Boxing
Showtime vs. One Time: Shawn Porter-Keith Thurman odds
The undefeated current WBA welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is the boxing betting favorite to beat Shaw ‘Showtime’ Porter on June 25th, 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and retain his title. The following are the odds for people who bet on boxing:
Dominic Breazeale vs. Anthony Joshua Boxing Betting Odds
Current IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is the boxing betting favorite to defeat Dominic Breazeale at the O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday, June 26th. Don’t believe me? Just watch:
Fury versus Klitschko Odds One Month Ahead of Rematch
The rematch between WBA (Super), WBO, IBO, The Ring and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury – not related to Nick – and challenger Wladimir Klitschko is, give or take a few hours, only a month away from this writing, on July 9th.
Ruslan Provodnikov Favorite to Beat John Molina, Jr.
The Siberian Rocky – a combination that could be known as a Balboa-Drago hybrid – is the boxing betting favorite to defeat John Molina, Jr. at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday, June 11th.
Odds Favor Vasyl Lomachenko to Defeat Roman Martinez
Boxing betting odds favor Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko to beat WBO super featherweight champion Roman Martinez for the title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on June, Saturday 11th.
Pros vs. Joes: Professional Boxers Allowed at Olympics
The boxing betting terms ‘favorite’ and ‘underdog’ may take a whole new meaning at the Rio Summer Olympic Games in August. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has voted to let any boxer who wants to try and qualify and get selected for their respective national teams next month. AIBA has been criticized by the likes of Oscar de la Hoya and Mike Tyson for attempting to mix apples and oranges. Golden Boy and Iron Mike, voices of reason – how do you like them apples? Manny Pacquiao was set to compete in Rio but ultimately preferred to focus on the political ring, after having been elected a Philippine senator. Good call, Manny. Even his manager thought it was an ill-advised idea.
Canelo-Golovkin Negotiations Not Dead But Zombie-like
Last week fans who bet on boxing were disappointed by the news that Saul Canelo Alvarez vacated the WBC Middleweight Title – which was immediately awarded to Gennady Golovkin – in order to avoid “artificial deadlines.” The World Boxing Council had decreed that a championship fight between Alvarez and the mandatory No. 1 contender GGG must be settled on by both parties involved within a fortnight, or else – to which Canelo basically said to take your belt and shove it (rumors that he didn’t know what the word fortnight means have not been confirmed). Recent developments have made the boxing betting mega-fight even more unlikely in the near future.
Canelo Alvarez Officially Vacates WBC Middleweight Title
Fans who bet on boxing will have to wait longer than the vaunted “15 days” to see Saul ‘Canelo Alvarez’-Gennady Golovkin fight. The Mexican redhead has officially vacated the WBC middleweight championship in order to avoid quote-unquote artificial deadlines – methinks it’s something else he’s trying to avoid. The World Boxing Council had decreed a 15-day period for Golden Boy Promotions to finalize a unification bout with GGG. With this new development, the mandatory challenger and interim champ Triple G becomes the new and undisputed title-holder. It appears as if Canelo’s whiteness is not the only trait he shares with paper.
VR simulation predicts outcome of Floyd-Conor match
Some people say boxing betting odds would favor Floyd Mayweather while UFC betting odds would favor Conor McGregor, depending on whether their vaunted fight were to take place in a boxing ring or a MMA octagon. Most people who still have a shred of connection with this plane of reality agree that the match is never going to happen, regardless of how much the two would-be opponents run their mouths. Someone, however, has imagined a third alternative scenario in which Money would beat The Notorious One with a single punch. And the best part is, it’s as realistic as it gets and probably the closest we’ll ever get to see the two lock up.
Big Boxing Match Could Be a Knockout
The good news for fans of boxing betting is that the fight that they really want to see actually can happen without having to wait until they grow too old to enjoy it. The date would be September 17 but do not make ticket-buying plans yet. This is boxing and there have been a lot of good fights that should have but never happened. Even so, Canelo Alvarez says he wants it. Gennady Golovkin also says he wants it. Two big hitters with a loss between the two for all the middleweight titles that they can bring to the ring.