Dec 05 2008
Boxing Bets: The Basics
In honor of tomorrow night’s fight I figured I’d explain a little bit about boxing betting. It’s actually quite simple. There are two bets made, and they’re identical to two of the more common sports bets (although sports bets I haven’t covered yet).
There is the money line bet. This is a bet on who will win. There is no point spread, just a listing such as:
De La Hoya -170
Pacquiao +140
The fighter with the negative score is the favorite. The negative is how much money you must put on that fighter to win $100. The positive is how much money you will win on a $100 bet. Easy enough, right?
There is sometimes a third option on boxing money lines, the draw. It will be listed the same way, and it usually pays fairly well, since draws are rare. Knockouts do not count as draws.
The second bet is the over/under on the number of rounds. In order to win this bet, the bout must last 1 minute and 30 seconds (or longer) into the designated round. For instance, for tomorrow’s fight, it is 10 rounds. The over is that both fighters are still standing and the bout is still going 1:30 into Round 10. The under is that the bout is over 1:29 into Round 10 or earlier.
Boxing betting really is pretty easy. So even if you’re not a boxing fan, go place some bets on tomorrow’s fight and have a good time.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Dacey,
I’m not sure where you are locally, but you’d have to check out whether sports betting is legal in your area. I’m sure that even if it’s not, between the internet and underground bookies, you could find some way to bet on the next fight.