Only the very brave are placing bets on McGregor-Mayweather and for good reason.
Call it a cash-grab, a freakshow, a circus act… whatever you want. To the non-cynics, all these hackneyed buzz words mean the same thing – Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather is just plain bizarre.
A strange match-up paves the way for a strange outcome, and since there has never been a fight quite like this before, plenty of people are wary of placing their hard-earned cash on a particular result.
Mayweather is the overwhelming favourite, but there isn’t much value in backing him to beat the debutant. While you will stand to earn a lot of moolah by betting on McGregor, you run the risk of looking like a complete and utter choad if the most likely outcome, a comprehensive Mayweather victory, comes to fruition.
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— JOE (@JOE_co_uk) July 23, 2017
People laughed at Brendan Schaub when he announced his outrageous MayMac bet on his podcast.
The former UFC heavyweight put $100,000 on McGregor to take at least one round against the undefeated prizefighter after boxing commentator Max Kellerman predicted the UFC superstar would not be able to land a single punch.
If you yucked it up over that one, be prepared to belly chuckle yourself unconscious over this American punter’s brave bet that McGregor will win.
A bettor in Nevada placed $150,000 today on Conor McGregor to beat Floyd at a @WilliamHillUS sports book. If Conor wins, he'll net $662,500.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 24, 2017
It’s high risk, but if it pays off, he will look like an absolute genius.
That’s a huge ‘if’ though.
