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+9.4 last week, 43.5 for the year.
Still have the future from a couple weeks ago . . .
Arthur Abraham/Raul Marquez Under 8.5 (+115) 3 units to win 3.45
Didn't end up getting any kind of a good price as the line has remained constant. Hard not to root for Raul but when Abraham turns it on, it just will have to be stopped by someone. I'm thinking 5th round or so. Marquez doesn't have the power to hold off Abraham, nor the speed, nor a great chin. He really lacks any ingredient to make this fight close save for toughness. I just hope he's not that tough.
Alex Bunema (+550) over Sergio Martinez 1 unit to win 5.5
I gotta admit, this line surprised me. I figured Martinez would be -250 at the most. Martinez is pretty much the poster child for not fighting anyone. Who knew beating Saul Roman was a ticket for a title shot? He fought Margarito ages ago and lost and has been picking on the children of the poor since. As a mandatory challenger, for some reason, he fought a four round sparring session with a can in February and needed the cards. I saw him look less than impressive against Russell Jordan, another joke. At least Bunema, who has a tendency to get hit, has fought live bodies. And theres a chance he's hitting a late prime after the impressive stoppage of Karmazin. It's hard to know what Martinez is going to bring into the ring at this point but he is not fighting a 2-3 fighter in Spain. Bunema is good enough to not be a 5.5 to 1 dog in this spot.
Jonathon Thaxton (-130) over JC Melero 1.3 units to win 1
The joke might be on me here in this case but I've gotta bet against Melero, a carbon copy for Martinez, another Spanish guy with an impressive record who hasn't fought anyone. His last two opponents were a combined 1-32! Thaxton is a spent bullet. I thought I'd never ever consider betting on him again. But he's got the home court here. If he's got anything left in his career tank, he will take care of this guy.
More coming later .. .
Good luck everyone.
Still have the future from a couple weeks ago . . .
Arthur Abraham/Raul Marquez Under 8.5 (+115) 3 units to win 3.45
Didn't end up getting any kind of a good price as the line has remained constant. Hard not to root for Raul but when Abraham turns it on, it just will have to be stopped by someone. I'm thinking 5th round or so. Marquez doesn't have the power to hold off Abraham, nor the speed, nor a great chin. He really lacks any ingredient to make this fight close save for toughness. I just hope he's not that tough.
Alex Bunema (+550) over Sergio Martinez 1 unit to win 5.5
I gotta admit, this line surprised me. I figured Martinez would be -250 at the most. Martinez is pretty much the poster child for not fighting anyone. Who knew beating Saul Roman was a ticket for a title shot? He fought Margarito ages ago and lost and has been picking on the children of the poor since. As a mandatory challenger, for some reason, he fought a four round sparring session with a can in February and needed the cards. I saw him look less than impressive against Russell Jordan, another joke. At least Bunema, who has a tendency to get hit, has fought live bodies. And theres a chance he's hitting a late prime after the impressive stoppage of Karmazin. It's hard to know what Martinez is going to bring into the ring at this point but he is not fighting a 2-3 fighter in Spain. Bunema is good enough to not be a 5.5 to 1 dog in this spot.
Jonathon Thaxton (-130) over JC Melero 1.3 units to win 1
The joke might be on me here in this case but I've gotta bet against Melero, a carbon copy for Martinez, another Spanish guy with an impressive record who hasn't fought anyone. His last two opponents were a combined 1-32! Thaxton is a spent bullet. I thought I'd never ever consider betting on him again. But he's got the home court here. If he's got anything left in his career tank, he will take care of this guy.
More coming later .. .
Good luck everyone.
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