Boxing betting sites
A boxing bet is decided as often by the book's rules as by the fight. A draw, a stoppage between rounds, a bout moved to another night: each has a rule, and the rule is written by the book. Choose a boxing book by its rules first and its prices second.
How the bets work, and the ways a fight ends, is on how to bet on boxing.
The fight line and the draw
The main bet is the fight line, a moneyline on each fighter. A big favorite at -300 is priced to win three times in four. What sets boxing apart is the draw. Some books deal the fight two ways and refund your bet on a draw. Others deal it three ways, with the draw as its own price, and then a bet on either fighter loses if the judges call it even. Those are different bets with different prices, and I'd know which one I was holding before I put money down.
Method and round
Below the fight line sits the menu the book likes better: the method of victory, the round a fight ends in, over or under a number of rounds. Each carries a bigger cut than the fight line, and the round bets depend on exactly how the book counts a half round and a stoppage between rounds. The props page explains how the cut on a menu like this adds up. I'd bet the method only when I had a reason to think the fight would end a particular way, and leave the exact round alone.
The rules that grade it
Before you deposit, read what the book does when the fight is postponed, when the scheduled number of rounds changes, when a fighter is replaced, and when the result is changed later by a commission. A good boxing book states all of it. One that doesn't is one you'll be arguing with. The house rules page covers what most books do.
Limits
A heavyweight title fight draws money from people who never bet boxing otherwise, and the books raise their limits for it. The undercard and smaller cards take much less, and the books move their numbers further on a smaller bet, because they know less about a fighter with a short record than the bettor who has followed him. That is where a boxing bettor's edge usually is, and where the book is quickest to cut the limit.
Reading the list below
The list shows the books we have reviewed that name boxing on their own sports pages, A to Z, and leaves out any whose review doesn't say. A fight card comes a few times a month at most, so there is no reason to bet one you don't know. Bet the fights you have studied, small, and let the big nights pass if you have nothing to say about them.
11 reviewed
Listed A to Z until our ratings are published.
betDSI.com
Maximum bet up to $20,000 online or by phone, with higher limits on request, says the FAQ. Live betting across the major sports, a long props list and phone wagering
50% sports bonus up to $500Read the review
BetNow
Bet limits published by sport and day, up to $10,000 on an NFL side on game day, says the site. Deposits from $20, with no fee on crypto deposits
100% cash bonus up to $2,000Read the review
BetPhoenix
Toll-free lines in English, Vietnamese and Chinese, plus a wagering line, with online wagering 24/7, says the site. Live betting with games streamed on the site, as stated
175% free play up to $1,750Read the review
BetPOP
Crypto payouts from $50 to $10,000, twice a week, free, processed the same afternoon if requested before noon Eastern, says the cashier page. NFL sides up to $10,000 on same-day lines, with higher limits on request
50% free play up to $250Read the reviewBovada
Published withdrawal limits by method, up to $9,500 a Bitcoin request and $90,000 a week. No fee on crypto withdrawals, says the help center
50% sports welcome bonus up to $250Read the reviewBUSR
265+ thoroughbred and harness tracks with a daily horse rebate, says the site. Crypto deposits with no fees, and free Bitcoin payouts, as stated
100% Free Play match up to $1,000 on each of the first three depositsRead the review
JustBet
Maximum bet stated as $20,000 online and by phone, with higher limits on request. Crypto payouts with no fee from the book, according to its Bitcoin page
MyBookie
A 100% crypto first deposit bonus up to $1,000, with the rollover worked out on the bonus page. KYC-verified payouts processed within 48 hours, says the banking page
100% crypto first deposit bonus up to $1,000Read the review
WagerWeb
Bitcoin depositors can request payouts seven days a week, says the promotions page. Volume for rollover is the lower of risk and win, written out with examples
Progressive free play bonus, 10% rising to 50%, up to $500Read the reviewXbet
Bitcoin payouts typically sent within 12 to 24 hours, with a $25 minimum, says the help centre. Deposits by Visa, Mastercard, person-to-person and a dozen coins
100% crypto welcome bonus up to $200 in bonus betsRead the review
YouWager
A published limits table, from $10,000 on an NFL spread down to $300 in-game. MLB on a 10-cent line from -100 to -190
50% free play up to $250 on a first depositRead the review