LADBROKES HATTON VS PACQUIAO BETTING

With the biggest fight of the year just around the corner, the folks at Ladbrokes have put together some really interesting betting markets on the Ricky Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao fight. Not only do they have great markets, but the odds are quite generous as well. Manny Pacquiao is listed at 4/9 which is slightly better than the 2/5 you find pretty much everywhere else. They've got Ricky Hatton listed at 13/8 which is a decent price. The draw pays 33/1. Some of the round betting carries shorter odds than a few other sites for the heavily favoured rounds, but I can see that the longer-shot round betting pays off much better here. Bets that pay 40/1 at other sites are listed at 66/1 here. Ladbrokes have pinpointed the 7, 8 and 9 rounds as the most likely ones for a Pacquiao KO or TKO. He is listed between 14/1 and 12/1 for those three. Pacquiao on points pays 3/1. Ricky Hatton's most likely rounds to strike are in the 8th and 9th, and he carries a really solid price of 6/1 for the points win- a price that is very generous compared to a number of other websites. You can also bet against certain outcomes as opposed to just betting on them. You can also back a split decision victory if you think the fight will be close. Hatton on a split is at 14/1 and Manny on a split is 8/1. You can back them both for 9/2. You can bet against either fighter getting knocked down at 3/1. You can bet on both to hit the mat at 7/2. Hatton pays 4/6 to be knocked down. Manny pays 11/8. The bookies do seem to think the fight will go the distance with odds of 4/5 for over 9.5 rounds and 10/11 for under.