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 Live on September 18th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sugar Shane Mosley will be fighting Sergio Mora. As many boxing betting fans know, this will be Mosley’s first boxing match since his debacle of a fight against Floyd Mayweather. Mora on the other hand will appear as the odds on favorite in sports betting circles, because September 18th is the Mexican Bicentennial and he will be backed heavily.
Mora is an up and coming boxer with an impressive record of 22 – six and one. On the other hand Sugar Shane although also having an impressive record of 46 and nine, is seen more as a washed up fighter than as a serious threat. Many fans have a lack of interest in the fight, given that Mosley suffered the worst beating of his career his last time out and fans are unfamiliar with Mora. To the knowledgeable boxing fan, this fight appears to be more of a stepping stone fight for the Mexican sensation Mora. However, if you are betting on Mosley, it may be a safe wager, because although he appears washed up, he still has quite the impressive record. Essentially, Mosley has both more to gain and lose no matter the result of the Mora fight. On the one hand if he wins the fight, he might be able to restore some credibility to his reputation, which at this point could be all he’s looking for. Yet on the flip side, if Mosley loses, it does neither fighter any good. Basically if Mosley loses, it tells the boxing world that he should retire and that Mora can only fight washed up slugs. The fight is on September 18 at the Staples Center. This fight comes one week after the Klitschko and Peter fight, and many analysts wonder if anyone will watch it. |
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 With countless options for betting on sports or playing in the casinos, bwin.com is the only sports book necessary to save on a players’ Internet tool bar. Bwin.com brings their members the most safe, secure options for all of their wagering needs including MLB betting, but when it comes to playing poker in particular, bwin is definitely above the rest. With their own poker school tutorials, as well as tournaments and other promotional events, bwin.com has a fresh approach for every user depending on what they feel like doing that day, whether or not they are an experienced player or somebody just starting out. New tournaments are starting every ten minutes, and can be overviewed from the main screen area, which features the name of the tournament, buy-in, and the start time. Members can download the software from their home computer or lap top, and play from wherever they feel comfortable.
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 A lot changes over the generations when it comes to the online sports betting forums in which players spend most of their time, and one such transition has been from boxing to Mixed Martial Arts over the past decade. Once considered one of the premier sports because of its colorful characters, improbable upsets, and the aura that surrounded it through the mid 1900’s, boxing has lost its shine, taken over by the fastest rising sport in the world, MMA.
There are many reasons for the transition, as well as many differences between the boxing and MMA betting worlds, but none is bigger than the forum in which the sport is carried out. Unlike boxing, where a ring is used for the fighters to face off, MMA requires a cage or what the Ultimate Fighting Championship has trademarked as the “Octagon”. While the boxing ring is a simply square shape with ropes on all four sides that connect on a turnbuckle in the four corners, the octagon is an eight-sided cage that combatants can’t escape from. The walls are made of metal chain-link that is coated with black vinyl for the protection of the fighters, and it sits four feet above the ground on a raised platform. The top of the fence is protected with padding, and stands at the height of many fighters. Unlike in boxing where fighters against the ropes are called back to the middle of the ring, the octagon is usually used in MMA as a way for fighters to get an advantage. |
 One question many fans new to UFC betting are concerned with is, how are MMA gloves different from boxing gloves?
For many fight sport fans coming from boxing, MMA gloves are a big change. In boxing, fighters wear 12 oz. gloves designed to protect their hands, as well as prevent cuts. In mixed martial arts, fighters wear 5 oz. gloves, which offer similar protection to hands, but do not do much to prevent competitors from being cut in the fight. There are many myths relating to glove size, which we will attempt to dispel here. First, many fans of sports betting believe that mma gloves hit harder than boxing gloves. This is false. Scientific tests have repeatedly shown that glove size does not impact on power from a punch. 2000lbs of force from a puncher wearing a boxing glove is 2000lbs of force from a puncher wearing mma gloves. So why do we see so many differences with regard to striking in mma and boxing? Well first of all, punching with mma gloves is much more likely to result in cuts. This is one of the reasons mixed martial arts is perceived as a bloodier sport than boxing. Add in elbow strikes, which can be thrown to result in cuts, and mixed martial arts is clearly a bloodier sport than boxing. Another difference lies in the protection count. In mixed martial arts, as soon as a fighter is deemed incapable of intelligently defending themselves, the bout is halted. This is unlike boxing where fighters can take such blows and be allowed to continue. Finally, technique is another reason for the differences between the two sports. In mixed martial arts, many fighters throw wild, looping punches. These punches, while lacking technique, can be devastating when they land. |
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On September 11th in West Germany, Wladimir Klitschko the defending heavyweight champion will be taking on Sam Peter in a boxing