Betting on celebrities boxing match

[fullfitlarry]

In this thread I will like to hear your opinions if you can afford to bet in an organized fighting competition match between celebrities who have the courage to step on the fighting rings to prove their strengths.

Why not? It's for fun; we all want to be entertained and, at the same time, make money. If the two celebrities are popular and good at selling the fight, I'll go watch and bet on it.
It may not be a top-caliber fight, but for celebrities, it generates interest because these guys have legions of fans. I will support my favorite celebrity if he is going to fight in the ring.

Yes, if we think that there is a value bet then why not?

Just like in the hype between Tyson and Paul fight, we all fell in the Tyson that he can still pull the trigger and won. But nah, Jake Paul win that fight as he is young. But still though, if there are gamblers who lost their bet on that fight, they are still very happy to see Mike Tyson back in the ring.

And it is one of the biggest fight in terms of live gate sales and PPV if I'm not mistaken.

[crwth]

The thing about celebrity matches is that there are no official regulators, and it could be scripted to make sure they're in a great position on who would win or anything. To me, it's purely entertainment, and the risk in betting on it is very high.

If it were sanctioned by an athletic commission, why not? Like licensed referees with official rules or anything. In betting, our enemy is manipulation, and with these types of matches, it's possible.

It has been a different dimension for celebrities who had been bold enough to openly challenge their fellow celebrities on physical fights just to prove their muscles of who is stronger.
We have also seen in the media and even read in the news about how most of those kind of celebrities confronts themselves in outdoor events while security agencies don't let them have such disgraceful acts of fighting themselves in the public for no just cause.

It's not just celebrities, but public officials invite people to a boxing match in my country. But the person who initiated the fight doesn't have the balls to face the person he wanted to box with. It's comedy lol. 

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[yhiaali3]

This is no longer something new, but is becoming almost a phenomenon because celebrities know that any physical confrontation will bring millions of views and will be a trend on social media, thus increasing the number of followers, new sponsorship contracts, and so on. In other words: the fight = free publicity.

As for betting on such fights between celebrities, I think it is absurd, unprofitable, and based on chance because it is unstable and unpredictable compared to professional boxing, since celebrities are not professionals, which makes these fights not amenable to accurate sports analysis.

[danherbias07]

I will if it's real.

Sadly, most of them are just scripted fights. They will make a ruckus about the two actors trash-talking on social media, create hype, and suddenly, they will start a boxing match. If ever they are listed in a sports bookie, you will see how bad the odds are, and sometimes the results will be so far from what most bet on.
I bet on exhibition boxing before, and I learned my lesson during that hype. Also, it's not that entertaining when you feel how scripted the fight is. It's like both actors will not really hurt each other and will just end it by using the judge.

[Samlucky O]

I can not bet in such a match because they are not a regular boxers who can be trusted, just like sports bet where we have analysis and record of past performances of players, it will help us to have a clear view of the person to pick. But however in this case there is nothing of such, infact they don't have any record which means that gambling on them is like taking unnecessary risk which you don't know the possibility. Such match are probability match and the odd may be deceiving in the sense that the loser may come with a small odd making you think he would win only to discover later that the one with big odd will be the winner. I can't bet In such match because it's a planned fixed match and i can afford to risk my money on it.

[cryptoaddictchie]

In this thread I will like to hear your opinions if you can afford to bet in an organized fighting competition match between celebrities who have the courage to step on the fighting rings to prove their strengths.

If the celebrities are not known boxers or havent and they just decided to fight for fun then the answer is yes. Why not? Their celebrities and the idea of them having a sparring would be an entertaining one.

Regardless the example even not them, for example comedians on holywood will schedule a match probably some audience will definitely buy some ticket not because of the competition but the idea of them doing it.

[maydna]

If those celebrities can makes me curious, I may bet on them but I don't expect anything and just for fun. They just want to have fun by challenge other celebrities and perhaps they want to gives another entertain to their fans.

That is another show to attract attention as people will see another side of the celebrities that people might not see so don't be too serious watching them instead just for entertainment.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

The reason why I don't bet on most of these celebrities boxing match is because they are mostly exhibition matches and they are also unprofessional that's why it's not really interesting for me to bet on. These matches are fixed and a lot of times they are opportunities that the organizers use to make profit. Perhaps it's not every country that this happens but in my country celebrity matches are always fixed.

I share the same view with you, most celebrity matches are pure exhibition and not a the demonstration of competence, because they're not professional boxers, most engage in it to get more fans and follower ship on their media handles, although that Carter-Fee and Portable match was out of pure rivalry between them and Carter took that opportunity to get his revenge ,
I don't think I would be betting on those matches, especially when I know so well it's only for entertainment purposes.

[TedMosby]

I don't really believe in matches involving celebrities, and I think there's no point in placing a bet on this kind of match. All staged, made-up pre-match drama, etc. It's like betting on WWE. Do you bet on WWE too?

We all know the fact that WWE is staged. At first, I thought there was no betting market for matches like WWE. Then my curiosity led me to do some research, and I found that there are some sportsbooks where you can bet on WWE, like BetOnline, BetNow, and Grosvenor Sport. How can you have a betting market for something that's clearly staged? Amazing

So for me, if it involves celebrities, big promoters, and sponsors, then it's not about the fight (match), but about money and fame. Not worth betting on. It happens most of the time in my country, where a celebrity wins against someone who has self-defense and basic MMA skills. It doesn't make sense.

[Yablee0]

I have no reason to bet on such fight that you can not actually determine their respective strength since they aren't a professional fighter. All I will do is just to enjoy the match and every fun that is involved in it. However, the energy by Carter Efe was pretty amazing and I also heard he was giving a huge sum of fifty million naira and even a German visa for a trip to Germany, that was very amazing.

And again, this success of his has also open other financial doors for him which is still coming, and to be honest the match was a cool vibe and I will be looking for them to fix another one. Congrat Carter.

[iv4n]

Social media comedian and streamer, Carter Efe...

So this guy is a celebrity? And now into boxing with other "celebrities"? Or is it just another stream on a higher level?

I have nothing about betting on crazy things, it's somehow a new normal... but this is too foolish for my taste. This is not a boxing match, it's a comedy show! And I am not sure how people find these things interesting... Maybe I am just too old.

[Ishicryptic]

Celebrity boxing matches are just for fun because they are not professional fighters, their fights on the ring are mainly to settle scores if they are throwing verbal punches at each other and there fans will want them to settle it in the ring man to man. Due to the hype and money that is involved I believe that some celebrity disputes are being staged so that it will lead fans to demand that they settle it in the ring. Moreso many people believe that their fights are fixed by the organizers so watching them should be for fun because analyzing to bet on who you think has the edge to win is useless.

[Exitoral]

Me personally, I don't think I would bet on it. But the early stages, I might consider it. All these guys are celebrities. This show is just for entertainment. In the early stages they might want to put in their best. But once they see that more eyes are on it, it then might turn into a script so people can talk about it even more. People are talking about it already, don't get me wrong. But for it to continuously be on people's lips, script might be involved.

I do not follow either celebrities. But I can assure you that people will be very willing  to bet on them. But celebrity boxing shouldn't be treated the same way as professional boxing.

[rbynxx]

In this thread I will like to hear your opinions if you can afford to bet in an organized fighting competition match between celebrities who have the courage to step on the fighting rings to prove their strengths.

Proving their strength doesn't come from a wild comment or a thing when he just defeated one celebrity and declaring himself great. It comes with years of perseverance in the ring tbh and doesn't come from just one night of success. Well, he has the right to say that but something like this kind of comment makes them humbled the succeeding fights. I think it's great to bet on these kind of fights because you never know who's really great especially if both are new to pro fight.

[Zlantann]

Social media comedian and streamer, Carter Efe...

So this guy is a celebrity? And now into boxing with other "celebrities"? Or is it just another stream on a higher level?

I have nothing about betting on crazy things, it's somehow a new normal... but this is too foolish for my taste. This is not a boxing match, it's a comedy show! And I am not sure how people find these things interesting... Maybe I am just too old.

I will not place bets on a sports that I would not enjoy. Watching these celebrity fights is just a waste of time. Some of them cannot even take the time to practice so that they can come up with a decent fight. I watched one of them and it's just like two children fighting on the street. Since these fights are mainly for fun because the boxers are fighting for nothing, they can be manipulated. Winners are not determined by performance because the match has been preplanned. It is arranged in a form that would bring more views on social media, thereby prompting the organisers to make more profit.

[coinrifft]

If everyone is going to make some money on this kind of fight so why not go and bet on it? And this is not like the first time that we have seen celebrities boxing match. If I'm not mistaken it was a trend way before.

And maybe they are making a comeback in this era and with the advent of online betting, for sure there are going to be gamblers that are willing to go and risk their money. After all, we have prediction market now, and it shows that everything that humans can get their hands on to make profit, they will do it.

[Exitoral]

I have no reason to bet on such fight that you can not actually determine their respective strength since they aren't a professional fighter. All I will do is just to enjoy the match and every fun that is involved in it. However, the energy by Carter Efe was pretty amazing and I also heard he was giving a huge sum of fifty million naira and even a German visa for a trip to Germany, that was very amazing.

And again, this success of his has also open other financial doors for him which is still coming, and to be honest the match was a cool vibe and I will be looking for them to fix another one. Congrat Carter.

You're right, cause you can't determine their strength since they are not professional boxers. But, it is for entertainment. I can boldly tell you cater and portable boxing match isn't scripted. If it continues being genuine, then one can make bets. Cause no one will know the outcome and that's the whole point of betting on it.

And if carter can be paid that much. Damn. I am already interested in boxing too for entertainment. 😂

I share your excitement too In wanting another match.

[Zadicar]

This is what we call exhibition matches already.

And it has evolved, before it was just like friendly fight for this celebrities. Now, it also involved a lot of money too. Maybe there are still who bet on this kind of fight as again, it's big and there are venues and there are media.

But for hardcore boxing fans, I don't think they consider this as real fight.

Yes, its not new anymore and it had become a trend now on which if ever there are some single argumentations whether a youtuber, social media influencer, artist etc. Then usually it do really end up on having these kind of arrangement on which it ends up on boxing. Yes, for those people who are really that boxing lovers specially on real fights then they would definitely be not looking these things to be entertaining or something interesting but for those people who is a fan or supporter on whomever which side then they would be finding it to be fun and interesting on which it would be leading up some bets into it. Knowing that these exhibition matches turned out to be some money making of these fighters on which its pretty obvious but even despite of having not that an official fight but these kind of arrangement do really that get still some attention.

[Nahl]

The title is exibition matches which mean this match for entertainment only and if people want to bets on this game i think people should be avoiding boxing statistics from those selebrities because most likely those celebrities don't have boxing records or even some of them aren't the athlete and in my opinion the matches like this probably fixed because usually those who more popular as selebrities will won the matches and usually the winner will not officially announced by boxing federation because only exibition games and for me personally i didn't bets on these matches even never interesting to watched too

[Exitoral]

Social media comedian and streamer, Carter Efe...

So this guy is a celebrity? And now into boxing with other "celebrities"? Or is it just another stream on a higher level?

I have nothing about betting on crazy things, it's somehow a new normal... but this is too foolish for my taste. This is not a boxing match, it's a comedy show! And I am not sure how people find these things interesting... Maybe I am just too old.

In as much as you see it as comedy, what those two did there wasn't for comedy. To them, they want to win. If you have watched the match, you won't see it completely as comedy. There are some instances that they made people laugh. But there are also instances that all they did was box each other.

Honestly, it is not foolish at all. I disagree with you. Lastly, you are not too old. You don't just see it the way other people do. Pure entertainment. Even for the fighters, all they wanted to do was win.