How does betting on exhibition matches even work?

[takuma sato]

Exhibition bouts are becoming increasingly successful in selling PPVs. Basically what it means is that there's your regular card setup with 4 fights (I mostly see this in boxing) and at least one has some big name that attracts a ton of public. For instance, Mayweather's last exhibiton fight has over 4 million views in japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0BSRFM9Pw

None of these fights are sanctioned, there's no official scoring or winner. So my question is: How is it even possible to place bets on such fights if no official winner is announced?

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Floyd is fighting again some huge UK Youtuber "Deji" in a couple of weeks, I would place bets but I don't want to end up scammed given the grey area of this whole exhibiton fights thing.

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[ralle14]

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Floyd is fighting again some huge UK Youtuber "Deji" in a couple of weeks, I would place bets but I don't want to end up scammed given the grey area of this whole exhibiton fights thing.

If there's no scoring involved in the match then the sportsbook shouldn't put up the odds but based on Wikipedia that exhibition match was counted as a win for Floyd since it was a TKO. Plus if the odds maker gets carried away the bets would most likely just get voided or canceled since there's no determined winner.

Then again I don't think it's worth betting on an exhibition match knowing the odds would be one-sided compared to an official boxing match where they compete at a much tighter level.

[TravelMug]

Definitely, there is no judges in Floyd's recent fight with a Japanese fighter, and so bookies open up whether he will win or lose that fight simply as that. And so far he has knock out his opponent if he is fighting in Japan but maybe holding up when facing others.

That's why I usually don't bet on this kind of exhibitions fight because it's either rigged or setup. Floyd will not allow himself to get beaten in exhibition, so for sure, he will continue to win unless Pacquiao is next and the fight could ended in a draw.

[Darker45]

There must be a winner in whatever form it may take. Certainly, there must be a winner declared in the end. It might just be a winner without having to prove his points per round or why he came out as one, but I suppose it's enough for the gambling odds to be settled.

Anyway, if you are seeing a whole lot of gray areas in this whole exhibition saga in boxing, then you can avoid it altogether. To be honest, this kind of matches aren't only exhibition fights. The Pauls are into professional bouts. This exhibition virus has already crept into the professional scene for quite a while.

[Wexnident]

Most sportsbooks don't accept exhibition matches afaik? Since as you said, there's a rather vague area in it that most won't risk taking. I'd honestly avoid it if you can, especially if you're seeing the gray areas yourself. If ever I'd think sportsbooks would only put out odds on the match results itself, who won and who lost, and even then I'd doubt they'd actually add it since, well, most exhibition matches have very big skill gaps between the competitors.

[Dave1]

I'm not sure since I haven't bet on it.

But I will assume that perhaps it was just the ML that sportbookies are going to offer in this kind of exhibitions fight. And so if Mayweather is like 1.0x-1.1 favorite, then there is no value in that kind of bet.

So it's better to stir away and smart boxer fans know that this is just for pure entertainment, nothing more and money making for boxers like Floyd Mayweather or the Paul brothers.

[Reatim]

the game must have winner , and that is enough to answer your question meaning either being rigged or manipulated ? who must care aside from the bettors like us?
because the administration and the boxers team does not.
in all chances they will all win in this , so I believe that as a concern gamblers like us? better not to bet or partake in exhibition games like what I did after Mike Tyson exhibition  fight recently  .

[bittraffic]

If you can ever bet on it, pick DRAW. But usually, it's not on the crypto sports bookies. Many of them are not even with Floyd vs Paul was not even added afaik. I don't see any reason for it on a betting platform when we all know it's going to be a draw.

People like exhibition fights of celebrity boxers though, Tyson vs Jones was a hit. We'd probably not see them fight anymore.

[Pierre 2]

I think its far better to avoid betting that kind of matches. I also think they don't show up in gambling sites that much but yeah, especially boxing matches are mainly "show" more than they are "sports match". I mean in regular, betting for one guy means you think he will beat/win. But in exhibition matches it's all about numbers. Numbers of people who watch, numbers of people who buy ticket and other things etc. Revenue.

[electronicash]

I would place bets but I don't want to end up scammed given the grey area of this whole exhibiton fights thing.

don't bet. that's the simplest solution to a problem you wouldn't have to see it as problem. you just have to watch the fight as it is meant for watching for us to be entertained. its a way for the production to make money from people who still have money.

[Oshosondy]

None of these fights are sanctioned, there's no official scoring or winner. So my question is: How is it even possible to place bets on such fights if no official winner is announced?

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Exhibition fight in boxing and some other sport are not real fight. It is a non-profit fight, participants normally fight in less rounds, like up to three, the kind of gloves the boxers wear are not delivering much punches like the ones worn during real boxing fight. Let us see it just like friendly matches in football. There are some sportbooks that do not include such matches, they prefer real boxing matches, but some sportbooks include it. This is never a match I can go for though.

[Gozie51]

But in exhibition matches it's all about numbers. Numbers of people who watch, numbers of people who buy ticket and other things etc. Revenue.

This is the purpose of exhibition matches and it is geared towards a purpose maybe for giving the realized money for some social responsibilities or to less privileged, so it is not taking seriously for both parties. Betting on such matches even if the promoters decide to put out for bet or the casino bet on it, it is not a serious bet and I can avoid putting money on it but it does specify a winner at the end just for spectators delight.

[YOSHIE]

Exhibition bouts are becoming increasingly successful in selling PPVs. Basically what it means is that there's your regular card setup with 4 fights (I mostly see this in boxing) and at least one has some big name that attracts a ton of public. For instance, Mayweather's last exhibiton fight has over 4 million views in japan:

If I do not misunderstand the exhibition match is one type of match called 'friendship' this is a bet not included in the competition or tournament, yes, usually often bet on sports betting, including boxing, can be said to be an unofficial type of bet.

Bets like exhibitions are often made for boxers who have had a career like you mentioned, I mean those who have good odds when fighting, usually done by many bettors in exhibition bets as a charity and entertainment for fans, usually such bets to get the best points for the coach, so they can put the best boxer in the ring.

[Jawhead999]

AFAIK in boxing, an exhibition match mostly doesn't have any official judges and the only way to win is by knock out their opponent. If it's goes to distance, there's no one will win, lose or draw. But each exhibition match are vary one by one since it depends on the both party who create and agree with their rules. While in amateur or professional fights there's an official judges and there's a winner, loser or draw depends on the score.

If you want to bet on boxing exhibition match, I don't think bet on Mayweather is profitable since he will become a huge favorited. You need to consider bet Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva, IMO Jake Paul will win even though he's an underdog.

[fullhdpixel]

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Floyd is fighting again some huge UK Youtuber "Deji" in a couple of weeks, I would place bets but I don't want to end up scammed given the grey area of this whole exhibiton fights thing.

But the question is, are there even sports betting sites that offers odds for this type of matches? I haven't heard one though and if ever there are then they can be suspicious or being offered by an unknown sports betting website.

A fight won't be completed if without a winner so even we say that this is an exhibition match and there are no official rules, then they can still have an unofficial rules in which the criteria for judging or scoring may differ a little bit. You need to watch previous exhibition matches first or get some information online to know if what the judges are looking for so that you won't think that you have been scammed by a bookie.

[livingfree]

Usually if there's no judge, there must be a way to have a winner on it based on what the bookies will represent how they'll call it as a win.

But it's better to have that idea of avoiding them if you're having that hard time in thinking who could be the winner if there are no judges present on an exhibition match.

Or before betting, you may ask the bookie that you're going to bet about how they're going to determine the winner of a match, I think that's okay to do.

[carlfebz2]

Usually if there's no judge, there must be a way to have a winner on it based on what the bookies will represent how they'll call it as a win.

But it's better to have that idea of avoiding them if you're having that hard time in thinking who could be the winner if there are no judges present on an exhibition match.

Or before betting, you may ask the bookie that you're going to bet about how they're going to determine the winner of a match, I think that's okay to do.

Just that common sense, you would eventually find out on how they would be declaring the winner.If there are judges then its good to make out some bet and of course we would really be sticking with the obvious

favorite of the said exhibition fight but if there's no referee then its better not to make out some bets.There's no way to determine and could really be ending up on having a draw or something like that.

We've seen lots of exhibition matches, some of them arent been offered by bookies specially into those very obvious results or outcome of a certain fight.

[ChiBitCTy]

This is a good question OP.  I know the Paul brothers fights feel like an exhibition but pretty sure they are scored and what not, but the other type of exhibition matches that I've started to gain some interest in is the ones with former sports stars.  Like former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had a boxing match versus former Steelers running back LeVeon Bell.  Bell knocked Peterson out, so obviously that score took care of itself, but I wonder had he not done so, how would the fight have been called. 

Anyone else been watching these former athlete boxing matches lately?

[DoublerHunter]

None of these fights are sanctioned, there's no official scoring or winner. So my question is: How is it even possible to place bets on such fights if no official winner is announced?

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Exhibition fight in boxing and some other sport are not real fight. It is a non-profit fight, participants normally fight in less rounds, like up to three, the kind of gloves the boxers wear are not delivering much punches like the ones worn during real boxing fight. Let us see it just like friendly matches in football. There are some sportbooks that do not include such matches, they prefer real boxing matches, but some sportbooks include it. This is never a match I can go for though.

^ As a bettor, I will never place a bet if the sportsbook includes the exhibition match. Because that is too complicated to bet since we don't know how the match going on or probably it is a fixed match that they already know who is the winner. They don't have a position or rank to depend on, it is pure entertainment and I think betting on them is not a good idea. That is why they called it an exhibition match because of the entertainment purpose.

[AmoreJaz]

None of these fights are sanctioned, there's no official scoring or winner. So my question is: How is it even possible to place bets on such fights if no official winner is announced?

I would bet on Floyd winning every single one of these but then again, how does this even work if no scoring is done?

Exhibition fight in boxing and some other sport are not real fight. It is a non-profit fight, participants normally fight in less rounds, like up to three, the kind of gloves the boxers wear are not delivering much punches like the ones worn during real boxing fight. Let us see it just like friendly matches in football. There are some sportbooks that do not include such matches, they prefer real boxing matches, but some sportbooks include it. This is never a match I can go for though.

^ As a bettor, I will never place a bet if the sportsbook includes the exhibition match. Because that is too complicated to bet since we don't know how the match going on or probably it is a fixed match that they already know who is the winner. They don't have a position or rank to depend on, it is pure entertainment and I think betting on them is not a good idea. That is why they called it an exhibition match because of the entertainment purpose.

my take here also, is not to bet on exhibition matches. we also don't know their arrangements prior to the match. as it is only an exhibition match, they can set their own rules without informing the public before hand. some of these fights also are being held to raise some funds for charity purposes, so it doesn't really matter who will emerge as a winner.
if you do want to bet, better go to top and reputable bookies. at least they may be fair and square with the results. they will just return your money if in case the outcome is very controversial one. for exhibition matches, better sit down and relax. no need to stress yourself betting on this match.