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Byrd vs. McCline: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Chris Byrd (Rapid Fire) defends his IBF heavyweight title against Jameel McCline (Big Time). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Jan 28, 1993
37-2-1
5
20 (50%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Apr 17, 2004
6m, 27d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Oct 10, 1995
31-3-3
1
19 (51.4%)
198 cm
208 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Apr 15, 2004
6m, 29d
3
IBFWBO
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 13 Nov 2004
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Chris Byrd vs. Jameel McCline

Date

This fight between Chris Byrd and Jameel McCline took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Jameel McCline is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Chris Byrd is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, McCline also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Byrd's 188 cm. On top of that, McCline also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Byrd.

Byrd is coming in to this fight with a record of 37-2-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Andrew Golota, which ended in a draw.

Andrew Golota's boxing career

McCline comes in with a record of 31-3-3 (19 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 29 days ago against Wayne Llewellyn, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Chris Byrd fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jameel McCline fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Byrd will be 34 years and 2 months old. McCline will be 34 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 64-36 in favor of Jameel McCline. Here is the prediction for Byrd vs McCline.

Jameel McCline is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Chris Byrd puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Chris Byrd defeated Jameel McCline via 12 round SD to retain the IBF heavyweight title. McCline's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Byrd gets on a new winning streak. Byrd is now 38-2-1, and McCline 31-4-3.

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