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Ricky Hatton is attracting plenty of support ahead of his Sky Box Office clash with Manny Pacquiao.
Sky Bet price up 'The Hitman' as a 6/4 outsider, with Pacquiao 1/2 to emerge victorious from their showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Filipino southpaw may be the firm favourite to take the contest but he won't have it all his own way with the bookmaker making Hatton 9/4 to stop Pacquiao inside the distance and 5/1 to win on points.
Pacquiao, who is widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is 9/1 to win in rounds one to three and 4/9 to send The Hitman crashing to the canvas.
But while Sky Bet's Boxing compiler, Scott Springgay, is expecting Pacquiao to come out on top, he's not ruling out a Hatton victory.
Springgay said: "I am expecting a very physical and exciting fight. Even though Hatton is at his favourite weight we know this isn't going to faze Pacquiao especially after seeing him destroy De La Hoya at a weight not many people gave him hope at."
The one down side for Pacquiao is that he's never competed in the 140-pound division where Hatton is the undisputed king. It's 14/1 for Hatton to win in round 1 to 3 and 15/2 to win in rounds 7 to 9.
Springgay added: "I do give Hatton a chance in this and expect the fight to end in a stoppage but I just can't see it going to points.
"I think the stoppage will come around round six or seven whoever wins but I expect it will be Pacquaio who comes out on top, forcing the referee to step in and save Hatton."
Sky Bet's new "Exact Method of Victory" market has been popular in the run-up to the showdown, including Hatton to win by KO (7/1), Hatton to by a TKO at 7/2 and Pacquiao to win by KO at 9/2.
Amongst the other markets that have seen early money, it's 100/1 for the Hitman to win inside the first 60 seconds of the fight and evens for Pacquiao to hit the deck during the fight.
SOURCE:SkySports
Sky Bet price up 'The Hitman' as a 6/4 outsider, with Pacquiao 1/2 to emerge victorious from their showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Filipino southpaw may be the firm favourite to take the contest but he won't have it all his own way with the bookmaker making Hatton 9/4 to stop Pacquiao inside the distance and 5/1 to win on points.
Pacquiao, who is widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is 9/1 to win in rounds one to three and 4/9 to send The Hitman crashing to the canvas.
But while Sky Bet's Boxing compiler, Scott Springgay, is expecting Pacquiao to come out on top, he's not ruling out a Hatton victory.
Springgay said: "I am expecting a very physical and exciting fight. Even though Hatton is at his favourite weight we know this isn't going to faze Pacquiao especially after seeing him destroy De La Hoya at a weight not many people gave him hope at."
The one down side for Pacquiao is that he's never competed in the 140-pound division where Hatton is the undisputed king. It's 14/1 for Hatton to win in round 1 to 3 and 15/2 to win in rounds 7 to 9.
Springgay added: "I do give Hatton a chance in this and expect the fight to end in a stoppage but I just can't see it going to points.
"I think the stoppage will come around round six or seven whoever wins but I expect it will be Pacquaio who comes out on top, forcing the referee to step in and save Hatton."
Sky Bet's new "Exact Method of Victory" market has been popular in the run-up to the showdown, including Hatton to win by KO (7/1), Hatton to by a TKO at 7/2 and Pacquiao to win by KO at 9/2.
Amongst the other markets that have seen early money, it's 100/1 for the Hitman to win inside the first 60 seconds of the fight and evens for Pacquiao to hit the deck during the fight.
SOURCE:SkySports