Early odds for Mayweather-Pacquiao posted

[jimboinbigd]

Early odds for Mayweather-Pacquiao posted

British oddsmaker William Hill opened action on a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao megafight on Sunday morning, even though the highly anticipated showdown between the world’s two best pound-for-pound boxers hasn’t been made — and may never be.

Hills installed Mayweather as an 8/11 favorite and Manny Pacquiao as a slight 11/10 underdog just hours after Mayweather’s knockout of Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

“Mayweather proved he is still ruthless in pursuit of victory and the public demand for a showdown with Manny will only increase as a result,” William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said.

Mayweather-Pacquaio would be the richest prizefight in history, but a history of bad blood between Mayweather and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum — Floyd’s former and Pacquiao’s current promoter — have left both sides at an impasse.

Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas. If he wins and a fight with Mayweather can’t be made for May, Pacquiao could fight undefeated light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley instead.

While on a worldwide press tour to promote the Marquez fight, Pacquiao has hinted he may retire in 2013 when he plans to run for governor, with an eye on the vice presidential seat in the 2016 elections.

– Bryan Armen Graham

[Larry the boss]

what are the odds for vitali- wladamir while you're at it

[Gino Ros]

Their illiterate congressman won't take the test.

[jimboinbigd]

what are the odds for vitali- wladamir while you're at it

Hey, man...I'm skeptical they'll fight also but I thought it was interesting that the oddsmakers are making Mayweather the favorite again..just like they did a few years ago.

As open as Mayweather was leaving himself and as rusty as he seemed, imo, even though targets like Ortiz make you seem more accurate and fluid than you are....I think the fight between Manny and Floyd is a close to a legit toss up as there is. A few years ago I had Mayweather winning easy.

With that said, Manny has been enhanced by fighting immobile targets the last few years...tomato cans essentially, so who knows, maybe Mayweather still schools him.

[Check_hooks]

The reason he is the favorite is because the public is gonna be on him having just watched the Ortiz fight. A fight that Ortiz was very much in and was in at least as much control of if not more than Floyd. Those rights weren't hurting Ortiz at all and Ortiz was backing Floyd up and had him clinching and pushing off with elbows for dear life.

Bookmakers are very big into psychology which they factor into making the lines