Going into the fight Martinez was 10/1 to win the fight. Martinez clearly won but got robbed and so did anyone that bet on Martinez to win. These robberies bring in to question the legitimacy of betting markets for such fights. I'm a fan of Ricky and Matthew but Campbell lost clearly. This robbery was a disgrace to boxing.
I saw Martinez at +1800 earlier this week and my thoughts were like "Wow, this is great value...he probably beats the crap out of Hatton considering how solid he looked against much better prospects." Then i remembered WHO he is fighting and WHERE and especially under which flag. And my thoughts went to "No...i have to pass on that, they will give Hatton the decision no matter what". In hindsight i should have still taken a stab on that price because it was crazy value but well...i guess i got lucky passing and avoiding a rage after the decision was announced. If you bet on obscure fights like this you should really take everything into consideration and a robbery wasn't really a surprise. It should have been actually the first thought of yours after seeing the betting odds lol. Of course...Martinez won that fight and you should have cashed your bet on Martinez like many others should have done. But when you cap fights the question how realistic a robbery is should always be considered and especially with big names and draws involved. And Campbell Hatton is a total fraud and bum, he couldn't box to save his life BUT his name is still Hatton, his fathers name is Ricky and he's hyped up by Matchroom so yeah...of course they gonna rob anyone against him as long as Campbell sees the final bell.
The ref was the sole judge; Martinez could have been 1000/1. As long as Hatton saw the final bell, he was gonna have his hand raised. Ref looked embarrassed doing so...
