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

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

36
Feb 18, 1997
23-3
5
18 (69.2%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Jun 18, 2005
3m, 13d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
May 6, 1989
49-3
25
38 (73.1%)
180 cm
188 cm
8 cm
Switcher
Sep 25, 2004
1y, 6d
-2
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lHV
w1
lHV
w2
lHV
w1
lHV
w2
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HV
w1
lHV
w1
d11
lHV
e1
w2
d11
lHV
w1
d7
lHV
e1
d3
sMD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 1 Oct 2005
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. III

Date

This fight between Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. took place on at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, 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.

Tarver is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-3 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Glen Johnson, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Glen Johnson's boxing career

Jones Jr. comes in with a record of 49-3 (38 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 6 days ago against Glen Johnson, which he lost via 9th round KO.

Glen Johnson'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, Tarver will be 36 years and 10 months old. Jones Jr. will be 36 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 67-33 in favor of Antonio Tarver. Here is the prediction for Tarver vs Jones Jr III.

Antonio Tarver is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Roy Jones Jr. to win this one.

Result

Antonio Tarver defeated Roy Jones Jr. via 12 round UD to retain the The Ring light-heavyweight title. Jones Jr.'s losing streak continues, and Tarver advances his win streak to 2. Tarver is now 24-3, and Jones Jr. 49-4.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Antonio Tarver defeats Glen Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Clinton Woods in the 6th round
  3. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Glen Kelly in the 7th round
  4. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Vinny Pazienza in the 6th round
  5. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Antoine Byrd in the 1st round
  6. Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Roy Jones Jr. knocks out Thomas Tate in the 2nd round