Manne wrote:
For numerous reasons prize fighters have a history of staying in the game far too long. There’s something about competing that many boxers cannot do without, and champions will often tarnish brilliant careers by losing to unknown fighters long after they should have hung up their gloves for good.
This Saturday night the former four-division world champion and future Hall-of-Famer Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) will try to stop a three-fight losing skid against journeyman Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) on the boxing betting lines. Alexander is on a six-fight winless skid of his own and appears to have been handpicked so Jones can get back into the win column.
Get your boxing odds for the bout at Bodog.
Normally boxing betting fans will wager on the fighter they think will be the best on that night. In this fight the bet should be against the fighter that you think will be the worst on Saturday night, since both of them should be considering other ways to make a living.
It will be interesting to see what lines are posted at the Bodog Sportsbook on this fight later this week. One would assume that Jones will be the favorite, but it’s likely that the price will be cheap. The possibility of the 42-year-old Jones getting knocked out for the third time in four fights is very real, and some action on Alexander could prove profitable on Saturday night.
One thing to consider in this fight is the fact that Alexander has never been finished in 21 fights, and he has only two wins by KO. If the Bodog Sportsbook posts any Over/Under action this fight has a good chance to go the distance. As long as Jones doesn’t get caught by one of Alexander’s power shots, the two fighters going 12 complete rounds looks like a great option.
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