BLUE SQUARE RICKY HATTON VS MANNY PACQUIAO PREVIEW

Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton's price has started to drop a little bit as we enter the run-up to the biggest boxing match of the year. On the heels of Oscar De La Hoya's retirement, Manny Pacquiao remains the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and the out-and-out favourite to secure a victory over his British counterpart. Over at Blue Square they've put together some really exciting markets with some very solid odds for this bout. Pacquiao is listed about where you'll find him on other sites, at 2/5 whilst Hatton is available at 7/4. At this point, Pacquiao is favoured for a points win with a Pacquiao victory by KO, TKO paying out at 13/8 compared to 2/1 on points. A Ricky Hatton victory by KO, TKO or DQ pays 10/3 while a decision of technical decision pays 7/2. The bookies are confident that this fight could go the distance with Under 10.5 rounds listed at evens, while the Over 10.5 pays out at 8/11. As usual, the big money is available in the round betting. Manny's preferred rounds are 8-9 which are both listed at 16/1. Rounds 6, 7, 10, and 11 are all listed at 20/1. There isn't as much fluctuation with Hatton and a 1st round KO will pay 40/1, every other round is listed at 33/1. You can back every Hatton round and still be looking at nearly 3/1. Personally, I'm confident that Ricky will KO Manny in the 9th or 10th round.