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Jirov vs. Moorer: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Vassiliy Jirov (The Tiger) and Michael Moorer (Double M) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
30
Jan 18, 1997
33-2
7
29 (82.9%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Mar 13, 2004
8m, 26d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
37
Mar 4, 1988
46-4-1
17
36 (70.6%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Southpaw
Jul 3, 2004
5m, 6d
-1
IBF
CR
w1
d5
WBAIBFWBO
HV
w1
HV
w2
d2
HV
w1
lHV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Thursday, 9 Dec 2004
Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
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Vassiliy Jirov vs. Michael Moorer

Date

This fight between Vassiliy Jirov and Michael Moorer took place on 9 December, 2004 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Moorer has a significantly longer reach of 198 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Jirov's 188 cm. Moorer also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Jirov.

Jirov is coming in to this fight with a record of 33-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 26 days ago against Joe Mesi, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Moorer comes in with a record of 46-4-1 (36 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 6 days ago against Eliseo Castillo, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Jirov will be 30 years and 8 months old. Moorer will be 37 years 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 51-49 in favor of Michael Moorer. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Jirov vs Moorer.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Michael Moorer may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Jirov stops Moorer early.

Result

Michael Moorer defeated Vassiliy Jirov via 9th round TKO. Jirov's losing streak continues, and Moorer gets on a new winning streak. Moorer is now 47-4-1, and Jirov 33-3.

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