Boxing Odds

In the world of sports betting, there are plenty of different events to choose from. One of the oldest events to wager on is boxing, as the sport has literally been around since man first stepped foot on the earth. To wager on boxing, is to take the money line, on which fighter you believe will win the fight outright. In order to make a good wager, handicappers using bookie software, will look at the different styles boxers have, and how it affects their success inside the squared circle. Here is a guide to boxing styles.

A style is defined as the strategic approach that a fighter takes when they enter the ring to face an opponent. In theory, no two fighters of the same style are ever matched up, because of two reasons, everyone is different and it may make for a boring fight. With the UFC suddenly taking center stage in the world of combat sports, it’s important to understand that styles in MMA are similar to styles in boxing. Here are a few of the most popular styles.

The classic style of out fighting is used to define a fighter that keeps his or her distance from their opponent. Theoretically, taller bulkier fighters use out fighting as their style, since they have a longer range and focus more on jabs and working the body, to win fights by decision, rather then with power.

A power puncher is the complete opposite of an out fighter, as their goal is to land the big punch to knockout their opponent. For instance, in present day boxing, middleweight Marcos Maidana is known as a power puncher, since 25 of his 28 fights have ended with him knocking out his opponent. Conversely, a fighter such as Andre Ward, more take the entire fight to finish an opponent, because he will win on points and keeping his opponent to the outside.

In the world of North American sports betting, boxing is a distant fifth or sixth, depending on which sportsbook you use. Despite being one of the first ever sports for fans to place their money on, boxing has dropped in significance, because of a variety of controversy’s within the sport, that have fans wondering if fights are fixed. If you are looking to change from the UFC to boxing this winter when gambling, you should read this guide on how to bet on boxing.

Boxing is a straightforward sport, in that there is only one type of way to wager on the fight, the money line. As we’ve indicated in previous articles, the money line is the universal straight wager, in that you are only required to risk money on the team or athlete you expect to win the fight. However, the main difference between that definition of the money line and boxing’s definition is the draw option. In this option, you have to risk a certain amount of money to get back more money, but it’s contingent on the fight ending in a draw. Meaning to say, if a bettor wagers on a fighter and not a draw, and the fight ends in a draw, you lose your wager. Here is how it appears.

Amir Khan +200

Marcos Maidana – 300

Draw +1000

In this example, Amir Khan is considered the underdog, as suggested by the positive integer in front of the 200. For all intents and purposes, fans of Khan have to wager $100 to get back $200. Maidana fans have to do the opposite, risking $300 to get back $100 because Maidana is the favorite. For a draw, because it seems unlikely, the bettor can win $1000 for wagering $100 on the bookie software outcome.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is pound for pound the best Welterweight in the sports betting niche of boxing right now. Owning a record of 44 wins and no defeats, Mayweather’s training program and discipline in the ring, has been considered top notch by both fans and foes around the world. While Mayweather’s last couple of opponents have appeared to be hand chosen, Mayweather has shown, that he can dominate anyone. Today we’ll look at the bookie software Welterweight Rankings.

Maintaining a weight which allows him to fight in between Welterweight and Light Welterweight, Floyd Mayweather literally has a dozen or so opponents that if he wanted to today, he could sign and fight for the spring of 2012. Here is a top NBA fighter for him to consider.

Manny Pacquiao – Depending on which camp you are in, you either believe that Manny Pacquiao is the pound for pound best fighter in the world or Floyd Mayweather is the best fighter in the world. It was only a couple of years ago, that both fighter’s were at their primes and fans and media alike wanted to see the duo collide in the squared circle. However, the promoters for each fighter have had a difficult time negotiating fair contracts, and as a result, in 2011 this fight has become one in which not many people want to see anymore.

Basically, after controversially defeating Juan Manuel Marquez Pacquiao announced he wanted to fight Mayweather. But, in that fight with Marquez, people saw the human side of Manny, as he didn’t really do all that much in that fine to make people believe he was the best fighter in the world. Would a fight with Mayweather really prove Pacquiao is the pound for pound king, if he can’t defeat Marquez?