Gambling with Stovepipe

yeah it was 41 zip at the half.

 

Its worth a shot all three guys have a decent chance to win and the payoff is almost 37x your bet.

Parlay (3 Teams) 10/31/08 00:26 ET bet 10.00 to win 368.00 Result: Pending Middleweight Fight - Oberhausen Germany Feliz Sturm
Sebastian Sylvester 11/01/08(16:00 ET)
Sebastian Sylvester +200 Light Middleweight Fight - Oberhausen Germany Sergiy Dzinziruk
Joel Julio 11/01/08(15:00 ET)
Joel Julio +250 Super Flyweight Fight - Carson CA Cristian Mijares
Vic Darchinyan 11/01/08(21:45 ET)
Vic Darchinyan +260

 

Straight Wager 11/01/08 08:31 ET bet 5.00 to win 28.75 Result: Pending Super Middleweight Fight - Carson CA Andre Dirrell
Victor Oganov 11/01/08(21:05 ET)
Victor Oganov +575
Straight Wager 11/01/08 08:30 ET bet 5.00 to win 25.00 Result: Pending Light Middleweight Fight - Las Vegas NV Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Matt Vanda 11/01/08(23:00 ET)
Matt Vanda +500

 

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Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:25 ET
bet 5.00 to win 13.75 Result: Pending
Super Bantamweight Fight - Tucson AZ
Tomas Villa
Rogers Mtagwa 11/07/08(20:00 ET)
Rogers Mtagwa +275

2)
Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:24 ET
bet 18.00 to win 10.00 Result: Pending
Heavyweight Fight - China
Jameel McCline
Mike Mollo 11/07/08(02:00 ET)
Jameel McCline -180

3)
Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:23 ET
bet 5.00 to win 20.00 Result: Pending
Welterweight Fight - Atlantic City NJ
Shamone Alvarez
Terrance Cauthen 11/07/08(18:00 ET)
Terrance Cauthen +400

4)
Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:19 ET
bet 140.00 to win 50.91 Result: Pending
Light Heavyweight Fight - USA
Joe Calzaghe
Roy Jones Jr 11/08/08(23:00 ET)
Joe Calzaghe -275

5)
Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:15 ET
bet 25.00 to win 75.00 Result: Pending
Light Welterweight Fight - New York City NY
Francio Figueroa
Emanuel Augustus 11/08/08(18:00 ET)
Emanuel Augustus +300

6)
Straight Wager 11/06/08 20:13 ET
bet 5.00 to win 100.00 Result: Pending
Light Welterweight Fight - New York City NY
Dmitriy Salita
Derrick Campos 11/08/08(21:15 ET)
Derrick Campos +2000

7)
Parlay (5 Teams) 11/06/08 20:12 ET
bet 25.00 to win 47.81 Result: Pending
Heavyweight Fight - China
Andrew Golota
Ray Austin 11/07/08(03:00 ET)
Andrew Golota -325
Minimunweight Fight - China
Juan Palacios
Teruo Misawa 11/07/08(03:00 ET)
Juan Palacios -550
Heavyweight Fight - China
Jameel McCline
Mike Mollo 11/07/08(02:00 ET)
Jameel McCline -180
Heavyweight Fight - United Kingdom
Danny Williams
Albert Sosnowski 11/08/08(15:00 ET)
Danny Williams -800
Middleweight Fight - Germany
Arthur Abraham
Raul Marquez 11/08/08(15:00 ET)
Arthur Abraham -1300

8)
Parlay (5 Teams) 11/06/08 19:57 ET
bet 5.00 to win 4,266.79 Result: Pending
Heavyweight Fight - China
Andrew Golota
Ray Austin 11/07/08(03:00 ET)
Andrew Golota -325
Heavyweight Fight - China
Jameel McCline
Mike Mollo 11/07/08(02:00 ET)
Jameel McCline -180
Welterweight Fight - Atlantic City NJ
Shamone Alvarez
Terrance Cauthen 11/07/08(18:00 ET)
Terrance Cauthen +400
Light Welterweight Fight - New York City NY
Dmitriy Salita
Derrick Campos 11/08/08(21:15 ET)
Derrick Campos +2000
Light Welterweight Fight - New York City NY

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Straight Wager 11/06/08 21:24 ET bet 50.00 to win 22.22 Result: Pending Alvarez vs Cauthen - Welterweight Fight - Round Prop Round Prop
Round Prop 11/07/08(18:00 ET)
Over 9.5 (-225)

 

Future Wager 11/07/08 19:56 ET bet 100.00 to win 55.56 Result: Pending Abraham vs Marquez - Final Result Abraham by KO - TKO - DQ 11/08/08(15:00 ET)
5 - 9

 

No this has been a really rough run for me, but yes I am definitely still ahead from where I started.

Katsidis and Pavlik were two big losses for me. Kats was I think my biggest ever but I also lost pretty big on Mayorga vs DLH.
My biggest wins were Vasquez / Marquez 2 and 3
Pac Morales 2 and 3, Pac / Marquez 2
Pavlik Taylor 1 and 2, Pavlik v Miranda
Calzaghe / Lacy
Fedor over Sylvia (odds weren't great but I bet a lot)
There are a lot more but I can't think of them now
I have a thread in another forum that goes back years with all my bets both good and bad just google "Gambling with Stovepipe"

Also, just catching a lot of smaller nice paydays like Saul Roman over Ouma at 17 to 1. The winnings have climbed slowly and steadily over the years I have been doing it but this is a pretty big draught.

I think the odds on Calzaghe vs Jones are only this close because of Jones legendary status. He hasn't done anything to deserve the odds being this close but people love the man for what he has accomplished, understandably so, plus Joe still is vastly under rated, even more so after Hopkins, a fight in which you can argue BHop quit when he went for the BS low blow and took full advantage of the time out.
So I see Calzaghe as effectively having forced BHop to call a fake foul to catch a break and I see that as impressive.

Of course, I was dead wrong about Pavlik / Hopkins, but it only adds to what Zag accomplished by forcing him to look for a way to take a break.

Jones has done exactly what? Tarver 3 - loss. Prince Badi - ho hum. Hanshaw - he struggled and it was Hanshaw. Tito of modern times at 170? means nothing.

So, the last light heavy that Jones decisively beat was Clinton Woods over SIX years ago. I see these odds as faith, celebrity odds and denial of Zag's abilities. Kessler is such a solid guy and he took care of him. That fight should have signalled the end of the doubts.

Oh well, maybe Jones will pull it off, but to me that is more like a Fairy Tale than reality, but I have to admit I have read many smart people picking Jones.

Lets see what happens.

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I went with Dwyer from Gamblers Advisory on taking the Abraham KO. I feel strong about that bet as well.

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Augustus is a favorite of mine and at these odds vs a young gun its worth a play, I made it a bit bigger than I should have I guess cuz I enjoy the guy and really want him to win this one, but also, you can look at all his recent losses going back years and find reasons why they happened that make me think he has a legit shot here

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Salita got knocked down by Montano and at 20 to 1 its worth a five buck shot

(((((((

I wasn't the only one that thought Golota would take care of business.

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Enjoy the card tomorrow everyone.

 

Abraham by KO Won 55.56
Alvarez / Cauthen over 9.5 Won 22.22
Mtagwa "to win" Won 13.75
McCline "to win" Won 10.00
Cauthen "to win" Lost 5.00
Calzaghe "to win" Won 50.91
Augustus "to win" Lost 25.00
Campos "to win" Lost 5.00
Two Parlays both lost total of Lost 30.00

Totals Lost 65.00
Won 152.44

Total is I won 87 dollars and 44 cents for the weekend

 

Bet: Sakio Bika vs Peter Manfredo 11/12/08 Versus Network

November 13, 2008 by bettingonboxing I am shocked the odds are about even. I thought Bika would -300 to -500. I know it is in Fredo’s backyard but Bika is fierce, yes he is wild too at times but I expect him to stop Manfredo, who isn’t really a true 168 puonder, sure he made the distance vs Lacy but is Lacy the same guy who he was before the Calzaghe fight? And Fredo still lost vs Lacy. I suppose one might think if he survives vs Bika and the homer ref gives Bika a few point deductions along the way he could eke it out. But I am thinking a homer ref won’t be enought to hold off Bika and I don’t think Fredo is nearly a good enough boxer, like Calzaghe and Bute, to be able to contain the intensity of a Bika. Bika might be a bit rusty, his last real fight was vs Codrington on the contender finale, but hopefully he stayed in decent shape he has had one fight since then.
I had to bet big here. I just can’t see Fredo holding off Bika for 12.
Straight Wager 11/12/08 22:50 ET bet 300.00 to win 315.00 Result: Pending Super Middleweight Fight - Providence RI Peter Manfredo Jr
Sakio Bika 11/13/08(20:45 ET)
Sakio Bika +105

 

Crazy and 300 dollars richer. Bika wins TKO 3. :happy

 

Straight Wager 11/15/08 06:17 ET bet 25.00 to win 28.75 Result: Pending UFC - UFC 91 - Heavyweight Matchup Randy Couture
Brock Lesnar 11/15/08(23:45 ET)
Randy Couture +115

Parlay (5 Teams) 11/15/08 06:09 ET bet 10.00 to win 106.52 Result: Pending Heavyweight Fight - Westfalen GER Alexander Dimitrenko
Luan Krasniqi 11/15/08(16:00 ET)
Alexander Dimitrenko -500 Super Bantamweight Fight - Castlebar Ireland Bernard Dunne
Cristian Faccio 11/15/08(15:00 ET)
Bernard Dunne -800 Heavyweight Fight - London UK David Haye
Monte Barrett 11/15/08(16:00 ET)
Monte Barrett +450 Welterweight Fight - Nashville TN Kermit Cintron
Lovemore Ndou 11/15/08(22:15 ET)
Kermit Cintron -325 Supper Middleweight Fight - USA Jermain Taylor
Jeff Lacy 11/15/08(22:00 ET)
Jermain Taylor -500

 

Future Wager 11/15/08 19:22 ET bet 15.00 to win 16.50 Result: Pending Taylor vs Lacy - Final Result Taylor by KO - TKO - DQ 11/15/08(22:00 ET)
11 - 10

Parlay (2 Teams) 11/15/08 19:19 ET bet 50.00 to win 27.65 Result: Pending Welterweight Fight - Nashville TN Kermit Cintron
Lovemore Ndou 11/15/08(22:15 ET)
Kermit Cintron -340 Supper Middleweight Fight - USA Jermain Taylor
Jeff Lacy 11/15/08(22:00 ET)
Jermain Taylor -500