Online Betting - Sports Betting Sites » Boxing Betting http://www.sportnovascotia.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:47:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Try New Boxing Betting Online http://www.sportnovascotia.com/try-new-boxing-betting-online/ http://www.sportnovascotia.com/try-new-boxing-betting-online/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:19:45 +0000 Ziva http://sportnovascotia.com/?p=6 Ever wanted to try boxing betting online? You can bet on a huge range of boxing events at national and international levels in most countries, including on boxing title fights and general boxing matches. But are you sure you know the best online gambling sites running the best boxing betting online odds and action?

Look no further. The following information offers the boxing fan valuable information on the most reputable sites that offer the best boxing betting action. Up to the minute boxing action – including all the latest results – can be found on these sites. They also cater for 24 hour betting action via their secure sites along with a range of boxing betting wagers.

Sporting Odds

This site offers fixed-odds boxing betting online and is run by the giant Sporting Bet group. Up to the minute information plus news, entertainment pieces and profiles of all the top boxers can be found on this site. Sporting Odds also allows boxing betting online fans to bet after an event has begun, allowing you to make your decision on who to back as the action unfolds.

Capital Sports

Another site proving to be a fast mover is Capital Sports, which offers sportsbetting fans a wide range of events to wager on, including boxing betting online. Capital Sports prides itself on its innovative approach and its focus on fun and excitement. As a result, they update their offers to members on a regular basis.

Sporting Index

Last but not least, Sporting Index allows online boxing fans to participate in spread betting. They also offer new members some healthy incentives for trying spread betting and even let new members play for fun for a period before placing wagers.So even if you’re new to the world of boxing betting online, you can enjoy secure and seamless action at any one of these three reputable sites.

]]> http://www.sportnovascotia.com/try-new-boxing-betting-online/feed/ 0 The History of Boxing Betting http://www.sportnovascotia.com/the-history-of-boxing-betting/ http://www.sportnovascotia.com/the-history-of-boxing-betting/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:17:10 +0000 Ziva http://sportnovascotia.com/?p=5 The world of boxing has long been associated with the glamour and excitement of big name boxers, knockout fights and the ability to win fortunes. For generations, boxing has been a popular pastime all over the world and has resulted in producing some of the best known sportsmen in the world.  Who hasn’t heard of Mohammed Ali, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield? And who can forget some of boxing’s most memorable moments – the Tyson versus Douglas fight and the Holyfield ear incident?
The early Greeks also understood the crowd-pleasing nature of boxing and even began a rudimentary form of boxing betting. The sport was first introduced in 688BC at the Olympic Games.  However, boxing in those days was a fairly dangerous pursuit. The Queensbury rules, introduced in 1867, cleaned the game up and stipulated a set of rules still in operation today: banning wrestling and providing for the compulsory wearing of gloves, three minute rounds and the ten second count. The rules have been further enhanced throughout the years by extra safety measures designed to protect boxers.
As an organized sport, boxing was dominated until the end of the 19th century by British fighters. The Americans gradually overcame this, producing a series of champions toward the end of the century which boosted the sport’s profile in the U.S. From that point, American boxers led the way in most international events until 1993 when Britain’s Lennox Lewis defeated Tony Tucker in the WBC Heavyweight Championship to become world champion.
Today, boxing caters for both professionals and amateurs, and groups boxers into a series of different weights such as heavy weight, strawweight etc. Boxing as an amateur sport is included in both the Olympic and the Commonwealth Games. In the professional arena, different contests such as the WBC, the WBO and the IBF draw thousands, if not millions, of spectators each year. Professional matches consist of twelve rounds, whereas amateur matches last for three rounds unless a knockout or technical knockout occurs or if a player is too heavily injured to continue a fight. Both generate high volumes of boxing betting at online gambling sites.
Since its early beginnings, boxing has been a drawcard for celebrities with thousands of today’s well known faces appearing at boxing matches in Vegas. Many matches are televised live, hence the popularity of boxing betting. One of the most successful boxing betting providers is Betfair, which allows punters to place their bets throughout the entire match. Boxing betting fans can either wager on a certain boxer winning or losing a bout. In addition, a range of associated bets can be made, including bets on statistics and on which round a match will end.

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