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

Roy Jones Jr. (Captain Hook) challenges Glen Johnson's (Gentleman) IBF light-heavyweight belt. 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
49-2
24
38 (74.5%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
May 15, 2004
4m, 10d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Feb 19, 1993
40-9-2
4
27 (52.9%)
175 cm
191 cm
16 cm
Orthodox
Feb 6, 2004
7m, 19d
1
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d11
lHV
e1
w2
d11
lHV
w1
d7
lHV
e1
d3
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
IBF
lHV
w1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 25 Sep 2004
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Glen Johnson

Date

This fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Glen Johnson took place on at the FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Roy Jones Jr. is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Glen Johnson is 175 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Johnson has longer reach of 191 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Jones Jr.'s 188 cm. Johnson also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Jones Jr.

Jones Jr. is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-2 (38 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Antonio Tarver, which he lost via 2nd round TKO.

Antonio Tarver's boxing career

Johnson comes in with a record of 40-9-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 19 days ago against Clinton Woods, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Clinton Woods' boxing career

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

On the day of the fight, Jones Jr. will be 35 years and 8 months old. Johnson will be 35 years and 8 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 64-36 in favor of Roy Jones Jr. Here is the prediction for Jones Jr. vs Johnson.

Roy Jones Jr. is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Glen Johnson puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Glen Johnson defeated Roy Jones Jr. via 9th round KO to retain the IBF light-heavyweight title. Jones Jr.'s losing streak continues, and Johnson advances his win streak to 2. Johnson is now 41-9-2, and Jones Jr. 49-3.

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