jr., which he lost via 12 round majority decision.

Roy Jones Jr.'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 35 years and 3 months old. Tarver will be 35 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 58-42 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Tarver II.

The chances of Roy Jones Jr. winning this fight is much higher. However, Antonio Tarver still cannot be counted out.

Result

Antonio Tarver defeated Roy Jones Jr. via 2nd round TKO to win the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr.'s 15 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tarver gets on a new winning streak. Tarver is now 22-2, and Jones Jr. 49-2.

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