They have remained overwhelming, but will the heavy odds in favor of Manny Pacquiao prove both honest and realistic the moment he steps into the ring and fights at his heaviest since starting out as a frail flyweight nearly two decades ago?
This question was raised after Pacquiao was pegged a 6 to 1 favorite over Antonio Margarito in their super welterweight clash in Dallas, Texas a month from now.
?A $100 bet on Margarito will pay $375,? reports roving fight correspondent Anthony Andales from Arkansas where he?s employed as a full-time aeronautics engineer.
?Manny simply swamped (binugbog sarado) his other bigger foes, but Margarito appears entirely different, he?s legitimately big,? Andales explains.
He then recalled one brief post-fight interview with promoter Bob Arum following Pacquiao?s conquest of Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas.
Says Andales: ?I asked Arum if Marga-rito is a possible opponent for Manny and he said: ?We?re brave, but not that brave.?? * * *
Times have changed.
Pacquiao has in fact surpassed expectations and is now set to move p
