MANILA, Philippines—He’s the shorter, lighter guy, but as far as fight fans are concerned Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao towers over Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey.
Betting odds for the Pacquiao-Clottey showdown for the World Boxing Organization welterweight crown on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, continued to tilt in favor of the Filipino pound-for-pound king, according to Gambling911.com.
With less than four weeks to go before the fight, billed as “The Event,” SportsInteractive.com put Pacquiao as a minus-556 favorite and Clottey a plus-300 underdog.
This means that a P556 bet on Pacquiao will earn just P100 if he wins, while a P100 winning bet on Cotto will net P300.
Sportsbetting.com, on the other hand, put Pacquiao—the only boxer to win seven world titles in as many divisions—at minus-500 and Clottey at plus-350.
There was little difference in the figures provided by Bookmaker.com which put Pacquiao at minus-440 and Clottey at plus-350.
The 33-year-old Clottey, however, seems unaffected by the little respect being accorded him, saying he knows how to handle southpaws like Pacquiao.
The Ghanaian said he has been training hard and ready to “shock the world” with an upset victory.
In a recent Kristal Hart show interview, Clottey (35-3 with 20 knockouts) said he will throw a lot of stiff jabs to prevent Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) from digging in and unleashing his power punches at short range.
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