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    Luv2Play2
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    a ? for math guys

    im 68 and 150. what would be my odds in a boxing match against 40 yrs old and 170 lbs..its bare knuckles

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    Not good.

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    Huh?

    Are you talking about being 68 and 150 lbs and you want to box a 40 year old 170 pounder?

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    3-1 dog

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    Do you know karate? This is your only chance. Kick him in the nuts first and hope for the best.

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    +2000
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    math will not help you here.

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    What is your reach and your opponents reach? I need that to calculate the true odds.

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    Amazing post

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    What’s your skill level?

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    Unless the guy you're fighting is 5'2 I think you are in trouble.

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    Odds for what? To survive? Less than even money if the other guy is serious. I am 36 yo 240 and you would not survive. Book a flight to the Bahamas or Something. Your fighting days are over unless protecting your family in which case you need a shotgun.

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    Weight without height is tough to cape

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    Quote Originally Posted by gauchojake View Post
    Weight without height is tough to cape
    150lb is what I weighed as a 15yo. Skin n bones. Add fragility of old age he is toast. 20lbs is a huge advantage in boxing and 170lbs is relatively fit at most heights and ages.

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    I'd take the younger guy at -500 ITD.

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    The skeleton is about 15% of a human being's weight. If the op picks fights with younger, bigger opponents his weight will drop from 150 to 23.

    ...but he's the underdog so lakerboy will bet on him.
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    OMS

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    Quote Originally Posted by agendaman View Post
    math will not help you here.
    The only math you need to know is 68 and 40.

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    Rooster sizes?
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    Are you in the ICU yet?

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    This question is actually on the standard high school math literacy exam in Florida.

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    Seems like this is one where I'd take the prop bet: "Will there be a KO in the 1st round?"

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    Is the 40 year old legally blind? If YES, then you are at -110.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deltgen View Post
    Seems like this is one where I'd take the prop bet: "Will there be a KO in the 1st round?"
    Also I’m tossing in will OP be eating his steak 🥩 out of a straw .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luv2Play2 View Post
    im 68 and 150. what would be my odds in a boxing match against 40 yrs old and 170 lbs..its bare knuckles
    *Luv2, I love oddsmaking questions like this. Would be happy to provide my response.

    First off, Boxing is the "sweet science." As an observer, I always took this to mean that the learning curve is larger for Boxing than other sports. If either of you have pugilism experience, that's a big factor.

    There's a lot of hidden info that you haven't revealed. Physical statistics like REACH. Any untold health factors?

    First off, the fact that YOU might accept the fight tells me that you think you might WIN this fight. But I'll approach this from an average skill/age perspective.

    Let's start with the weight. You're giving up twenty pounds, which is at least two weight classes. Can you beat a bigger man?

    Bigger factor is the AGE discrepancy. It's said that a male normally gets stronger until age 35. If true, your opponent is just past that peak...but you are well past it.

    Final verdict. Opening odds: OPPONENT -1400, you +1200.

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    You +800 based on age..

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    How are your knuckles? Do you have osteoporosis? You punch a 40 year old with bare knuckles at your age you may break your hand and wrist.

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    It all depends.

    Is the moon in the seventh house, and if so does Jupiter align with Mars.

    If so, I'd give you an even money chance.


    Speaking of Jupiter, the radiation spewing planet.





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    Are you a former professional boxer? If not then I think you have no chance.

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    I think I would watch a show with geriatric ex-boxers taking turns tuning up randoms.

    I would PPV if it was random SBR hamburgers.

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    If your opponent is truly a math guy, just go ape sh!t on him and throw some
    haymakers.

    If he is a meth guy, throw 5 cents on the floor and use an uppercut

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    let me crunch some numbers and get back to you


    let's reconvene in the think tank

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    +8000

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nate rasta View Post
    +8000
    Nate Thurmond, you taking those odds?

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