Why doesn't Floyd bet on himself?

[Build That Wall]

I believe Hopkins said he bet on himself vs Trinidad.

[RyanjLarose]

i think he bet on himself UD12 on the canelo fight hence him getting so pissed when they read the scorecards

if i was a boxer id just bet a million on the other guy and take a dive ...genius

[SalimShady1212]

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.

Well we're not all from the same country, here in England it's illegal. I'm glad it is too, if you bet on a specific round then you might lay off till that round and that screws everyone else who bet on you winning in a different round.

[Guest]

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

Oh yeah, I believe it's legal for sure. Just ruminating on the potential problems.

Like you said ko2 would send red flags up. And especially if big money was placed on that there would definitely be an investigation.

[Guest]

i think he bet on himself UD12 on the canelo fight hence him getting so pissed when they read the scorecards

if i was a boxer id just bet a million on the other guy and take a dive ...genius

You'd get caught in a heartbeat. When they fix fights historically they often have the guy fall very early because the theory is a lot of stuff could happen if you pick a certain later round. The other guy could get injured etc.

And if u fall early there is automatically more su****ion so u just have to lie ur ass off.

I love the topic of fixing fights. It probably shows in my posts. LOL.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Like you said ko2 would send red flags up.

but what if you're GGG?

[Guest]

but what if you're GGG?

The thing is if ur GGG and win in 2 nobody suspects anything.

Because a seven nation army won't hold him back

But if there is a ton of money on 2 it could very well send red flags depending on what the line is.

[gamefrk]

He probably does bet on himself. There was an interview where FLoyd stated that he doesn't like to bet on other boxers because boxing is unpredictable & he used to lose a lot of money betting on boxing. He likes to bet on NBA games though.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

The thing is if ur GGG and win in 2 nobody suspects anything.

Because a seven nation army won't hold him back

But if there is a ton of money on 2 it could very well send red flags depending on what the line is.

when GGG bets UD, then we call the feds

[Guest]

when GGG bets UD, then we call the feds

Ha. Very true.

I actually don't like over/under or round betting in general.

I used to do it in the past but now I just do win/lose.

Something always ****ed up ends up happening in this ******ed sport we love.