Few days to go before the much awaited Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight. Both boxers are now on gearing up towards their top form for the said event. As the big event is getting closer to its date, bookmakers are now getting busy booking up bets.
The betting odds seems to highlight Pacquiao’s apparent invincibility going into the World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight on Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
According to bookmakers, Pacquiao is now at minus-800 and Clottey at plus-550. This means that if you bet $800 on a Pacquiao victory will earn just $100 while if you $100 bet on a Clottey victory you win only $550.
An attractive proposition is in the “will go” the distance (minus-180) and “won’t go” the distance (plus-140) betting. This betting proposition means that if the bout lasts less than 9½ rounds, a $100 “won’t go” bet will earn $140. A “will go” bet of $180 will net just $100.
All systems go for the team Pacquiao. “Okay na, ready na,” said Pacquiao, who continues to evade questions regarding the outcome of the pay-per-view tussle. “Good luck to both of us.”
Team Pacquiao will take the three-hour flight to Dallas on a chartered plane along with an entourage of some 150 people.
Meanwhile, Clottey’s team flew to Dallas on a commercial flight Sunday.
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Pacquiao vs. Clottey Match up Has $800 to $100 Bet Odds
by admin, on Mon, Mar 8 2010 | 5 Comments
Manny Pacquiao Returns for Round 2 at Jimmy Kimmel Live
by admin, on Thu, Mar 4 2010 | No Comments
The pound-for-pound king graces the Jimmy Kimmel Live with his presence once again last Wednesday, March 3 to promote the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Manny Pacquiao was first appear on the American late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last November to promote the Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight which he emerged victorious.
Wearing a trendy red leather jacket with Philippine flag embroidered, Pacquiao talks with the show’s host Kimmel about various topics like his upcoming fight with Joshua Clottey, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his political plans in the Philippines.
Even before Kimmel was able to start asking questions, the Pinoy-dominated audience started chanting “Manny, Manny, Manny…”
“Fans are very confident that I’ll win the fight [against Clottey],” said the Filipino champ. “But for me, nobody knows.”
“He’s a former champion so I don’t underestimate [Clottey],” he added.
When he was asked about Mayweather and the drug testing issues, the Pinoy champ replied, “I agreed to a blood test but not close to the fight. That would be [in] his advantage because he’s bigger than me.”
The Manny Pacquiao said Mayweather could be using the demand as an excuse not to fight him.
“I think he’s not ready for the fight. The job of the fighter is to train hard and fight in the ring. You do not need to change the rules because there’s the Nevada Athletic Commission to implement the rules,” he added.
Later after the interview, Pacman sang George Benson’s song “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You” while the Filipino crowd swayed their hands with the tune.
After his rendition, the crowd went chanting again, “Manny, Manny, Manny…”
Mayweather Thrash Mosley with Drug Issues Too
by admin, on Wed, Mar 3 2010 | No Comments
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not yet finish with the drug testing issues with Manny Pacquiao; he also trashes Shane Mosley with it. The undefeated boxer brought up Mosley’s doping history during the press conference for the Mayweather vs. Mosley held at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square, New York City.
Mayweather quoted in Associated Press, ‚ÄúI can’t say how many fights Shane has won in the past because we know Shane was using enhancement drugs. That’s something we do know.‚Äù
‚ÄúIt’s no different than Pacquiao. I offered Pacquiao the fight. I said, ‚ÄòWe’ll give you $25 million.‚Äô I never met a man who wouldn’t take a $25 million drug test,‚Äù continued Mayweather.
Mosley admitted to taking steroids ‚Äúunknowingly‚Äù in 2003 after being forced by a former strength and conditioning coach to do so as part of his training. Although Mosley did not react to Mayweather’s statement, the boxers still had a minor scuffle during the press conference which prompted their team members to intervene.
On previous interviews, Mosley said that he doesn’t care what Mayweather talks. All he cares is the money he could win from the match and the chance to fight against Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather was supposed to fight Pacquiao on March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada but negotiations did not push through because of the drug testing issue. The Pinoy boxer opted to fight Joshua Clottey instead. The Pacquiao vs. Clottey is scheduled on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
On the other hand, Mayweather takes on Mosley who supposed to fight against the Haitian boxer Andre Berto last January but it did not push through because Berto’s family was affected by the devastating earthquake occurred in Haiti.
Pacquiao has still Mayweather on mind
by admin, on Tue, Mar 2 2010 | No CommentsDespite of his intense training for the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight, the pound-for-pound for king still has Floyd Mayweather Jr., on his mind, says Pacquiao’s long time coach Freddie Roach.
‚ÄúI saw Manny, sometimes when he’s shadow boxing, he shows me how Mayweather fights and how he’s going to take case of the problem,‚Äù Roach told FightHype.com.
The trainer said this somehow shows that Pacquiao is preparing himself mentally against Mayweather.
‚ÄúI’ve never seen Manny do that before,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúManny really wants to fight him in the future because of the remarks he (Mayweather) made.‚Äù
It is a clear indication that Manny Pacquiao still wants to take Mayweather down. Mayweather’s demand made it look as if the Filipino boxer has been taking performance enhancing drugs still somehow angered Pacquiao.
‚ÄúWe’re not happy with his (Mayweather) remarks,‚Äù said Roach.
Meanwhile, Roach predicted that the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight would not reach into 12 rounds. ‚ÄúThe beginning of the fight is going to be hard. He’s (Clottey) a very good opponent and likes to fight, but we will break him down, and I’m very confident the fight won’t go 12 rounds,‚Äù said Hall of Famer coach Freddie Roach.
Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer to win 7 world titles in 7 different weight divisions, will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown against the Ghanian boxer Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas on March 13.
The Pacquiao vs Clottey is Pacman’s last fight?
by admin, on Sun, Feb 21 2010 | No Comments
Coach Freddie Roach, who is now in Los Angeles with Manny Pacquiao training for the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight, said that the Ghanaian boxer would be Pacquiao last opponent of dazzling career.
‚ÄúIf Mayweather doesn’t come around after the fight and he doesn’t sign to fight us, then this (Clottey fight) could be our last one,‚Äù that is the statement of the multi-awarded trainer on the interview with EastSideBoxing‚Äôs On the Ropes.
Because of his playing “hard to get,” Mayweather Jr. might lost his chance to fight with the 7-division world champ and the pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
Before signing up to fight Clottey, Manny Pacquiao’s and his camp had negotiations with the Mayweather camp for a super fight. However, the negotiation did not result to a positive end when Mayweather Jr. demanded an Olympic style drug testing.
Pacquiao ended up setting a fight with Clottey to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title, while Mayweather opted to fight “Sugar” Shane Mosley.
“If negotiations with Mayweather fail and Manny wins against Cotto, he’ll be having seven world titles. Nobody has done that before, so there’s nothing else to prove,” the trainer told sports analyst Dennis Principe.
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