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Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:05 pm EST
Experts love De La Hoya, bettors not so sure
By Steve Cofield
The boxing world has come to the desert to see the latest Oscar De La Hoya mega-fight. The usual dozen or so fight writers are here along with a throng of columnists from the around country. The Las Vegas Review-Journal polled the scribes. Seventeen sided with The Golden Boy mostly by knockout and only four tabbed Manny Pacquiao as the winner.
MEDIA POLL:
David Avila, Riverside Press-Enterprise -- De La Hoya by TKO 7
Ron Borges, Boston Herald -- De La Hoya by TKO 9
Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe -- Pacquiao by TKO 8
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal -- De La Hoya by TKO 9
Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press -- De La Hoya by decision
Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times -- Pacquiao by decision
Doug Fischer, TheRing-online.com -- De La Hoya by decision
Norm Frauenheim, Arizona Republic -- De La Hoya by TKO 7
Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Pacquiao by decision
Paul Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee -- De La Hoya by KO 7
Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports -- De La Hoya by TKO 6
Mark Kriegel, Foxsports.com -- De La Hoya by TKO 9
Chris Maathuis, KLAS-TV -- De La Hoya by decision
Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News -- De La Hoya by TKO 7
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times -- De La Hoya by TKO 9
Dave Cokin, ESPNRadio1100 -- Pacquiao by decision
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com -- De La Hoya by TKO 7
Mike Rosenthal, TheRing-online.com -- De La Hoya by KO 10
Tim Smith, New York Daily News -- De La Hoya by KO 3
John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News -- De La Hoya by TKO 8
George Willis, New York Post -- De La Hoya by TKO 10
Total: De La Hoya 17, Pacquiao 4.
As of this morning, most of the money coming in was bet on the Pacman. The price is hovering around De La Hoya -165 with a low of -150 at Leroy's Sports Books. De La Hoya was as high as -220 in the last month at several spots in Vegas.
