I am going to be far too nervous with my favorite fighter in the ring after ten months as it is! If I had any more bets I think my head may literally explode with the stress of it all!
Like NiGe2011, I too get very nervous, when my favorite boxer is fighting. You know about the fight months in advance, all the anticipation, the hype is driving you nuts, so this is what I do, this is my crazy logic...
I bet against my favorite fighter. I bet for him to loose! (Two reasons)
1) I am very unlucky when it comes to betting on a winner. 90% of the time, I loose
2) If my fighter wins, than who cares if I loose the money! If he looses, well, at least you made some dough.
But if you bet on your favorite fighter, he looses AND you loose the money? That's too much of a pain!

Thus my advise to you: if you bet, bet against!

Like NiGe2011, I too get very nervous, when my favorite boxer is fighting. You know about the fight months in advance, all the anticipation, the hype is driving you nuts, so this is what I do, this is my crazy logic...
I bet against my favorite fighter. I bet for him to loose! (Two reasons)
1) I am very unlucky when it comes to betting on a winner. 90% of the time, I loose
2) If my fighter wins, than who cares if I loose the money! If he looses, well, at least you made some dough.
But if you bet on your favorite fighter, he looses AND you loose the money? That's too much of a pain!

Thus my advise to you: if you bet, bet against!

I completely agree, I'm a big SF Giants fan, and in the World Series vs. the Angels, my buddy asked me "how much would you pay to guarantee a Giants World Series victory?" I said about $100, and he said "great, bet that much on the Angels" At 1st I didn't get it, but then he explained: "if the Giants win, then you paid $100 for their victory, if they lose, you're $200 richer" It took a while, but in the end I understood (and I ended up $200 richer) :)

Yep,

Sorry, forgot to mention that it works in any sport, not just boxing.

Thanks

I am always very nervous when Floyd fights...

I will be vs Gatti

but Floyd will never lose...I refuse to believe it

I am always very nervous when Floyd fights...

I will be vs Gatti

but Floyd will never lose...I refuse to believe itThis does not mean that you "believe" that your fighter will loose.. this is sort of buying yourself so called INSURANCE.

Think about it, if you bet all your points here on Mayweather, because you're so confident that he's gonna win. If, and only if there is an upset.. Your favorite fighter lost AND you lost all of your points. You will be devastated!

I get all that adrenaline to but I never bet against my fighter

If you want to make money tonite...then just bet on Castillo:D

I am always excited and nervous before and during big fights. Jones vs. Tarver II was a fight were I was very nervous, I wanted and picked Jones to win but had a bad feeling something strange was going to happen. After the first round I was confident, it looked like Roy was going to have his way and then in the 2nd round I turned away a split second and Roy was down. It was crazy to see Roy Jones get knocked down, I was speechless for like 2 minutes. The anticapation leading up to that fight was incredible in my opinion.

What i sometimes do when a fighter i like and want to win is fighting is bet against him. Yes, bet on the opponent to beat your guy. Don`t bet allot though. So that if your fave fighter wins you lose a bit of cash ( say 5 bucks ) but your happy cos your guy won. If your fave fighter loses at least you win some money! Don`t beat too much though, you`ll end up routing against your guy!

I never though of that logic but yeah that's a good idea to bet against your fav, but still though I feel as if I bet against my favorite team that I'am wanting them to lose, it makes me feel like I'am not behind my team so it's a little awkward for me to bet against my fav.

What i sometimes do when a fighter i like and want to win is fighting is bet against him. Yes, bet on the opponent to beat your guy. Don`t bet allot though. So that if your fave fighter wins you lose a bit of cash ( say 5 bucks ) but your happy cos your guy won. If your fave fighter loses at least you win some money! Don`t beat too much though, you`ll end up routing against your guy!Kimmy, thanks for the advise.. but did you read my first post? LOL
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You bet on it. Sometimes I get so nervous so I switch to other channel to gain some breath.

I never though of that logic but yeah that's a good idea to bet against your fav, but still though I feel as if I bet against my favorite team that I'am wanting them to lose, it makes me feel like I'am not behind my team so it's a little awkward for me to bet against my fav.You're not betting against wanting them to win.. Think of it as sacrifice, or as I put earlier: Insurance,and you paying for their win.

If you lean towards your bet more, rather than having your team win, than you're not so much of a fan

I never get nervous.

Because my guy is Bernard Hopkins and I know he won't take stupid risks to get himself KTFO. I just anticipate his moves


but when estrada, my 2nd fav fighter was fighting mosely, I was very nervous

I'd never bet against Pacman! I'm already ready to bet ALL MY POINTS any rematch against Mexico!

Thats the beauty of boxing, its not the end of the fight that decides the winner, its anytime, any punch that could clinch it.
It's amazing there is no tension like a live fight, where you are rooting for a fighter.

I never get nervous.

Because my guy is Bernard Hopkins and I know he won't take stupid risks to get himself KTFO. I just anticipate his moves


but when estrada, my 2nd fav fighter was fighting mosely, I was very nervous


You should get nervous come july!

Hopkins will easily pick Taylor apart...

I was only nervous when TRINIDAD unretired to fight mayorga thought he should ahve took a tuneup..lool only time i was nervous

I think in boxing it is so much more magnified then it is in other sports (at least for me) because in reality every fight is kind of like a championship game. I mean, every loss carries so much along with it in terms of loss of stature and what not. And win or lose you probably are not going to see your fighter in there again for at least another few months. Boxing is just really intense, and that is probably why we love it so much.

i get nervous cause if my fav figter loses thats all peopel will talk about to me. if someoen ask whats 1+1 anmd i say its 2 and they ask if its correct some asswhole will be like dont beilve him was he correct when he picked his fav fighter to win and he lost remember that ha ha ha.

Kimmy, thanks for the advise.. but did you read my first post? LOL:D
No i didn`t read it, you said the same thing lol! Well, that`ll teach me to pay more attention in the future!

I was nevious when Toney came in at 233 for his fight with Ruiz. I thought ( i think others will agree ) that Toney had already blown it. Thankfully, Toney pulled it out but a near heart attack!

I bet against my favorite fighter. I bet for him to loose! (Two reasons)
1) I am very unlucky when it comes to betting on a winner. 90% of the time, I loose
2) If my fighter wins, than who cares if I loose the money! If he looses, well, at least you made some dough.
But if you bet on your favorite fighter, he looses AND you loose the money? That's too much of a pain!

Thus my advise to you: if you bet, bet against!

Oh yes, BTW.. Same theory I apply in reverse
So when I don't like a fighter (like Toney) I bet on him Vs. Ruiz.
I knew he would win.. he is a very good fighter, but I just don't like his personality.. So if Toney would loose, I would loose the points but I would still be happy that he lost. And if he wins (as he did) I win points along the way.

But all you other Toney haters bet on Ruiz, which was SOOOO stupid.. Toney still won AND you lost all your points!

True, but like tonight, i don`t like Joe Calzaghe but i bet a few pounds on him winning in either the first or second round as i really feel he`ll win in the opening two frames. I just want money i gues lol.
But a simular bet for me would be to bet on Chico Corrales. I hate the guy and if he lost i wouldn`t mind losing the money cos the woman beater would have been defeated!

Yea i always get nervous..but mostly anxious to see whats going to happen

i dont reslly get nervous but extremly mad if my favorite fighter losses. like when roy jones was beaten by tarver i wanted to kill someone

i also get very nervous when my favorite fighter is fighting i am a big trinidad fan i was really nervous in his comeback fight against mayorga with the 2 yr. layoff it was the most nervous i have been for one of his fight . but what is worst is when you you know your fighter is going to loose a fight after watching a couple of rnds. and you have to sit thru it and hear **** from your friends . biggest example is when trinidad fought hopkins after about rnd. 4 i knew that he was going to loose but i had to sit thru the pain until the tko in the 12th. that was brutal .

I would say that i get nervous when i watch my favourite fighter. But in his words "all i have to do is turn up and ive won". This guy is simply the best. Naz Comeback??

No but seriously i do get kinda nervous when watchin live. Which is rare for me. But when i watched Howard Eastmam against Bernard Hopkins i was on edge of seat. Gotta support those from the UK u c.

Videos and DVD's take this factor away nevertheless.

You guys didn't read my original post as to:
what to do when you know you will be too nervous

I definitely get nervous, But i don't tend to bet against my fighter unless I know he is going to lose, and has no chance whatsoever. For me it's victory and cash, or loss and lost money. Betting against your fighter is bad luck I believe.

I definitely get nervous, But i don't tend to bet against my fighter unless I know he is going to lose, and has no chance whatsoever. For me it's victory and cash, or loss and lost money. Betting against your fighter is bad luck I believe.
if you normally have good luck in winning, than I guess you shouldn't.. but me, most of the times I bet on something, I always loose. So by me betting against my favorite fighter is like buying him victory

I just got done watching my favorite fighter fight and lose. :( I was nervous as hell. Especially when B-Hop appeared to be losing the first six rounds. It was the first time I had ever purchased a boxing event and when B-Hop was fighting Jermain Taylor I couldn't sit still. When the decision was read aloud and it was a split-decison for Taylor I literally screamed "Oh my God." out loud in front of a lot of people and felt like an idiot. Oh well, I look forward to his next fight and yes, I'll be nervous watching that one too.

I just got done watching my favorite fighter fight and lose. :( I was nervous as hell. Especially when B-Hop appeared to be losing the first six rounds. It was the first time I had ever purchased a boxing event and when B-Hop was fighting Jermain Taylor I couldn't sit still. When the decision was read aloud and it was a split-decison for Taylor I literally screamed "Oh my God." out loud in front of a lot of people and felt like an idiot. Oh well, I look forward to his next fight and yes, I'll be nervous watching that one too.
Even though I'm not very big on B-Hop, I still favor him...
And this is why I bet on Taylor...

2005 is the year of the upsets.. read my sig.

So far Tyson / McBride was the only fight I've been wrong about ever since I joined the forum... I've been right about every single fight aside from that... Tyson f'ed me up! LOL

Thanks for bringing the thread back lol

The McBride and Tyson fight was ridiculous and I'm glad I didn't order it. Tyson is a washed up has-been. I like Tyson, but I'm glad he has decided to retire and do Missionary work. And, I'm new at this so I'm trying to boost my post count as much as I can. :cool: