Sturm vs Murray Odds: Felix the Obvious Favorite at Home in Germany

by Scott Christ on Dec 1, 2011 5:30 PM EST in Boxing Betting Odds

Felix Sturm faces Martin Murray tomorrow in Mannheim, Germany. (Photo by Thorsten Wagner/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Tomorrow's WBA middleweight title fight in Germany between Felix Sturm and British challenger Martin Murray has less-than-surprising odds on the sportsbooks, favoring the 32-year-old German by a healthy margin in Mannheim.

[ Related: Sturm vs Murray Fight Preview ]

Sportsbook	Sturm	Murray
5Dimes	-600	+450
BetUS	-500	+350
Bodog	-800	+500
SBG Global	-600	+400
Sportsbook.com	-675	+475

Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KO) has been on this stage many, many times, as we noted in the preview linked above, while this is really a first go above pure domestic level for Murray (23-0, 10 KO). Murray is, essentially, hoping that he can do what Matthew Macklin did in June, but Murray is no Macklin, without meaning to be insulting to the St Helens fighter.

I think he's going in with the idea that Sturm showed weakness and age against Macklin, but as I've said many times, he may have showed a little age, but he also showed he can hang in on a gritty, tough fight. I don't think Sturm has declined nearly enough to lose to someone on Murray's level, particularly not fighting at home.

Anyone betting on Murray in this one, for money or just as a pick?

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Both of these guys are very clumsy, but Murray has a terribly floppy left that Sturm will stop paying attention to after a while. Murray won’t be able to get through Sturm’s defense, but he’ll get hit hard.

I think that Blackwell was a better boxer, and hit Murray pretty regularly, but with so little power that it was a little hard to watch. Sturm is no boxer, but he’ll hit Murray pretty hard.

by DrRck on Dec 1, 2011 6:29 PM EST reply actions