4 Boxing Fights with the Biggest Bets, Number 3 Made Mike Tyson KO in the Eighth Round
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The Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis fight resulted in a high stakes bet in its day. Photo: BoxingWorld
JAKARTA – The Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor exhibition duel on August 26 2017 is still recorded as the biggest boxing bet generator. The duel involved betting money of up to 11.3 million pounds, or the equivalent of Rp. 196.6 billion at the exchange rate at that time.
Quoted from The Sun, Thursday (9/3/2023) this number surpassed the previous record for the number of bets held by Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis. In fact, the exhibition duel was able to surpass the record for the duel bet against Manny Pacquiao, entitled ‘duel of the century’.
The following is a list of the biggest boxing bets that have been recorded:
1. Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor (Rp196,6 Miliar)
The boxing fight that was held at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, August 26 2017 has broken the betting record. The world’s largest online betting market, Betfair, revealed that the betting figure had reached £11.3 million or the equivalent of IDR 196.6 billion (exchange rate of IDR 17,400).
2. Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao ($154.8 billion)
The previous betting record was recorded by the boxing match between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in 2015. The duel, titled Fight of the Century, reached a bet value of £ 8.9 million or the equivalent of Rp. 154.8 billion.
3. Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis (5 Miliar)
Mike Tyson is a legend in boxing. The former American professional boxer has had 58 fights, of which he won 50, lost 6 and won 44 by knockout.
Among his career, Mike Tyson faced Lennox Lewis, which involved a bet of 312 thousand pounds, or around Rp. 5 billion. In that fight Mike Tyson lost after being knocked down by Lennox Lewis in the eighth round.
4. Marcantonio vs Woodhouse (Rp. 4 billion)
The duel between Curtis Woodhouse vs Marcantonio also involved a lot of betting money. The boxer who started his career as a footballer in 1997, Woodhouse faced Marcantonio. As many as 50 people bet on Woodhouse’s win over Marcantonio. In that fight, Woodhouse won and brought home £250,000 or Rp.4 billion.
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