Mayweather v Pacquiao - 2 May 2015

[McGlashan]

Manny Pacquiao's bus has an absolutely fantastic paint job.

Click to see full-size image.

[McGlashan]

Dare I ask if any of the Sky Sport preview shows have been worth watching?

[The Camel]

Nearly a million dollars for a pair of ringside seats.

Some people must need their heads examined.

[The Camel]

There's so much money flying around, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this ends in a draw.

So we can do it all again in a years time.

[McGlashan]

There's so much money flying around, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this ends in a draw.

So we can do it all again in a years time.

Those yanks love a conspiracy theory and have backed the draw into +800.

As for a rematch well there's a market for that http://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/floyd-mayweather-jr-v-manny-pacquiao/rematch-within-a-year

[The Camel]

There's so much money flying around, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this ends in a draw.

So we can do it all again in a years time.

Those yanks love a conspiracy theory and have backed the draw into +800.

As for a rematch well there's a market for that http://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/floyd-mayweather-jr-v-manny-pacquiao/rematch-within-a-year

I wouldn't want to lay 18/1 if I was a bookmaker.

[Marky147]

Pacquaio is a funny guy

[arbboy]

Thin i know but i want to lay claim to being the guy who laid bottom priced Money at 2/7 on bf amongst other trades i have made on the fight when the market first opened!!



Draw
26   £15.50   
£387.50
Manny Pacquiao
3.55   £47.85   
£122.02
Manny Pacquiao
3.5   £246.15   
£615.38
Lay (Bet Against)   Backer's odds   Backer's stake   Your liability
Floyd Mayweather Jr
1.28   £13.65   
£3.82
Draw
20   £20.43   
£388.17
Manny Pacquiao
3.15   £6.65   
£14.30
Manny Pacquiao
3.25   £222.00   
£499.50
Manny Pacquiao
3.2   £100.00   
£220.00

[arbboy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/32509205

Whatever you think about Mayweather you have to respect his ability to get paid what he is worth in a sport which the fighters usually get ripped off throughout their careers.

Love this quote.

Asked if the outcome of his fight with Pacquiao might define his entire career, Mayweather replied: "One fight won't define my career, the thing that will define my career is that I was a great businessman."
It's not glorious or romantic or what boxing fans want to hear. But Mayweather, who has never been beaten in 47 fights since turning pro in 1996, at least made some sense when he was asked what it would mean to him to retire undefeated: "Money is more important than any records - my daughters can't eat no zero."

[McGlashan]

There's a good insightful article here on how the US bookmakers are setting the lines for May Pac in anticipation of how people will bet http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/index.ssf/2015/04/mayweather-pacquiao_betting_ho.html

[BigAdz]

What time is this likely to actually start and are there any fights before worth watching?

Is Khan on the undercard?

[Marky147]

What time is this likely to actually start and are there any fights before worth watching?

Is Khan on the undercard?

They're normally about 5.

Not sure, but I'll probably watch them anyway, as there isn't much else on at that time of night.

[arbboy]

skybet gone 9/4 Pacman on a price boost.  Well under 2/1 on machine now.  Wondering how much shorter he will go?

Oddschecker says 530am start for the fight.

[McGlashan]

What time is this likely to actually start and are there any fights before worth watching?

Is Khan on the undercard?

4am and that's a women's 4am ie it not earlier than 4am but probably later than 4.

[McGlashan]

On this big a platform both co-promoters have gone for a showcase undercard where they put up there next best stars in fights designed to make them look good. It'll be flashy but without any remotely close fights.

*So the undercard fights should have early KO's instead of dragging on and on and delaying the main event.