"In one corner there's Anthony Joshua, a 6-foot-6, 243-pound, two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist, who owns one of the hardest punches in boxing. In the other corner stands Jake Paul, a 6-1, 216-pound YouTube influencer, whose only heavyweight fight came against a 58-year-old. Guess who the betting public is backing? Paul, a 7-1 underdog, had attracted 82% of the bets and 90% of the money that had been wagered at DraftKings on the winner of Friday's sanctioned fight in Miami, Florida."
"Brandon Yaeger, who oversees combat sports for Caesars Sportsbook, said, because of hefty price, he expects the overall amount wagered on the Paul-Joshua fight to be lower than how much was bet when Paul fought 58-year-old Mike Tyson in November 2024. "Betting interest is definitely high," Yaeger told ESPN. "The handle has already passed the last fight between Paul and [Julio Cesar] Chavez Jr. So far, the largest bet has been $90,000 to win $10,000 on Joshua.""
Anthony Joshua is a 6-foot-6, 243-pound, two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist known for one of boxing's hardest punches. Jake Paul is a 6-1, 216-pound YouTube influencer whose only heavyweight fight came against a 58-year-old. Paul was a 7-1 underdog yet drew 82% of bets and 90% of the money at DraftKings, creating nearly a $100 million potential loss for that sportsbook if he wins. Joshua opened as a -1200 favorite, limiting some betting. Caesars and Hard Rock Bet reported one-sided action favoring Paul, and the largest known wager was $90,000 to win $10,000 on Joshua.
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