Does anyone know how big the odds were in the Tyson-Holyfield back back in 1996? Would betting Evander by KO get you 20-1 odds?
Las Vegas odds had Holyfield open at 25-1 against. By fight night, especially over the previous twenty-four hours, it had fallen all the way down to 5-1 against. Clearly some people saw something worth backing in Holyfield, even if nearly all of the 'experts' didn't! So, when all was said and done Holyfield was about a 5-1 underdog on the night. You could've got those 25-1 odds if you'd got your bet in earlier of course.
Actually if you really watch it you see it's a pretty good fight,especially compared to todays boring ass HW fights.Though it is not better than Gatti vs Rodriguez
Yea it was a decent fight when you didn't know the outcome before hand. And dude your quotes are messed up.
Nope, chance for Holyfield to win at all. His chances of winning by KO, well, that would've been pretty big I reckon. Remember at the time, Holyfield was seen as past it. Over the previous 2 years he'd had the losses to Moorer and Bowe, a real struggle with Mercer and the (slightly unfairly IMO) criticized bout with Czyz.
Tyson was doing quite a bit of holding in that fight too. Hanging on for dear life when he first started getting hurt early on.
Not only that, but Holyfield had been forced to retire previously because of medical reasons, and there was a lot of controversy that he should even be allowed to fight anymore.
Nope. Holyfield was much further removed from his best than Tyson was from his, and was barely given a chance in hell. The only reason the odds came down toward the end was because the Vegas longshot players saw a chance to make a big score if the "impossible" somehow happened.
