MANNY PACQUIAO BETTING TIPS FOR THE PACQUIAO VS CLOTTEY FIGHT
We're just a few hours away from fight-time with this massively-anticipated fight finally set to kick off tonight at 21:00 EST at Cowboys Stadium. Pound-for-pound best fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao is considered a heavy favourite to dispose of the hard-hitting pugilist Joshua Clottey.
The WBO Welterweight Title is at stake here and Manny Pacquiao faces a stiffer test here than many are giving him credit for.
Pacquiao's odds to win trade at a slim 1.14 with bookmaker Stan James. Josh Clottey can be backed at 5.0 with the draw listed at 34.0.
The over/under on rounds is set at 9.5 with the under paying out at 2.2 and the over set at a 1.62 price tag. Oddly enough for a fight favoured to go over 10 rounds, the fight is not favoured to go the distance and you'll find that option trading at 1.5 while you're looking at a 2.5 price should this one go to a decision. If Clottey doesn't get tired and can handle a full 12 rounds with the fast-punching Pacquiao, then that may not be a bad bet.
Manny Pacquiao's odds to win by KO or TKO are listed at an odds-on price of 1.67 while a decision victory for Manny pays out at 2.25. Josh Clottey is listed at 13.0 to win by KO or TKO and 15.0 for a point victory.
Grouped round betting is available for those who think the Pacquiao-Clottey fight is going to be won by a KO or TKO. Pacquiao to win this one quick, in the 1-4 rounds, pays out at 8.0 while rounds 5-8 reward at 5.0. Rounds 9-12 pay out at a solid 4.5. Josh Clottey is 34.0 to win this fight in rounds 1-4 while he is 23.0 for rounds 5-8. He is listed at the same price to win in rounds 9-12.
In terms of individual rounds, if you're feeling really specific today, Pacquiao is 26.0 to score a 1st round KO and he trades at a low of 15.0 for rounds 5-11. A final round victory, similar to the Cotto fight, would reward at 21.0.
Josh Clottey is at 51.0 for rounds 2-7 and 67.0 for rounds 1 and 8-12.