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

Antonio Tarver (The Magic Man) defends his The Ring light-heavyweight title against Glen Johnson (Gentleman). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

36
Feb 18, 1997
22-2
3
18 (75%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
May 15, 2004
7m, 3d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Feb 19, 1993
41-9-2
5
28 (53.8%)
175 cm
191 cm
16 cm
Orthodox
Sep 25, 2004
2m, 23d
2
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
lHV
w1
lHV
w2
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
IBF
lHV
w1
d1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 18 Dec 2004
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Antonio Tarver vs. Glen Johnson I

Date

This fight between Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson took place on at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Antonio Tarver is the taller of the two by 13 cms; Glen Johnson is 175 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 191 cm. Johnson has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Tarver.

Tarver is coming in to this fight with a record of 22-2 (18 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 3 days ago against Roy Jones Jr., which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Roy Jones Jr.'s boxing career

Johnson comes in with a record of 41-9-2 (28 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Roy Jones Jr., which he won via 9th round KO.

Roy Jones Jr.'s boxing career

Antonio Tarver fights out of the southpaw stance, while Glen Johnson fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tarver will be 36 years old. Johnson will be 35 years and 11 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Antonio Tarver. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Tarver vs Johnson.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Antonio Tarver may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Johnson stops Tarver early.

Result

Glen Johnson defeated Antonio Tarver via 12 round SD. Tarver's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Johnson advances his win streak to 3. Johnson is now 42-9-2, and Tarver 22-3.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Lucian Bute defeats Glen Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision
  2. Chad Dawson defeats Glen Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  3. Clinton Woods defeats Glen Johnson via 12-round split decision in their 3rd fight
  4. Antonio Tarver defeats Roy Jones Jr. via 12-round unanimous decision in their 3rd fight
  5. Glen Johnson knocks out Roy Jones Jr. in the 9th round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. defeats Antonio Tarver via 12-round majority decision
  7. Bernard Hopkins knocks out Glen Johnson in the 11th round