Tag: Mayweather
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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Betting takeaways
LAS VEGAS – When the worst thing that happened to you on Saturday night in Vegas is that you got denied the right to bet $400,000 on yourself to win a fight, you had a good night. Not everything went right for Floyd Mayweather last night … https://t.co/RxstF7obHD — David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) August 27,…
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Record action for historic Mayweather vs. McGregor fight
LAS VEGAS – The fight is finally here. Conor McGregor will climb into the ring tonight at T-Mobile Arena with the chance to give sportsbooks worldwide a record win or a disasterous loss by either doing what is expected (lose) or what he is predicting (win). Regardless of the outcome, it will be a historic…
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Mayweather v McGregor undercard: Early ending in Badou Jack vs. Nathan Cleverly
As the world prepares for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, let’s take a break from the spectacle and divert our attention to the undercard, which features Baltimore’s own Gervonta “Tank” Davis (18-0, 17 KOs) vs. Francisco Fonseca (19-0-1, 13 KOs) and Badou Jack (21-1-2, 12 KOs) vs. Nathan Cleverly (30-3-0, 16 KOs) for the WBA…
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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Some context on the odds
On July 29, Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) took an overwhelming decision against Adrien Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) at Barclays Center. The outcome shouldn’t have surprised much of the boxing world as Garcia is one of the sport’s rising powers and Broner is a wild card who has seen his star fade over the past…