i have just staked the largest cash boxing bet of my life

Thats is the only time I would drop a small amount on someone who I think wont win, the odds have to be crazy. Yea, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that gambling isn't always about who you think will win but the odds since everyone has some chance. You just have to make a determination when the odds become favorable compared to that chance.

150K on Valuev over Haye. Anyone? I'm only making one bet.

LOL @ the "odds don't matter" approach. Odds are the most important thing in sports betting.

150K on Valuev over Haye.

All sounds good but the aim is to be on the winner , to back a loser because the odds sucked you in is how the bookies win all the time , its like if I gave you 20 to 1 on JMM the other week would you have took the bet because the odds were so enticing , at the end of the day betting is about winning not the odds and that was my point , I do understand what your getting at though value in a bet . Yeah that is true. 20-1 on JMM before the fight would have been great odds considering the chance of Floyd's layoff affecting him. After the fight, hindsight takes over and it's like we knew what would happen all along. You think just like me Rod, I dont go by odds, its useless if the guy loses. I pick who I think will win. I would always look at the odds as they're very important, but I rarely actually make a bet unless I'm really feeling an outcome and getting good odds aswell. I'm not much of a gambler by nature anyway. I'm tempted to have a flutter on Taylor - Abraham. Good odds for taylor in what i see as a 50-50 fight.....

If the odds are good enough you should take the underdog. Anything can happen, nothing is a lock. If for example Valuev was a 100:1 underdog you would have to be a fool not to drop money on him instead of Haye. Under this scenerio if you bet $100 on Haye you would win $1 yet if you bet $100 on Valuev you would win $10,000.

I wouldn't bet too much cash on a Valuev fight under any circumstances, especially on a TKO. You never know whether he'll treat the fight as a sparring session and end up being given an undeserved decision. Haye should win if he just keeps his distance and outpoints the big man, and doesn't get any deluded ideas of knocking the giant out, but he might get ripped off.

Its all about winning , odds mean nothing when you back the loser . Yeah, but we don't know who the winner is going to be. If fighter A is a big favourite over fighter B with the bookies, but you perceive the fight as just being 60-40 in favour of fighter A. Betting on fighter B makes sense because of the payoff involved if he pulls off an upset. If someone had a gun to your head and you had to predict the winner, you might choose fighter A. But with good odds, it's worth betting on fighter B.

Haye is ok I am sort of rooting for him and all, but who has he really beat at HW to suggest he will "destroy" Valuev, a recognized champ? Valuev has only lost to Chagaev, who has only lost to Wlad... Overall, I'd say a pretty fair bet...What are the odds for this fight anyway?

Well I was of the opinion that Valuev doesn't have a snowball's chance, but Rodsmoker has me questioning that position.

It's all about the odds and those odds are good!

'Gambler's Advisory' on youtube is recommending putting your money on Valuev and he makes some descent points.

I think Valuev is going to get killed and you're going to lose your money. Odds are in your favor though, at least.

so how much was the bet for?

i have just staked my largest ever boxing bet, i just cannot see how i can lose. Valuev to beat Haye by KO,TKO or DSQ any round - odds 11/2 a fantasic wager and i feel very confident you cant see how you can lose? maybe you shouldnt bet

Those are good odds and you have a good chance but that still is pretty rsisky, good luck to you though I hope it pays out huge for you.

Good odds, but Valuev does not have great power. He will have to stop him because Haye tired and Valuev uses his body to lean on him and tire him out. Plus Haye will likely be going backward for most of the fight and has had stamina issues.

That's a horrible bet. For a guy as big as Valuev he does not have much power

It's an intriguing bet and I understand why you took it because of the odds but it's far from a lock IMO. I read your initial post wrong, I thought it was Haye winning, I think the bets a bit more interesting now.

i have just staked my largest ever boxing bet, i just cannot see how i can lose. Valuev to beat Haye by KO,TKO or DSQ any round - odds 11/2 a fantasic wager and i feel very confident It's an intriguing bet and I understand why you took it because of the odds but it's far from a lock IMO.