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Hopkins vs. Smith Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) and Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) are scheduled to meet in a light-heavyweight bout on at The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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51
Oct 11, 1988
55-7-2
34
32 (50%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Nov 8, 2014
2y, 1m, 9d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Oct 31, 2009
22-1
0
18 (78.3%)
183 cm
193 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jun 18, 2016
5m, 29d
16
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lHV
w1
lHV
w1
lHV
w1
d2
lHV
w2
d1
MD
w1
d6
MD
w1
d7
MD
w1
d19
MD
w1
d1
MD
w1
d6
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 17 Dec 2016
The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
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Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith Jr.

Date

This fight between Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith Jr. took place on 17 December, 2016 at the The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Bernard Hopkins is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Joe Smith Jr. is 183 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Smith Jr. has longer reach of 193 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Hopkins' 191 cm. Smith Jr. also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Hopkins.

Hopkins is coming in to this fight with a record of 55-7-2 (32 KOs). His last fight was 2 years, 1 month, and 9 days ago against Sergey Kovalev, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Sergey Kovalev's boxing career

Smith Jr. comes in with a record of 22-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Andrzej Fonfara, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Andrzej Fonfara's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Hopkins will be 51 years and 11 months old. Smith Jr. will be 27 years and 2 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 68-32 in favor of Joe Smith Jr. Here is the prediction for Hopkins vs Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr. should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Bernard Hopkins to win this one.

Result

Joe Smith Jr. defeated Bernard Hopkins via 8th round TKO. Hopkins' losing streak continues, and Smith Jr. advances his win streak to 17. Smith Jr. is now 23-1, and Hopkins 55-8-2.

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