Prop bets might be the way to wager in Mayweather-Berto bout

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will fight Andre "The Beast" Berto on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas. Perhaps not the fight that many wanted in the wake of Mayweather’s win over Manny Pacquiao back in May.

But here we are.

Obviously, checks will be a fraction of what we saw in the aforementioned "Fight of the Century", which saw Mayweather pocket around $220 million for his 36 minutes in the ring. Furthermore, reports seem to indicate that this broadcast is headed for CBS as opposed to PPV.

Berto heads into the fight with a record of 30-3 (23 by KO) with all three of those losses in his last six bouts (vs. Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerrero and Jesús Soto Karass) and is tabbed as a big +1600 dog at TheGreek.com.

"Berto is over matched which also leads me to believe Floyd may surpass Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 after disposing of the former Olympian Berto and signing on for just one more bout in 2016," says renowned oddsmaker Joey Oddessa from www.Oddessa.com. "There is a difference in opposition and the payday and odds will indicate it."

So with Mayweather such a big fave (-4000), where is the value for boxing bettors?

"Floyd simply to win the bout should be in the Tyson-Douglas range come fight night – a lotto ticket if Berto should win," Oddessa tells Covers. "I’m not looking to smarten up oddsmakers but the individual props could exceed the handle on the straight wagers if enough are offered correctly. It’s the safest route for Floyd backers to go because not many have the gamble in them to lay 35k to scoop up a mere one thousand dollars while the props are still remaining appealing for Berto backers.

Oddessa mentions the opportunity for Mayweather to "go out on a high note" and finish Berto.

"Karass stopped Berto. Why not Floyd?" Oddessa says. "I don’t see much here in terms of competitiveness. This bout is all about Floyd Mayweather and legacy. Walking away at 49-0 on a free boxing clinic given to every broadcast system that carries CBS."

| Date: July 22, 2015
| Article by: Andrew Avery @coversavery
| Original Media: Click Here