Boxing betting can be tricky at the best of times, and certainly never a guaranteed thing. It's a sport where conventional logic and maths can often have a funny way of been trumped by passion, will to win and a single hard punch (especially in the heavier weights).
Despite that, if you are going to put down a small wager on a fight, or include a fight or two in a parlay (accumulator) there are a few key things you can do to give yourself the best shot of making a return.
Here's five quick tips I would use if looking to put a bet on a fight:
Styles
As the old saying goes:
"Styles make fights."
It's usually the very first thing I'd consider if I was putting down a boxing bet.
Sometimes you get a great gel and clash of styles, where two guys are made for each other and the result is often a toe to toe battle, which can be hard to call and therefore worth keeping away from a betting standpoint.
Other times you can almost see that one guy's style will work well at shutting down another fighter, typically where a boxer takes on a more aggressive fighter type.
The boxer nine times out of ten beats a fighter. It's not called the 'sweet science' for nothing.
Form
Very important to consider, as many boxers thrive on momentum and indeed ring activity.
The term 'ring rust' is very real, as most boxers will tell you.
It comes into play particularly if a fighter has been inactive and out of the ring for a prolonged period of time and comes in against a fighter in good form, who's been boxing regularly.
This often can give a fighter an advantage, particularly if they are also riding a good win streak to boot.
Power
One almost unquantifiable dynamic that you must be aware of in any fight is that held by a big puncher.
One punch can change the course of a fight, we've seen it happen so many times before.
Although the boxer typically will beat a puncher, you can never count a puncher out - particularly the higher weight involved in a fight.
The term "he always has a puncher's chance" carries merit and is worth considering at all times in boxing betting.
Age/Freshness
A young fighter in some cases can have an advantage over an aging warrior due to superior physical attributes, but again, the styles of the fighters in question must be considered for this factor to come into play.
It's hard to see sometimes in boxing, but a fighter can get as they say "old over night" in some cases.
When that happens, a young champion coming through who is fresher can often see the passing of the torch take place in boxing, where a young lion beats an older one.
Week Of The Fight
The most important factor for me - and something many casual fans overlook.
You can study a fight as much as you likes for weeks on end and yeah it's important, but from experience you should always wait until the day of a fight to put down your bet.
The reason for this is two fold.
One, you will have had a chance to see what kind of physical shape the boxer is in on the day of the weigh-in, 24 hours before he steps into the ring and is cutting weight.
Also in a lot of cases if the fighter is interviewed the day before the fight, you'll also see and hear what kind of mental shape he's in, what his eyes are saying and how much he's up for it.
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