Odds too much in Pacquiao’s favor

[WhoreUs]

**** i thought Manny would of been the underdog in this one...

he should be or at least 50/50.

this is all ******** lines that's why.

more people know/root for manny than miguel so vegas needs to give people a reason to bet on miguel.

[Guest]

I'm surprised Pac's favored at all. He ain't even a WW.

he should be or at least 50/50.

this is all ******** lines that's why.

more people know/root for manny than miguel so vegas needs to give people a reason to bet on miguel.

And they will. then you see a ton of late money on this fight.

You should bet Pink.

[WhoreUs]

If I was a Cotto fan, I'd bet now man.

But I got burned big by Pac once so I won't bet against him again.

Seriously, both sides should put their money where there mouth is.

If I was a Cotto fan, I'd bet now. A Pac fan I would bet as late as possible before the line closed.

i'm thinking of putting money on cotto. (not too much because i think pacquiao will win)

but +175 on what is a 50/50 fight for me sounds good.

[mikelovesfood]

Odds too much in Pacquiao’s favor
By NICK GIONGCO
July 24, 2009, 8:41pm

Manny Pacquiao has been installed a -215 favorite over Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in their November 14 super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

This means that bettors will have to shell out at least $215 to win $100.

Cotto, in contrast, is the underdog at +175, meaning a $100 wager on him wins $175.

Pacquiao’s reputation as a winner has been growing by leaps and bounds following successive victories, including a sensational second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton last May.

Since making his US debut in June 2001, Pacquiao has rarely been installed the underdog, the exception being his bout with Oscar De La Hoya late last year where the Golden Boy was the favorite.

The Pacquiao-Cotto slugfest is being dubbed ‘Firepower’ owing to the explosive fighting styles of the two combatants, according to Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, whose outfit Top Rank is staging the event.

The past two days, reports coming from Puerto Rico suggest that Cotto is not willing to stake his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown and Pacquiao lawyer Franklin Gacal said Cotto doesn’t have a choice but to put it on the line as part of the deal.

Pacquiao and Cotto have agreed to face off at 145 lbs, two lbs under welterweight.

The problem is, while both parties have agreed to fight each other,[/U] contracts have yet to be signed[/U] and the camps of both sides are expected to encounter a few disagreements along the way.

Cotto lawyer Gabriel Penagaricano told the Bulletin a few days ago that “they have agreed in principle” to fight Pacquiao, while[/U] Gacal told the same paper yesterday that Pacquiao hasn’t signed anything yet.[/U]

Still, it is expected that Arum will find a way--as always--to iron out the kinks

Good read. K+

Is it really that hard to believe Pac is the favored boxer?

Coming off the past wins like he has compared to Cotto's past 3 fights?

[Sorbetero]

puerto rican pesos wil *** pinoy pesos

[WhoreUs]

puerto rican pesos wil *** pinoy pesos

puerto rico doesn't have it's own currency.

don't they use the u.s. dollar?

they're part of the u.s.

[Sorbetero]

puerto rico doesn't have it's own currency.

don't they use the u.s. dollar?

they're part of the u.s.

i thought theyre using peso because of spaniards

[apokalips]

More bets will be placed on Manny than Cotto purely on name recognition....bookies recognise this and safeguard themselves on big losses by making Pacman the favourite. The odds will tighten up closer to the fight and if loads of people bet on Cotto they will tighten up also. The bookies probably got burned by Pac for the DLH fight and maybe even the Hatton fight (I guess the odds might have been close but I can't remember)

[Mighty_Windir]

My money's on Cotto, shame on you if you bet against your country man puerto ricans.

[horge]

Those are really ****** Las Vegas odds.
Hopefully, they'll come closer to realism in the next several weeks.