Mayweather-McGregor betting 'potentially bigger than the Super Bowl'

Yahoo ^ | July 18, 2017 | Kevin Iole

[C19fan]

The Super Bowl is annually the biggest betting event of the year in the U.S. This year, though, it may be eclipsed by a boxing match.

Kevin Bradley, the sports book manager of Bovada.lv, said betting on Mayweather-McGregor has been massive already.

“We knew this fight would be big, potentially even bigger than the Super Bowl, but now we are almost certain it will be,” Bradley said. “The recent trash talking and promotional tour is only encouraging bets and at this rate we cannot even imagine how much we will take on it. One thing is for sure though, we will need Mayweather huge. A McGregor early round KO as he promised would be a potential disaster and is partly a reason we are giving a great price on Mayweather at the moment.”

[karnage]

Hard to imagine anything other than a relatively easy decision in favor of Mayweather.

[Squeako]

McGregor gets starched in first round and doesn’t hit Mayweather once.

[circlecity]

“Plus McGregor is doing a good job of selling tickets with his trash talking.” McGregor is probably the most colorful and engaging sports personality since Ali and Schwarzenegger back in the 60’s and 70’s.

[montag813]

Boxing for me, is like tennis, I used to follow it back in the 70s, but I haven’t given them second thought in years.

Same here, and also the NBA as well.

[Whitebread]

McGregor is taller that Mayweather, will out weigh him by 20+ lbs at fight time and is 28 yrs old. Mayweather is 40. The old geezer has never fought someone this big.

If McGregor can hit him it will be over quick. Even if McGregor looses he still wins because the conventional wisdom is that he does not have a snowballs chance and he will pocket ~ 100mil.