Articles of 2010
True Odds You Should Never Bet On
OUTSIDE THE GREAT VEGAS SPORTSBOOKS FOR FAR TOO LONG : Gentleman gamers and wiseguy wonders. For your consideration, here are some prognosticated punchout percentage numbers relating to potential fights, related scenarios, and warped wishful thinking. Back in the day, or was it a daze, you could get all sorts of boxing action on fights beyond just major events at shrines like Little Ceasars, Church Hill Downs and Leroys (before they went automated), including reasonable parlay prices. Guys like Herb Lambeck would sit in a cloud of cigar smoke, ready to accept unlisted propositions. It was a different era indeed, before the books became so corporate. Remember, these toteboards are slanted. Only put yaz trinkets down if you can't afford to lose.
2010 Fight of the Year to involve fighter named Mayweather or Pacquiao : 20 -80
2010 Fight of the Year to involve fighter named Adamek or Haye : better than you might think
Israel Vazquez – Rafael Marquez IV : pick 'em
Vazquez – Marquez IV to end in KO : 80 -20
Allan Green to score any points in Super Six format : 50-50 (hunger factor)
Allan Green to make Super Six finals : 5 – 95 (reality factor)
Kelly Pavlik to fight Felix Sturm : 40 -60
Kelly Pavlik – Felix Sturm : 60 – 40 Sturm
Shane Mosley – Floyd Mayweather, Jr to occur: 80-20
Mosley-Mayweather : pick 'em
Manny Pacquiao – Mayweather to occur : 90-10
Pacquiao – Mayweather: 55-45 Pacquiao
Pacquiao – Mosley: 65-35 Pacquiao
Pacquiao – Clottey : 55-45 Pacquiao
Pacquiao – Clottey to go distance : 10 – 90
Mosley-Mayweather-Pacquiao on their career best night, regardless of weight : Mayweather 37, Mosley 33, Pac 30
Amir Kahn to fight Ricky Hatton : 10-90
Kahn – Hatton : 90-10
Bernard Hopkins – Roy Jones, Jr : by all logic 95-5 Hopkins. What actually happens : 60-40 Jones
Wladimir Klitschko – Eddie Chambers: 65 – 35 Klitschko
Klitschko – Chambers if Wlad's shoulder isn't fully healed and Chambers more willing than recent challengers: 60-40 Chambers
David Haye – John Ruiz : 95-5 Haye
Haye to win by KO: 80-20
Fight to be Postponed: 50-50
Haye – Hopkins to occur : 20-80
Haye – Hopkins : 75-25 Haye
Haye – Denis Boytsov : pick 'em
Haye vs V or W Klitschko to occur in 2010 : 30 – 70
Haye vs V Klitschko : pick 'em
Haye vs W Klitschko : 70-30 Klitschko
V or W Klitschko vs Boytsov in 2010 : pick 'em
V or W Klitschko vs Boytsov after 2010 : 65-35 Boytsov
V Klitschko vs W Klitschko : Wlad down 3 times, but (just like Samuel Peter bout) still leading after 10 rounds and Vitali's eyes cut and closing when each thinks they hear mother crying and retires after round 10
Tomasz Adamek – Jason Estrada : 99-1 but Estrada gives honest effort for as long as it lasts.
Adamek to fight for “major” alphabet heavyweight belt : 75-25
Adamek – David Haye : pick 'em
Adamek – Denis Boytsov or Cristobal Arreola: heavyweight brawl of the year
Evander Holyfield – Francois Botha to be amazing event if it happens : let's hope so for the continent's sake
Holyfield – Botha : 55-45 Holyfield
Holyfield to fight after Botha bout : 75-25
Botha to fight past 2011 : 80-20
Oscar de la Hoya comeback fight : 70-30
Felix Trinidad comeback fight : 30-70
Trinidad- de la Hoya II to occur : 1-99
Trinidad – de la Hoya II worth watching : 99-1
James Toney to actually fight in UFC 20 -80
Toney – any solid MMA ftr : 10-90
Toney – Kimbo Slice : 40- 60
Toney – Herschel Walker probably worth seeing in octagon : 25 – 75
Toney – Walker probably worth seeing in parking lot : 90-10
Floyd Mayweather Jr best boxer of past 50 years : 40-60, but probably too late to prove it
Manny Pacquiao best boxer of past 50 years : 30-70, but could still prove to be
Roberto Duran best boxer in past 50 years : 10-90
George Foreman best boxer in past 50 years : 5-95, but got probably best karma out of the 5%
Muhammad Ali best boxer in past 50 years : damn near
Sugar Ray Leonard best boxer in past 50 years : you read it here
Media meatheads will refer to boxing as dying sport year after year after year : 100 – 0
Boxing to die : 0-100
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