Canelo Alvarez is arguably the most popular boxer in the world. But he’s not the most popular bet in Saturday’s super middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena.
Betting
In his autobiography, renowned sports bettor Billy Walters says he had a very brief sports betting partnership with boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face during the Academy Awards, Westgate SuperBook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman made odds on a mythical boxing match between them.
The Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder heavyweight title fight Saturday at T-Mobile Arena shapes up as a matchup of sharp bettors vs. the betting public at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The vast majority of action on Saturday night’s fight at T-Mobile Arena was on Manny Pacquiao, a -380 favorite who lost by unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas.
Las Vegas sportsbooks aren’t taking wagers on Sunday’s boxing spectacle in Miami Gardens, Florida, because it is being fought under exhibition rules.
UFC president Dana White has repeatedly said he would bet $1 million on former MMA champion Ben Askren to beat YouTuber Jake Paul in their boxing match.
Will No. 1 Gonzaga or No. 2 Baylor win the national title? Bettors can wager on that prop at William Hill, where the field is -125 and the Bulldogs and Bears are +105.
The Westgate made the bout a pick’em Thursday morning, but took it off the board Thursday afternoon after learning that there will be no judges, scoring or a winner declared.
A bettor at the MGM Grand has a $192,001.30 wager to win $14,763.33 riding on Orlando Gonzalez-Ruiz over Luis Porozo in their featherweight fight Thursday at the MGM Grand.
A bettor placed a $187,847.35 wager to win $4,173.95 on Gabriel Flores Jr. (-4,500) to beat Josec Ruiz in a 10-round lightweight fight Thursday at the MGM Grand.
Tyson, 53, and Holyfield, 57, each have posted impressive workout videos on social media and expressed a desire to return to the ring for an exhibition match for charity.
An MGM Resorts bettor won $199,500 on Tyson Fury when the Briton beat Deontay Wilder, but MGM Resorts still enjoyed one of its biggest boxing wins of the past decade.
Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) is a -130 favorite over Fury (+110; 29-0-1, 20 KOs), who opened as a -130 favorite at the Westgate in Saturday’s fight at the MGM Grand Garden.
Deontay Wilder is a -130 favorite over Tyson Fury (+110) in Saturday’s heavyweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden. A survey of opinions from oddsmakers and handicappers.