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Will the fight of the year live up to the expectations?

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It has been months of verbal jabs between Floyd Mayweather Junior and Conor McGregor, presentations that were more show than substance. Sure, the audience kept tuning in and craved for more, the fight is selling millions of dollars and at the end of the day all parties will leave the arena plenty richer than before the fight.

We are sure that is the goal for the fighters, to win money. And it’s all right, that is their job after all, they do not do it as a hobby. But what about the viewers?Will they get their money’s worth? There is no way to know, if we had an answer we would already be in line placing bets ahead of the bout.

But the betting world can give us some clues about what is going to happen in the fight, by taking a look at the odds. Bookkeepers hire the best analysts in the business and every odd is carefully calculated. So let’s go see what the odds can give away with their wisdom.

We made our research and in a world class online betting site the odds for the winner of the fight have been reduced tremendously compared to what they were merely weeks ago. In European style odds Mayweather Junior pays 1.20, while McGregor pays 4.50. The difference still is very significant, but any punter with experience knows that the Irish fighter is no longer considered a longshot.

The bookkeepers respect McGregor’s punch but not his stamina, the odds of Conor winning the fight in the later rounds of the fight pay crazy money, the type that can make you rich. The odds for McGregor winning on the ninth round and beyond pay 101.00, it’s simply insane. In those same rounds, Floyd’s victory pays from to 13.00 in the ninth round to 23.00 in round number twelve.

What do we make of all this? In Las Vegas and other betting paradises they know that Conor is not used to long fights, he will need tons of strategy from his corner and a completely different mindset, he is not going to be in a mixed martial arts combat, boxing is a whole new world. The betting sites give the Irish man a chance, but they know that it has to happen in the first rounds, McGregor has to make serious damage to Floyd right at the start.

To answer the question in the title, casino wisdom says that the fight will not last long, but that it will be action packed, so we recommend not missing it for the world.