Odds show Pacquiao remains heavily-favored against unbeaten Algieri

MACAU — Manny Pacquiao remains heavily favored to dominate Chris Algieri when they slug it out for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown this Sunday at the Cotai Arena inside The Venetian here.

 

A quick check with Las Vegas sports books peg Pacquiao a 4-to-1 favorite over the 30-year old Algieri with still a couple of days left before the opening bell rings.

 

Pacquiao, who vowed to gun for an early stoppage, is a -750 favorite, which means that one has to come up with a wager of $750 to win $100 should Pacquiao emerge victorious. Bettors for the underdog Algieri, on the other hand, need only $475 to win $100.

 

The odds that Pacquiao would win by way of knockout, technical knockout or disqualification is 5-9, while odds of a decision win for Pacquiao is pegged at 17-10. For Algieri to win by way of knockout, technical knockout or disqualification, odds are 14-1, and for him to win by decision, 11-1.

 

The betting odds for the fight to end in a draw is 25-1.

 

Despite being a longshot, Algieri's trainer Tim Lane is unfazed.

 

"I don't thing we are at a disadvantage," Lane said. "Chris is a young lion. He is an upcoming boxer who envisions himself to become a world champion one day. We don't care about the odds. All we care about is the fight and how we're going to win it."

 

On the other hand, Roach also showed no concern about the latest odds.

 

"Odds don't dictate the outcome of the fight," he said. "As soon as the bell rings, Manny would come charging at him and beat the hell out of this Algieri kid. Manny is the hungrier fighter. He will go down hard whatever happens." — STR/JST, GMA News