THE whole nation is waiting with anticipation the next big fight of the year — the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito clash for the World Light Middleweight Championship on Nov. 14.
Pacquiao, currently the pound-for-pound champion, will attempt to win an unprecedented eighth world championship in an eighth weight division.
Local oddsmaker Megasportsworld has installed Pacquiao as the overwhelming favorite with a price of 1.14 outright win as of press time, meaning a bet of P100 on a win by the Filipino icon will net the bettor P114.
An outright bet on Margarito, on the other hand, is priced at 5.40 as of press time, meaning a P100 bet on the Mexican will net one P540.
Other bet types include method of victory: Pacquiao by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification are priced at 1.44 and the Pacman by decision/technical decisio