Pacquiao Opens as an 8-5 Favorite Over Mayweather

[BUSINESSMAN]

holy ****.. **** will prolly shift a bit. people get too overwhelmed now.

[EL ANIMAL]

yea if mayweather is serious about making the most possible money he'd be an idiot not to take this fight. I think the fight will break the ppv record.

i believe your right my man!!!

[GRUSTLER]

This is even better for Floyd because when he beats Pac then there
won't be no room for excuses. On that note, I don't even want to
speculate, debate or argue about the fight no more I prefer to just
wait till it is sign, sealed delivered and them two finish handling their
business in the ring. One thing I do know and that is the 24/7 for this
fight is going to be crazy.

[leonthegee]

Don't put too much weight on the betting odds.

Just put weight on what he did to one of the best welterweights
out there last Saturday, one of the Top 10 elite fighters in the world in Cotto, and put weight on the fact that Floyd
NEVER fought any of the elite welterweights.

And you do the numbers after

floyd beat the top 2 ww when he won the ww title. hate it or love it floyd is still the man. there should be odds on how many pounds mannys people demand that floyd loose. my guess is 6. mayweather v pacquiao at a catch weight of 141. "anything over 140 is a ww fight," said freddy "the shivering *****" roach.

[Pullcounter]

floyd beat the top 2 ww when he won the ww title. hate it or love it floyd is still the man. there should be odds on how many pounds mannys people demand that floyd loose. my guess is 6. mayweather v pacquiao at a catch weight of 141. "anything over 140 is a ww fight," said freddy "the shivering *****" roach.

floyd isn't ranked at WW... he beat up the #1 LW so that makes him the #1 LW.

[PrtyBoyDlicious]

Vegas just insulted Floyd for installing Pac as the betting favorite. DAMN!

[Bernie Madoff]

I hope Floyd stays as the underdog and gets even more far behind, I'm gonna bet on this fight....e-points.

It doesn't seem that FM will remain the underdog. Here is the bodog perspective:

Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Odds

Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Odds: All of the fighting sports world now wants to see Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather after Pacquiao’s dismantling of Miguel Cotto Saturday night and we are releasing what we anticipate will be the boxing betting line for that event if it is made. Pound-4-Pound king Floyd Mayweather, 40-0, 25 KO’s, looked untouchable in his last fight against Pacquiao victim Juan Manuel Marquez two months ago. Pacquiao, 50-3-2, 38 KO’s, had a far more difficult time with Marquez in his two fights with the Mexican by winning a disputed decision in March of 08” and a draw in 04”.

The Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Odds will have Mayweather as a
-160 boxing betting favorite at Bodog.com.

Our boxing betting line for Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is based on both boxer’s skill sets that are broken down below. For this fight we did not have to add in any artificial “public perception” juice to the boxing betting line due to both fighters immense popularity. While our fight picks crew was impressed with Manny Pacquiao’s performance against Miguel Cotto we still did not see anything that would suggest that he should be instilled as a favorite over a boxer of Mayweather’s caliber. Miguel Cotto is a solid B-level fighter but he had been on the decline since his brutal KO loss to Antonio Margarito. We think that Mayweather will hold the advantage over Pacquiao in various areas as they are listed below.

The Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Odds give Floyd Mayweather Jr. a 61% chance of winning.

Fight Picks: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Skill Ratings 1-10

Floyd Mayweather

Size: 7 (x200%)
Power: 7 (x200%)
Boxing Ability: 10 (x200%)
Hand Speed: 10 (x200%)
Stamina: 10(x200%)
Defense: 10 (x200%)
Durability: 8 (x200%)
Legs: 8
Jab: 8
In-Fighting: 9
Heart: 9
Punch Output: 6

Overall: 9.5

Manny Pacquiao

Size: 5 (x200%)
Power: 8 (x200%)
Boxing Ability: 9 (x200%)
Hand Speed: 9 (x200%)
Stamina: 9(x200%)
Defense: 7 (x200%)
Durability: 8 (x200%)
Legs: 10
Jab: 7
In-Fighting: 8
Heart: 9
Punch Output: 9

Overall: 8.9

[JM1]

My god this fight is being hyped up so much and a contract has not even been signed LOL

and i doubt theres already a contract

[hugh grant]

Someone better change that now!!!! It's wrong!!! I want my boy Pacquiao to be the underdog who rises to the occasion. Whats up with this **** not making the defensive master Floyd the favorite?

I wonder if pac wants to be favourite. Being favourite didnt effect his performance against Cotto.

But maybe if PBF has one more fight before Pac, and does something spectacular, the favourite might change.

[Doctor_Tenma]

This is great news, awsome!