It’s a bit strange to me my friends.
The line on this fight makes this Saturday’s event even more perplexing as I cannot fathom as to why Oscar De la Hoya is listed as merely a -165 favorite over the recent super featherweight in Manny Pacquiao.
Using a little bit of creative analysis, I have listed what I’d deem as acceptable odds between the top five welterweights and the top five lightweights in the world.
Andre Berto -500 over Juan Manuel Marquez
Miguel Cotto -1000 over Nate Campbell
Joshua Clottey -1000 over Juan Diaz
Antonio Margarito -10000000000000 over Manny Pacquiao
Seriously though… the list could go on and on with these crazy opening lines that would be relatively on point in terms of betting odds.
So why such close odds on Pacquiao-De la Hoya?
I just don’t get it but if the fight is an honest one… meaning that