On August 13, 2005, Hasim Rahman (40-5-1, 33 KOs) and Monte Barrett (31-3, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Hasim Rahman is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round RTD victory over Kali Meehan, 9 months ago. Monte Barrett is on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Owen Beck, 6 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 82.7-17.3 in favor of Monte Barrett. Hasim Rahman is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Barrett should win this fight.
Hasim Rahman defeated Monte Barrett via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Rahman improves his record to 41-5-1, while Barrett adds a loss to his record at 31-4.