{"id":77433,"date":"2019-01-03T09:15:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77433"},"modified":"2019-01-03T09:17:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:17:45","slug":"bookmakers-make-their-statements-on-2019-potential-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77433","title":{"rendered":"Bookmakers Make Their Statements on 2019 Potential Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It mightn\u2019t be the biggest potential boxing fight on the horizon, but some bookmakers have matched up Amir Khan and Kell Brook with odds that suggest a decent match up. The fight is still yet to be confirmed, but it looks to be gathering momentum with mid-February now rumored to be a likely option<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Things could fall through, of course, but that hasn\u2019t stopped bookies pricing up the odds. It\u2019s the disagreement between those bookies that makes for some interesting reading, though. Brook is the marginal favorite, coming in at 8\/11 with William Hill, with Khan just a shade above even money at 11\/10. <\/p>\n

Huge difference in bookies\u2019 opinions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While those odds point to a very close fight, Paddy Power bookmakers<\/a> have seen it as much more in Brooks favor, going 2\/5 on the former IBF welterweight champion. Fans of Khan will be interesting to see him at 2\/1 with Paddy Power, a price made even more tempting with that bookie\u2019s free bet offers. A draw is priced at 20\/1.<\/p>\n

If you think it\u2019s quite strange for bookies to price up fights before they have been confirmed, it\u2019s actually common practice. Indeed, there are lots of interesting potentials fights \u2013 some likely to happen, some not so much \u2013 priced up by bookies for the year ahead.<\/p>\n

Top of the list is undoubtedly the Tyson Fury Vs Deontay Wilder rematch, which most fans of the heavyweight division will hope to see in 2019. The odds have certainly shifted in favor of Fury, who was the betting underdog the last time the pair met. Right now, the best price on Fury seems to be the 5\/6 with Betfair and Paddy Power. Wilder, meanwhile, is given best odds of 5\/4 by Ladbrokes. This fight will capture the imagination after the thriller delivered last time<\/a>, so the amount of money put on the fight could shift the markets dramatically.
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