More boxing fans are backing Jake Paul's clash with Tommy Fury to end in a draw than they are for the YouTuber to win.
Paul is a slight bookies' favourite to beat Fury, likely owed to his activity in the last few years and the strength of his CV having knocked out and dropped the likes of Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley. The Brit has generally struggled to get rid of journeymen, although he has been boxing considerably longer and his rival has yet to face a legitimate boxer even at that low level.
Odds on a draw are priced at 12/1 with Ladbrokes, and more fans have taken that action than have supported the YouTuber to live up to his slight favourite tag. A massive 55 per cent of bettors have picked Fury, while 25 per cent have chosen a draw leaving just 20 per cent who have gone for Paul.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Jake Paul might be leading the way in the betting, but punters seem to think this'll be a walk in the park for Tommy, who - at worst - will have to settle for a draw and an inevitable rematch."
When it comes to bets on method of victory, next to nobody has confidence that if the fight goes the distance it will favour Paul. Just two per cent of bettors have picked him to win on the cards, that's against 19 per cent who think Fury will get the nod and 15 per cent who are backing the draw.
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And even the knockout market, where Paul is favoured to win by the bookies, has seen more action on Fury's end with 43 per cent of bettors picking him to stop his rival. Only 21 per cent of those gambling have picked a Paul knockout, with both men having landed the same amount of stoppages despite the American having two less fights.
Paul and Fury have both promised stoppages, with the Brit insisting that it doesn't go past the fourth round. " Jake Paul seems to have copied it a few weeks ago, but my prediction has always been that this fight won't go more than four rounds," Tommy told Mirror Fighting . "If it's done in one round, I won't be surprised. Any time I land clean on this man it will be over."
