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

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

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37
Feb 18, 1997
24-3
6
18 (66.7%)
188 cm
191 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Oct 1, 2005
8m, 9d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
41
Oct 11, 1988
46-4-1
24
32 (62.7%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Dec 3, 2005
6m, 7d
-2
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w2
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w2
d1
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w1
d6
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d7
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w1
d19
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w1
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d6
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 10 Jun 2006
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Antonio Tarver vs. Bernard Hopkins

Date

This fight between Antonio Tarver and Bernard Hopkins took place on at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Antonio Tarver is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Bernard Hopkins is 185 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 191 cm. Hopkins has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Tarver.

Tarver is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-3 (18 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 9 days ago against Roy Jones Jr., which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Roy Jones Jr.'s boxing career

Hopkins comes in with a record of 46-4-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 7 days ago against Jermain Taylor, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Jermain Taylor's boxing career

Antonio Tarver fights out of the southpaw stance, while Bernard Hopkins fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tarver will be 37 years and 6 months old. Hopkins will be 41 years and 4 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 60-40 in favor of Antonio Tarver. Here is the prediction for Tarver vs Hopkins.

Antonio Tarver is likely to win. Unless Bernard Hopkins puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Bernard Hopkins defeated Antonio Tarver via 12 round UD. Tarver's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hopkins gets on a new winning streak. Hopkins is now 47-4-1, and Tarver 24-4.

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