British bookies had Haye as the favorite?

[Mars_ax]

I thought I heard that during or after the fight, if it's true, they must have dropped a bundle.

[rjj tszyu]

No they didn't. Haye was 13/8 and Wlad was 4/7. Don't know how you americans work out those decimal odds so hope you understand our way

[Fenster]

That's 100% wrong - as rjj tszyu said.

The bookies have made a bundle though becuse of "mug" (patriotic) money. Haye was a shorter price than he should have been.

[Mars_ax]

No they didn't. Haye was 13/8 and Wlad was 4/7. Don't know how you americans work out those decimal odds so hope you understand our way

I see, thanks for the info, like I said, either during or after the fight I thought i'd heard that, just goes to show, you can't believe everything you hear.

[SalTheButcher]

i think they were saying that the lines closed with haye as a slight favortie on some british sportsbooks, i believe it, the odds opened up somewhat close and by fight time there were probably a fuckload of bets on haye

[Fenster]

haye was nevr close to fsvouroute . fsxcy

[hitmanhatton]

odds are usually just a sign of were the money is going as much as it is who they believe will win .. .and in britain most of the money would have been going on haye

[p4pking]

No they didn't. Haye was 13/8 and Wlad was 4/7. Don't know how you americans work out those decimal odds so hope you understand our way

I must honestly admit to not being positive about how those odds work, not a gambler of any sort really. I would take it to mean that respectively if someone bet 700 dollars on Wlad, they would have made 400 on the win? 4/8 would make him a 2 to 1 favourite, then? I know it will seem a stupid question to ya but I only ask since those odds seem quite close, a lot of people surely cashed in on Wlad winning at that payout?

[Hunter]

Haye took the payday and said F -you to the British fans. He didnt even try to win. Shows you what he thinks of all the fans that traveled to support him.

[rjj tszyu]

No they didn't. Haye was 13/8 and Wlad was 4/7. Don't know how you americans work out those decimal odds so hope you understand our way

I must honestly admit to not being positive about how those odds work, not a gambler of any sort really. I would take it to mean that respectively if someone bet 700 dollars on Wlad, they would have made 400 on the win? 4/8 would make him a 2 to 1 favourite, then? I know it will seem a stupid question to ya but I only ask since those odds seem quite close, a lot of people surely cashed in on Wlad winning at that payout?

They could have done but being the british odds meant the bookies will have cleaned up. Before the fight Hatton held the record for most bet on british fighter when he fought Mayweather. The bloke from Sky Bet said that Haye was gong to take that record when he had his say on friday night. Brits are very patriotic when it comes to betting on their own fighters hence the reason the odds were close.