Topic: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 207. (Read 31647 times)

I've been asking myself the same question, like why are exhibition matches so hyped these days? People already know that the fight is somehow scripted but they still want to pay good money to watch the fight in person or live in their respective homes.

Maybe because the people have missed seeing the good veteran fighters fighting again that once built their names in their primes or maybe there is another reason why but yes, exhibition fights are also a good way to get good money these days as long as you're popular.

Well, it is good that we can have this kind of entertainment, well to just ease some problems away, or the boredom, but surely this entertainment means money for those participating in it, and a huge sum of money involved in those fights, but my only wish for that boxer or participating on these said events is just a little charity for those will be needing a little donation that will be double the entertainment value

For a Balance fight in my opinion Floyd Mayweather VS Tyson Fury or Mike Tyson? I think that is not balanced at all, because of their weight class, and their age gap I think pretty much even though both fighters are retired, there will be a dominant one that could dominate the other, for me I would like to see a Floyd Mayweather VS Manny Pacquiao fight,


In my opinion, the boxing exhibitions are not really that harmful to the boxing industry but are another breath of life for boxing, but for the MMA industry I can not say so for sure, In my opinion, the boxing industry is in a downward spiral if not for that well-known boxer now, because let's face it there is not much watching the newly boxers for sure but it surely is striving because of a few known fighters, but because of the Exhibition boxing matches there are a new face and a new excitement for Fans of boxing and there are some newly gained boxing fans aswell,

The thing is that it's becoming more prevalent lately, of course we understand  if it will just be for entertainment when we are in a lock down and organizations think of alternative like this one. But now, everyone is on the bandwagon, Floyd, Paul brothers, old boxers that some old school head thinks that it is destroying the image of boxer or MMA itself, just saying.

In today world conditions it is not wrong for us to watch entertainment like that, exhibition fights like those carried out by Mayweather and Paul are nothing more than entertainment and of course we don't need to expect a fierce fight because it will not be possible, because the money is an attraction for boxers like Mayweather, Tyson and also some other old boxers who are no longer possible to fight for the title, indeed there is no comparison in exhibition boxing but wouldn't it be more interesting if exhibition boxing also offered a balanced fight maybe like Mayweather vs Tyson .

Many Manny Pacquiao fans will surely love having Pacquiao fight again, but some fans they are asking why not Mayweather, some retired MMA fighter, or even Jake Paul that already has experience in boxing, but a fight is still a fight maybe the promoters for this fights are now talking for some of the next exhibition fights, Manny Pacquiao can showcase, but who really knows if DK Yoo can be a different fighter on the December of their fight, and both men have a long time they can practice, but I highly doubt that DK Yoo can be a different fighter in a span of a short time,


I really wish that DK Yoo can be a different fighter when the fight commences because I am highly doubting this possibility judging from the recent fights of DK Yoo, he lacks experience and this is what he needs, surely he can get much experience to the 8th time division champion for sure,


For me, I really like exhibition matches I got to see my questions got answered because of the fight, questions about who's going to win, and what style is beneficial in the sports of Boxing, we see a lot of MMA fighters that are surely participating and it is because of the money that they can get from this kind of exhibition matches,

Funny to say but nothing is needed to compare it's all because of money that's why Mayweather accept that fight, the fans or maybe we can say audiences are the one who push those two known personalities to make an exhibition fight which promoters see the advantage that they will earn huge money from this kind of exhibition fight.

No bearing and Mayweather is assured to pocket millions of dollars here, just a practice or sparring type of fight, but he will be paid by millions of dollars. That's how wise and greed Mayweather was.

I highly agree, it is not an easy feat to maintain an unblemished record.  Sitting at 50-0, and many of his opponents also have names in the industry.  Fans may agree to disagree about the kind of wins Mayweather Jr. had but a win is a win.  It is hard to get on the good side of the judges and referees (if they think these ring officials are bought).  Besides, boxing isn't about knocking opponents but how to dictate the tempo and dominate the game, the reason why he always had the judges' decisions. And Mayweather is effective in dictating tempos of the game.  That is the result of his hard works and thorough research of his opponent.


That is being a wise boxer  besides he has an unblemished record so he thinks that he has more to lose so he should get a bigger stake.


I think every boxer has their own critics but at the end of the day, it is how much they earn that matter especially when they are on retirement.

To become a successful at the business field, he also needs to build a name first. He able to become successful because he worked for it. As a boxer, there is no doubt though that he's one of the great. He has the strength, power, speed, IQ (a win is win), good strategy etc.

Although some of his fights were seen as mostly cherry-picked by the majority, still for Mayweather Jr., a fight is a fight and what matter is, he should always have the biggest slice. Because Mayweather Jr. thinks that his name itself will always be the reason why a fight will be sold out regardless of his opponent, he always demand for a much more money in return.

He is no doubt having lots of critics but he don't care for that. He won't be called Money for nothing.

As you said, he is enjoying his retirement while sleeping in cash. That what matters to him.

For old boxers, of course, titles are no longer the main focus for them, they will offer to compete in exhibition boxing fights if the pay is worth it, as in the fight between Mayweather Vs Logan Paul which is quite sensational and strange because in terms of achievements, it is clear that the fight was not worth it, but because Paul Logan has a lot of money and his influence as a YouTuber will certainly be an attraction for the audience to watch the fight, so that Mayweather does not hesitate to accept the challenge and earn quite a lot of money eve though their boxing win record is very much different, namely Mayweather 50 wins while Paul Logan 0 wins.

He understands the concept of boxing and business and he's into both of them. While he's in his prime, no doubt that he's really a good boxer, and his achievements are recognizable as we look at his record.

Well done for him and that's how it works when he's got that record and also has the mindset of being a businessman, he'll literally be earning without doing anything and as he does something, he'll bag money after each of those offers.

You're right about that impression because Mayweather is truly a businessman who views the industry as a business that's why he built his own promotional company to build an empire in the industry, he knew exactly that he's not the best boxer in his era even if he won't admit it and he just talk big to maintain the hype around him. Well, look at him now, he is already sleeping in cash.

That fight of Manny Pacquiao against DK Yoo will surely amass a good fortune because people already missed having the sight of Pacquiao fighting again in the ring even if it's not a professional fight and there is no doubt about that. I hope that someday there will be a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight too because that will be a good sight to see too.

There is a chance that DK Yoo will just be schooled because he is not used to boxing as he is a martial artist, but I bet he's already practicing and training a lot to give the people an entertaining fight so that their money won't be wasted.

Pretty much Exhibition matches are very popular because people get to see their favorite fighter or artist fight a retired boxer, and this time a Youtuber VS a retired boxer, this  kind of fight will surely catch attention because it is new for them, and some are pretty much bored on just boxing they want to see never before seen just like on the upcoming fight of Manny Pacquiao on December against a martial arts master and that is DK Yoo, maybe this will create a stir on the fans or could be a fail because in recent DK Yoo fight some Youtuber has to Speculate that DK Yoo doesn't know how to fight in boxing,

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Here are some quick picks for the upcoming fights on Shields vs. Marshall: Legacy

Claressa Shields VS Savannah Marshall

Stake odds for this fight are 1.92 for Shields while 1.86 for Marshall, my pick will be Claressa Shields,

Mikaela Mayer VS Alycia Baumgardner

Stake odds for this fight are 1.37 for Mayer while 3.05 for Baumgardner, my pick will be Mikaela Mayer

April Hunter VS Erica Alvarez

Stake odds for this fight are 1.04 for Hunter while 10.00 for Alvarez, my pick will be April Hunter, but not going to bet,

Sarah Liegmann VS Bec Connolly

Stake odds for this fight are 1.03 for Liegmann while 11.00 for Connolly, my pick will be Sarah Liegmann but not going to bet for this fight aswell,

The money is flowing into exhibition matches because there are famous names getting involved in those matches.
They are creating a good hype for those matches and hence the tickets are being sold anything.
For example: Logan Paul vs Mayweather match was really hyped and gained a lot of attention.

It was really a weird Schedule but I think this is a special fight given that kind of date, and yes if not for the knockout this could be a draw, but surely despite his physique, Andy Ruiz is one fast boxer, that could surely give a volume of punches to his opponent While Ortiz might have that power punch that speed from Ruiz have really dominated the fight, and just like I have said it was really a great fight to watch but I am expecting more from Andy Ruiz he also defeated Anthony Joshua but surely he needs to fight more it is good to see him win for now,


It surely is the best month to have for these exclusive fights but before we go into the most exciting fight on September 17, we will be having an all-girls boxing event and here it is

Shields vs. Marshall: Legacy

Saturday 09.10.2022
Location: London, England



MAIN EVENT

Female Middleweight: Claressa Shields VS Savannah Marshall

CO-MAIN EVENT

Female Super Featherweight: Mikaela Mayer VS Alycia Baumgardner

MAIN CARD

Female Bantamweight: Lauren Price VS Timea Belik
Female Featherweight: Karriss Artingstall VS Marina Sakharov
Female Lightweight: Caroline Dubois VS Milena Koleva
Female Flyweight: Ginny Fuchs VS Gemma Ruegg
Female Welterweight: Ebonie Jones VS Vanesa Caballero
Female Super Welterweight: April Hunter VS Erica Alvarez
Female Super-Flyweight Shannon Ryan VS Bushra El Quaissi
Female light Welterweight: Sarah Liegmann VS Bec Connolly

All information was from Tapology  

That's just one of many difference that MMA and boxing have, Silva is already considered as one of the legends in his time in MMA while Jake Paul is just trying to make his name in the boxing that's why having an exhibition fights like these means a lot to Jake Paul as this is his own way to make his name even if it really doesn't make sense at all. I totally agree in what you said, he should just try and fight pure pro boxers because that's a better way to create a noise for his name.

Right, I also thought that the fight will not going to last the full 12 rounds. But both fighters really trained very hard to be able to see get going at each other for the duration of the fight.

But that knock down by Ruiz was the biggest difference in the fight. Although Ortiz try to fight back and make it very close, the 3 knockdowns was enough.

Haven't seen the 2 fights that has been scored a draw but it was really odd.

This month of September is the best month of the year for the boxing industry all these fights are exciting to see,  two are for the undisputed title and one for a trilogy that everyone is waiting to happen, and we have something that will make this yar a memorable year, the much-awaited fight between Fury and Joshua with special sanction coming from WBC, and this could happen in the month of September, I wonder with all these great fights what will fight will be the fight of the year.

I think he has evolved as a boxer, specially when he become professional and saw the huge potential of making money for himself. And I guess his father and uncle has really a big influence on his life as a boxer and money making machine. So then become a business savvy, not just inside the ring by being the A-side and of course getting the biggest share and maybe also outside, by investing his money in Las Vegas and somewhere else.

Andy Ruiz vs Luis Ortiz schedule was not normal. Big boxing events happened during Saturday nights but it was different. Andy Ruiz was reluctant in letting his hands go. He looks like saving his stamina for the late rounds and because of that Luis Ortiz was able to finish the whole twelve rounds. The fight was a draw if not for the three knockdowns by Andy Ruiz. Two judges had it 6 rounds each and the other judge had Ortiz seven rounds to Ortiz's five. I was amazed the fight attracted many fans.