IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s fascinating undisputed 140lbs title fight between Edinburgh’s WBA Super and IBF king Josh Taylor and Californian WBC and WBO title holder Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas. We had an outstanding fight between undefeated champions in the Brandon Figueroa vs Luis Nery […]
Following Jason Cunningham’s shock European title win at the weekend, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks back at other notable instances of southpaws who pulled off the upset. Jason Cunningham’s win over Gamal Yafai was a surprise to most people in the boxing fraternity. But maybe it shouldn’t have been a shock. A southpaw who can […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up Saturday night’s intriguing 122lbs showdown between WBC champion Luis Nery and WBA Regular title holder Brandon Figueroa in California. There’s no doubt which fight is the most eagerly awaited this weekend. It’s the clash of undefeated 122-pound champions Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa, who meet […]
After Billy Joe Saunders’ retirement loss against Canelo Alvarez at the weekend, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston analyses the thorny issue of ‘quitting’ and looks at other, more complicated cases of when boxers have chosen not to carry on in a fight. When Billy Joe Saunders didn’t come out for the ninth round against Canelo Alvarez […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s 168lbs unification clash between Mexican star Canelo Alvarez and Britain’s Billy Joe Saunders in Arlington, Texas. The big 168-pound unification title fight in Texas is almost upon us, and it’s the most anticipated fight of the year as Mexican superstar Canelo […]
Ahead of Billy Joe Saunders’ super-middleweight unification clash with Canelo Alvarez this weekend in Texas, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks back at some of the most memorable British vs Mexican battles in boxing history. It’s Billy Joe Saunders going up against Canelo Alvarez this weekend in the biggest-ever Britain vs Mexico meeting. There is a […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s heavyweight clashes featuring comebacking, former unified champion Andy Ruiz vs three-time world title challenger Chris Arreola and ex-WBO king Joseph Parker vs perennial contender Dereck Chisora plus Cuban maestro Erislandy Lara’s vacant middleweight title battle against Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna. Heavyweight fights […]
IBHOF inductee and gambling expert Graham Houston looks at how cut eye endings can affect a boxing bet. Once it was simple when a fighter got cut. If the referee or doctor ruled that the cut was too bad for a fighter to continue, he lost. That was that. Bettors might have lucky wins or […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston unearths the betting value in tonight’s fascinating WBO middleweight title clash between champion Demetrius Andrade and Welshman Liam Williams, as well as Jake Paul’s bout with former UFC fighter Ben Askren. In the most intriguing fight of the weekend, Demetrius Andrade is the favourite but Liam Williams is […]
With the welterweight division bolstered by a new wave of stars including Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz and Conor Benn, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston breaks down the deepest and arguably best weight class in boxing with his Top 10 rundown. Impressive wins last weekend by Jaron “Boots” Ennis, Eimantas Stanionis and Conor Benn had me thinking […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up Saturday night’s betting opportunities, focusing on the vacant WBO light-heavyweight title fight between hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith and crafty Russian Maxim Vlasov. There are a number of interesting betting opportunities this weekend. We’ll start with a deep dive into the weekend’s most intriguing fight, […]
It’s always sad to see a fine fighter come to the end of the line. To see him reach down and find what he once had isn’t there anymore. That was Carl Frampton on Saturday. He had one good round against Jamel Herring and that was it. When the Frampton corner signalled surrender in the […]