these odds are dropping faster than turds from a tall cow`s dukey shute....now -315....i had a little at +375(i think that`s what i had)...very small....i made that wager more on tyson`s foolishness than etienne....not something i`d normally wager on or recommend...
etienne has a good record,(24-1 w/ 17 k.o.`s)....but,although he looks imposing,and is a straight forward rumbler,he doesn`t have devastating punching power...he was knocked down 7 times vs fres oquendo(oquendo`s not to shabby,though)...and knocked down by frans botha.....one thing you have to say,though...the guy keeps gettin` up.....
mike is a shadow of his former self..very little bobbing and weaving....very little of the old devastating body work...is easily tied up...and bigger guys are starting to push him around...it`s land the bomb or nothing....and he tends to get frustrated the longer fights go...he doesn`t have that guy that he needs to force him to train and tow the line(a teddy atlas type of guy)...freddie roach is a damn good trainer....but,to much water under the bridge now...mike does what he wants...
with that said,you still figure mike is gonna catch an easy target like etienne...etienne doesn`t run from anybody...he`s a warrior....but that chin is suspect....if anybody got down on etienne early,you might be able to hedge this one...these oods are dropping...
mike is in a real "mike funk" right now...i can understand somebody taking a longshot with etienne...i played it very small...just to have something going....i`ll probably lose...and i`m not recommending it to anyone(unless you have a few dollars of disposable income)...
but,knowing what we know now,it would be very hard to lay 4-1 on mike vs anyone...
a sidenote.....clara harris (sentenced to 20 years for killing her husband)....the jury wouldn`t have given her such a stiff sentence,but after running over him twice,she went and got gas, then ran over him two more times(a little known factoid that very few are privy to
)....what happened to the good old days when your woman only cut your d-ck off