Why doesn't Floyd bet on himself?

[ИATAS]

He bet $20 million that he'd lose to Pacquiao. Turned out wrong.

[Tom Cruise]

Pretty sure that's illegal.

In this country it is I think. Haye was nearly in big trouble when he said he bet on himself to win by ko3 against Harrison.

Not sure what the deal is in Yankistan

[SalimShady1212]

It's illegal lol. Haye bet on himself beating Audley Harrison in 3, then did **** all for the first two rounds and stopped him in the third.

[1bad65]

Add another to the list of people hurting. Breath. It will be okay lol

What?? I'm not complaining a bit about that fight. I could actually care less. I didn't waste my money on it, nor was I on here making predictions about it. I actually figured Mayweather would win. Notice you don't see me in any other threads thrashing Floyd. I actually think the man is the best boxer of his generation in his weight classes, and one of the best defensive fighters ever. You might want to stop making baseless assumptions.

It was a question I truly was curious about. I know it's legal, because like others said, Hopkins did it when he fought Trinidad.

[ChicoEscuelaNYC]

It's illegal!

It's illegal!

It's illegal!


UM NOT IT'S NOT.

Why do people just run and repeat what the last guy on the thread said. It is perfectly legal in this country to make a legal bet on yourself and it's been done by professional boxers before.

As to the OP's question, no one really knows if Floyd has ever bet on himself so it's an impossible question to answer.

[M.I Truth ?]

He loves to gamble, especially on sports. So I wonder why he doesn't place large bets on himself when he fights.

Was in Vegas for May vs Ortiz. Miss Jackson put a few bets down on Floyd and apparently put money on several outcomes including Ko in the fourth.

[bojangles1987]

It's illegal!

It's illegal!

It's illegal!


UM NOT IT'S NOT.

Why do people just run and repeat what the last guy on the thread said. It is perfectly legal in this country to make a legal bet on yourself and it's been done by professional boxers before.

As to the OP's question, no one really knows if Floyd has ever bet on himself so it's an impossible question to answer.

Seriously?

That's crazy and extremely dangerous. You cannot let a professional athlete bet on himself. It's not allowed in any other sport.

[OnePunch]

Seriously?

That's crazy and extremely dangerous. You cannot let a professional athlete bet on himself. It's not allowed in any other sport.

why? as long as its a "win" bet, wheres the harm? Now if he bet himself to lose, or made proposition bets like KO7 or UD12, then thats a problem.

But I fail to see the harm of a guy confident enough to wager money on a win.

[Guest]

why? as long as its a "win" bet, wheres the harm? Now if he bet himself to lose, or made proposition bets like KO7 or UD12, then thats a problem.

But I fail to see the harm of a guy confident enough to wager money on a win.

The only trouble I would see is if there was a chance they'd pay the other guy off to lose and he "threw" the fight.

I know it's happened historically but now it seems like it's easy to find out if there was impropriety by either party.
In short, if that were true, someone would end up talking about it and exposing it.

[OnePunch]

The only trouble I would see is if there was a chance they'd pay the other guy off to lose and he "threw" the fight.

I know it's happened historically but now it seems like it's easy to find out if there was impropriety by either party.
In short, if that were true, someone would end up talking about it and exposing it.

well I know Hops bet $100k on himself, and was very public about it.

And Nate Campbell bet heavily on himself in the Juan Diaz fight.

Both guys did very well lol