If boxing is your guilty pleasure when it comes to betting and viewing, then this is definitely where you want to be. With Mandalay Bay hosting some of the biggest and best boxing matches Vegas as ever seen in the previous years, you are sure to get the betting experience of a lifetime! The most common way to bet on boxing is by picking the outright winner, this strategy is great for evenly matched fighters because they both have similar odds, but if it is a fight between a big-name boxer and an unknown boxer, the odds can be really high, making the fight not worth betting, because the underdog is likely going to lose, and you won’t make any money betting the favorite. Betting On A Fighter To Win The Fight This is the simplest way you can bet on a fight. This is a bet on the outright winner of the match, much like a moneyline bet in other sports. This is as straightforward as you can get when betting on boxing.

If you want to bet on the way in which a boxer wins as fight, you have two options. You can bet on a fighter to win by decision or you can bet on them winning by KO. If you choose the latter.

The odds on boxing fights are a bit confusing if you don’t know how to read them. The betting odds for a fight usually look something like this…

• Mike Tyson (-320)
• Evander Holyfield (+210)

Favorite Betting

In this example, Mike Tyson would be the favorite in the fight. And his odds for the fight are -320, which is the same as 3.2-1. So for every $3.20 you bet on Mike Tyson you would profit $1 if he won. So if you bet $320 on Tyson and he wins, then you would profit $100.

If Tyson loses the fight, you would lose $320.

Underdog Betting

In this example, Evander Holyfield would be the underdog. His odds for the fight are +210, which means for every $1 you bet on the fight you would profit $2.10. So if you bet $100 on Holyfield and he wins the bout, then you will have profited $210.

If Holyfield were to lose the fight you would be out just your original $100.

Totals Odds In Boxing Betting

Some sportsbooks in Las Vegas and online, put out odds on the total amount of rounds the fight will go. So a total for this fight might look like this.

• Over 10.5 rounds (-145)
• Under 10.5 rounds (+110)

With a totals bet you’re not betting on a fighter, you’re just betting whether or not the fight will go over or under the amount of rounds set by the sportsbook.

So if you think the fight will go less than 10.5 rounds, then you would bet on the Under 10.5 rounds at +110. And just like with the odds above you would be wagering $100 to win $110 of profit.

Totals bets are very popular in other sports like football, but usually only get a lot of action in boxing when there is a big super fight ( ex.. Mayweather/De La Hoya).

In the future we will have a full guide for betting on boxing along with the same sort of boxing odds that are updated live at boxingodds.com.

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After a lull, boxing is slowly gaining attention as an important arena for sports betting. Boxing is an individual combat event where players of a similar weight or category fight a bout with each other. As such, boxing betting odds tend to favor consistent winners and achievers. Every gambler, whether professional or amateur, has a personal favorite. Unlike team events where betting tips and odds are often given out after an analysis of the whole team, boxing is an individual event and more prone to bias and prejudice in the minds of even the most astute gambler. Boxing betting odds often support several highly priced underdogs. Boxing matches are also widely spaced and fewer in number than mass sports like football and basketball. Nevertheless, the sport incites much passion and enthusiasm from gamblers and boxing fans alike.

Basics of Money Lines

Almost all boxing betting odds are for head to head betting or on the money line. This is because of the individualistic nature of the game. Over/Under bets are also available where gamblers need to predict the total number of rounds the bout will extend to before a knock off. Some players are reputed for being knockout specialists. Bookmakers will fix a limit and gamblers bet whether the actual number will be over or under the limit. There are several reputable boxing betting sites. Most of these websites offer useful boxing betting tips apart from boxing betting odds and lines. Las Vegas boxing betting odds are known in the industry for being among the more accurate ones.

Boxing betting odds are often quoted as fixed odds. For example in a November boxing bout, Glen Johnson is slated to take on Chad Dawson. The bookmakers place odds of +325 on Glen Johnson for a win and a probability of -450 for Chad Dawson to pull off a victory, Chad Dawson is thus, the favorite to win this match. For every $450 a gambler would bet on Chad Dawson, he stands to win $100. Similarly, for every $100 bet on the underdog Glen Johnson, the gambler could earn $325 in case of a victory. In money line bets, the amounts paid out in case of an underdog victory would include the initial bet amount as well. In this example if Glen Johnson wins, the gambler will take home $425. Over and under bets are also available for this match. Standard fixed odds are also available at UK facing sites.

Betting on Draws

How To Bet On Boxing In Vegas Odds

Another fairly common form of betting for boxing matches is ‘draw’ betting. Gamblers can get boxing betting tips online from reputed analysts and decide whether at all there will be a clear winner or loser in the match. If he feels the match will end in a draw, he can opt for draw betting. In KO or stoppage betting, gamblers bet for whether a specific fighter will end a bout by surrender or knockout. Several bookmakers publish boxing betting odds for this kind of betting as well.

Underdogs and Upsets

How To Bet On A Fight In Vegas

Boxing betting odds and tips have to be carefully studied before a gambler places a bet. Upsets are fairly common and very often a gambler could lose money on a bet. This was the case in the January brawl between Shane Mosley and Margarito. Margarito carried very heavy betting odds for a victory but Mosley knocked out his opponent in the ninth round itself. Mosley was quoted at +300.

Boxing Divisions/Categories

How To Bet On A Boxing Match

Globally, the sport of boxing is divided into five divisions or categories. They are the Cruiserweight, Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight and Welterweight. Each category has its own set of players and competitions. As such the boxing betting odds being made available by bookmakers online are also categorized as above. The World Boxing Classic is a major event for bookmakers and fans of the sport alike. Bookmakers enjoy handicapping the Super Six World Boxing Classic event because it features six of the best boxers in the world and has a format of a round robin event. Each player gets at least three bouts. After three bouts a-piece the bottom two on the points table are eliminated and the contest is reduced to the ‘Final Four’. This year’s edition has boxer Mikkel Kessler with the most favorable boxing betting odds.