Marvin Johnson vs Matthew Saad Muhammad II
On April 22, 1979, Marvin Johnson (22-2, 17 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Matthew Saad Muhammad (22-3-2, 15 KOs).
Johnson vs Muhammad II Stats
Marvin Johnson is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Mate Parlov, 4 months and 20 days ago. Matthew Saad Muhammad is on a 9-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Yaqui Lopez, 5 months and 29 days ago.
Johnson vs Muhammad II Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 94.2-5.8 in favor of Matthew Saad Muhammad. It is going to be very difficult for Marvin Johnson to win this fight.
Johnson vs Muhammad II Result
In the rematch, Matthew Saad Muhammad stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC light-heavyweight champion. Muhammad improves his record to 23-3-2 (16 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 22-3.