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Pacquiao picked as huge favorite
A $ 210 bet for Pacman would only win $ 100By Nick GiongcoAS EXPECTED, Manny Pacquiao was installed as the heavy favorite in his Nov. 18 Las Vegas rubber match with Erik “El Terrible” Morales.
Sportsbook.com has put Pacquiao a -210 favorite over Morales, who was placed as a +170 underdog in their scheduled 12-round super-featherweight clash at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Oddsmakers say that a wager of $ 210 for Pacquiao would only win $ 100, while a bet of $ 100 for Morales would result in a payoff of $ 170 in case the Mexican prevails in the highly-awaited battle.
Pacquiao’s overwhelming tenth-round knockout victory over Morales last January and the difficulty that Morales will encounter in making the weight limit of 130 lbs in the next three weeks are being taken into account in placing the Filipino as the favored fighter.
While Morales dealt Pacquiao a stinging defeat in the first fight in March 2005, the way Pacquiao scored the most devastating victory of his career early this year remains fresh in everyone’s mind.
Pacquiao, 27, was heavily favored in the first match and the odds were about even during the second meeting.
Morales, 30, is confident of conquering the scales with ease with the help of experts from the Velocity Sports Performance based in Los Angeles.
The Tijuana native has been training intensely in the mountains of Otomi outside Mexico City since Sept. 20.
Morales told the Mexican media over the weekend that he is not keen in shelling out a hefty fine if he fails to make the weight.
Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach said they’ll take the money and push through with the fight if Morales does not go over 132 lbs.
Gun enthusiast Cris Aquino, who will carry the Philippine flag from Pacquiao’s dressing room all the way to the top of the ring, was still surprised that Pacquiao was pegged the overwhelming favorite.
"Masyado tayong llamado," said Aquino, who first carried the flag in Nov. 2003 when Pacquiao beat up Marco Antonio Barrera in San Antonio, Texas.
A $ 210 bet for Pacman would only win $ 100By Nick GiongcoAS EXPECTED, Manny Pacquiao was installed as the heavy favorite in his Nov. 18 Las Vegas rubber match with Erik “El Terrible” Morales.
Sportsbook.com has put Pacquiao a -210 favorite over Morales, who was placed as a +170 underdog in their scheduled 12-round super-featherweight clash at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Oddsmakers say that a wager of $ 210 for Pacquiao would only win $ 100, while a bet of $ 100 for Morales would result in a payoff of $ 170 in case the Mexican prevails in the highly-awaited battle.
Pacquiao’s overwhelming tenth-round knockout victory over Morales last January and the difficulty that Morales will encounter in making the weight limit of 130 lbs in the next three weeks are being taken into account in placing the Filipino as the favored fighter.
While Morales dealt Pacquiao a stinging defeat in the first fight in March 2005, the way Pacquiao scored the most devastating victory of his career early this year remains fresh in everyone’s mind.
Pacquiao, 27, was heavily favored in the first match and the odds were about even during the second meeting.
Morales, 30, is confident of conquering the scales with ease with the help of experts from the Velocity Sports Performance based in Los Angeles.
The Tijuana native has been training intensely in the mountains of Otomi outside Mexico City since Sept. 20.
Morales told the Mexican media over the weekend that he is not keen in shelling out a hefty fine if he fails to make the weight.
Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach said they’ll take the money and push through with the fight if Morales does not go over 132 lbs.
Gun enthusiast Cris Aquino, who will carry the Philippine flag from Pacquiao’s dressing room all the way to the top of the ring, was still surprised that Pacquiao was pegged the overwhelming favorite.
"Masyado tayong llamado," said Aquino, who first carried the flag in Nov. 2003 when Pacquiao beat up Marco Antonio Barrera in San Antonio, Texas.
posted by cybertimes at Monday, October 30, 2006
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