there a chance for everything in boxing. if holyfield somehow pulls a miracle outa the bag....which i suppose it possible then hey awsome bet. and if you can afford to lose the 200 then no harm no foul. holyfield will need to find a way inside and use his rights to the body to win him the fight like he did against oquendo. he obviously can't put combinations together anymore. so he's going to have to win by keeping the pace of the fight very very slow and boring and stay on the inside where he can do alot of bodywork and perhaps impress the judges enough with it to eek it out.
ok here's the deal. At 11/1, the bet is not that bad. Its the amount thats rediculous. If you thought someone had an 80% chance of winning a fight, and the odds at the bookies were 1/2, would you bet £2200 to win £1100? if the answer is yes then i'd say you're ok. but if not then you're throwing away too much money
The main problems for Evander are his lack of work rate and poor stamina due to his advanced age, that coupled with Valuev's remarkable stamina for a guy that weighs 320lbs and a pretty reasonable work rate...I just cannot see how Holyfield will last the distance.
I'm not a betting man, but I think Holyfield can and will pull this off. Let's pray the judges don't screw him over in Switzerland, and as far as Valuev goes with him looking better in his match against Sergei Liakhovich, you're always gonna look good against an opponent who does nothing. Just ask Vitali Klitschko.
exactly. if the fight were in the us or better even a neutral place, i'd take 10 to 1 b/c to me that's about holy's legit chances to get a decision IF the judges weren't pro Valuev. But since the fight is where it is, holy would have to almost dominate to get the decision and the chance of that happening is like 200 to 1.
My call is that Holyfield will be stopped after the sixth by a cut probably on or near the top of his head due to Evander's excessive butting style which will not work against the giant and which will actually then be his downfall. The odds are a good one for you but I think you lose anyway.
Looking purely at the outlay for reward it is worth it, if you can afford to lose 200, you will winl 1700 plus your stake. However, its not for me because I think Holyfield is way way too old, even to beat a limited freak show circus like Valuev. I would rate Holyfield's chances as about 1 on 30 to win the fight. So the odds are very much favouring the bookies...
I honestly don't see any way Holyfield can win this. If he wins more than 2 rounds I will be SHOCKED.