Comments on: De La Hoya-Pacquiao Fight A Mere Money Circus ?

By: Current » The right fight at the wrong time?

Current » The right fight at the wrong time? — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:30:51 +0000

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:11:22 +0000

Honestly, I just read this. And the money angle of course was the whole point of the match, as it has been since Roman times, and as I was explaining to everyone who was willing to listen — offline.

Folks in Baguio kept insisting that it would be for money earned from betting, especially if the fight was rigged. I kept telling them that betting was small change. It has been estimated that Pacquiao’s earnings from just Pay Per View in the last fight amounted to US $20M. As in — WOW!!!

We wanted a show and though we were ecstatic about a Pacquiao victory we didn’t really get a good performance from ODLH, did we? Sluggish, emasculated even. Nothing like he used to be. But, for $60M I would take a few punches from Manny and call it a day — why not?

And since Pacquiao kept aiming for his pretty, pretty face, I guess Round 8 was long enough to keep everybody happy.

As for the Filipinos, we really didn’t care about the show itself as much as the result. Although I have to say, Pacquiao moved well, looked good and he just really deserved a better opponent.

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By: the warrior lawyer

the warrior lawyer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:05:35 +0000

I didn’t put money down in the fight simply because nobody in the place where I was (Friday’s at the Fort) myself included, wanted to bet against Pacquiao. But I called it pretty close and predicted a late round (9-12) knockout for Manny. De La Hoya threw in the towel before the start of the 9th round for a TKO. It was happy bedlam all around when that happened.

By: UP n grad

UP n grad — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:00:03 +0000

Even before they were sure the fight was going to actually happen, the odds:

So here it is: Boxing and betting insiders believe the opening Las Vegas line on the fight would favor De La Hoya at odds of a bit less than 2-1.

On the betting board, De La Hoya would probably be listed at about minus 185 (risk $1.85 to win $1), with the price on Pacquiao about plus 165 (risk $1 to net $1.65).

By: UP n grad

UP n grad — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:57:31 +0000

I guess you are not putting money down on this fight.