Sergio Martinez vs. Darren Barker

[Tyler-Durden]

All in on ***y Sergio.

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Bet all on Martinez

[Slyk]

Honestly, these odds aren't that bad considering it's p4p #3 (formerly 2) against a nobody (though he's a decent nobody, as far as nobodies go).

All in on SSSSSSSSSSSSSSERGIO.

[natep]

the under is not terrible.

[StreetsofRAGE]

Originally Posted by chitownfightfan

For the bookies I've dealt with cash wise, the 9.5 meant if the fighter made it to the end of the round, but IB's got his own way of doing things with this 1;30 mark.

You must deal with some mongoloid bookies or something man because that makes no sense.

[sillyjoow]

Its Dazzle Time! All in Barker.

[Abdullah]

60,000 on Martinez

[Kalasinn]

Originally Posted by Abdullah

60,000 on Martinez

High Roller!

[realdeal561]

Martinez beats anyone from 154 - 160. Yes that includes May and Pac at 154

[NO MAS]

Come on Darren Barker...

[Kalasinn]

So pleased i put all my vPounds on ***y Sergio, instead of Cunningham...

[KOTF]

Easy money

[duwdu]

Originally Posted by IntentionalButt

Nope, because it isn't "over 9.5 rounds (ninety seconds into the tenth round) completed". It would have to be 1:31 to be technically over ninety seconds (ie. half of a three minute round) completed. 1:29 (presumably what you meant instead of 1:59) isn't quite halfway as it is eighty-nine seconds completed ...just under.

Sorry I've chanced on this thread this late.

The way I see it, the moment you see 0:00 AND the clock IS started, 0:00 is already completed and left behind, and the period between 0:00 and 0:01 is part of 0:01. (Note that there are 60ms in-between into which the first second is in fact divided.) Likewise, once you see 1:30, half of the round is complete, and the next second already starts counting. Therefore the period between after 1:30 is displayed by/on the clock and until you see 1:31 would be part of 1:31, and is technically part of the second half of a 3-minute round. Further, once you see 3:00, the round is complete. It won't be logical to say 3:00 won't be complete until the clock is 3:01. So strictly technically speaking, the end of the first half of a 3:00 minute round is exactly 1:30.

This could explain why the current millennium commenced once the World clock struck midnight on 12-31-1999 and we saw 00:00:00 on 01-01-2000, because the period between then and midnight on 12-31-2001 was part of the year 2001.

Having said all the above, I can see why some, arguably including most bookies, would interpret the completion of the first half of a round as 1:31, simply "just to be sure." Even I play/subject that kind of mind game on myself.

Just my $0.02.

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