Those odds are absolutely ridiculous if the fight is at 200 pounds. Maybe the bookmakers know that the fight is set for a BS catchweight where Flores would be ****ed.:think
The bookies know Flores can't fight. If there was more Flores fight footage up on Youtube you would all know that as well. There's a reason there are more clips on Youtube of Flores talking rather than fighting. Check out the one where he says he just got paid only $25 for a fight but in the next breath says that he knocked back a fight against Cunningham because they didn't offer enough money. And then he goes on to say he wasn't interested in fighting Adamek either for some reason. Clown. Flores and his team know his limitations and have only taken this fight for the $$$ Green has put up. This will be another case of Green buying a "W".
So after all the trumpeting and ball worshipping that went on by some, Green starts as a $1.08 favorite. Betting odds isnt the be all and ends all, but still...$1.08
Remember though, this is an Australian bookie so with little known about Flores, any money that has gone on is likely to be for Green. It's like England in the World Cup. They are well under-priced in the UK markets because of the home money that goes on them. If people knew more about Flores I would take the odds more seriously.
I read somewhere that the Mexican name of Flores was something like the 40th most popular name in AMERICA .......
Ohh johnny boy, atsch My original question was how many other Aussie's do you see bringing undefeated American imports to fight in Australia? You couldnt answer my question and instead brought up the Great Michael Katsidis as your example, who by the way has never once brought a American or even an undefeated fighter to our shores (no dissrespect to mick, he deserves more respect than Green and the Pioneer put together for taking the JMM fight). Then you bring up spelling mistakes, which further backs up my point that you have nothing to fall back on but gramattical errors and uninformed statments that mean nothing. (i dont use spellcheck cause i dont give a fu*k). As long as Green is making his money and getting in the ring than his doing well, untill you can do the same you should remain a internet badass (especially with that Avartar of yours atsch) I have made up my mind along with most of the other ESB posters that your a Doochbag and you shouldnt be taken very seriously. You dont like Green and thats your oppinion, but him taking on BJ is a step in the right direction for Aussie boxing. Would you rather see him fight an Argie or local boy? If Danny got Marco Huck out to Australia you still wouldnt be happy and would be saying Huck is a walk over/deadbody/can......
Not so sure about this one anymore, i noticed what JB has pointed out, more footage of Flores talking about himself than there is him fighting. His pro record is also very padded, everyone his come up against has had losses and the amateur footage of him winning the golden gloves at 178lb wasnt impressive. Hard to tell with Camp Green, sneaky *******s will do anything for some coin. BJ could be just doing this for a pay day, to trivial to work out because BJ has some valid excuses as to why his not fought, he could be really going for this one or his going to lye down after a round or two.
We can disect Flores all we like, but the fact is we know very little about him other than that he's a rated cruiserweight. The little we do know very strongly suggests he's the best cruiserweight Green has faced. Unless of course you want to rate him under Briggs, Siaca, Dominguez, Van Nobody or the aging RJJ. So this is undesputedly a step in the right direction for Green.
good old ESB downplaying a fighters ability so that if Green wins it will be dismissed.dont claim to be a expert on Flores but hes a big step up from Siaca,Briggs and he is ranked.Fatcity an American poster who has seen 5 or 6 of his fights rates him.this is a good fight where Green will be at a weight disadvantage.good on him if he can pull out the win.
Fair call Stiffy. The old 'don't give the opponent any credit just in case the local I hate beats him' method seems to be getting a run here.
StiffAnalJab, I didn't specifically address your question because it didn't warrant it. So what if the guy he's fighting is undefeated and American. Simply because someone has a clean record and is of a particuler nationality does not mean that he is credible. If it were up to you Green would be awarded the Vic Cross and OAM for daring to take on such an import. I brought up Katsidis because he hasn't chosen easy paydays by importing unknown, unproven and undefeated Americans. You say Katsidis "deserves more respect than Green and the Pioneer put together for taking the JMM fight", yet are still trying to say that what Green is doing is fine by you. You are a little bit confused. What Katsidis and Green/Mundine are doing are polar opposites. Worry about your own avatar before you start looking at others. Yours says more about your confused sexuality than any other I've seen. I don't get too fussed about your little emotional outbursts and encourage you to seek professional help. Apparently an estrogen dominance is easily curable as are most psychological conditions.