With the hours counting down to Saturday night’s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, “Money” now sits as a -210 moneyline favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com to defeat “Pac-Man” and unify the WBO, WBC, and WBA super world welterweight titles.
Mayweather brings a perfect 47-0 professional record into the ring for the superfight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, including 26 knockouts.
In recent years, however, Money has become better known for his technical prowess in the ring. With just two knockouts in his last 12 fights, it’s no surprise Mayweather is a strong -130 favorite to claim victory by decision or technical decision, compared to Pacquiao, who sits at +375.
Mayweather is a distant +550 bet to stop Pacquiao with a KO, TKO or disqualification, while Pacquiao is listed at a shorter +425 at the sportsbooks for that prop wager.
Dozens of additional Mayweather-Pacquiao prop bets also are available at the sportsbooks, including prop bets on knockdowns, each fighters’ punch count and specials that tie the outcome of the fight to the outcome of the Kentucky Derby — which will be held earlier Saturday.
With only one official knockdown recorded during his long career, Mayweather is a -350 favorite to avoid hitting the canvas Saturday night, with a wager on a Money knockdown pegged at +265 in boxing props betting.
Pacquiao, who enters Saturday’s contest with a professional record of 57-5-2, was last knocked down in his stunning sixth-round KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012, but he has stayed on his feet since in three strong unanimous decision wins. Pac-Man is a +245 longshot to be knocked down Saturday, while odds of -315 favor him also staying on his feet.
Pacquiao is a heavy -1400 favorite to throw the most punches, compared to +750 for Mayweather, but just a slim -140 favorite to land the most punches, compared to attractive +110 odds for Money.
Mayweather is a strong 4-1 bet to join Derby favorite American Pharoah as a winner Saturday, while a props wager on Mayweather and Dortmund both claiming victory is pegged at 9-2.
Itsaknockout also might catch the eye of boxing fans playing the ponies Saturday afternoon. An Itsaknockout Kentucky Derby victory combined with a Mayweather win in the ring pays at 50-1 in props betting, compared to 66-1 odds on an Itsaknockout plus Pacquiao combined victory.
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