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July 24, 2008

Cotto vs Margarito fight betting analysis

Filed under: Articles, Betting Previews, Boxing — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 12:08 pm

On July 26th, at the MGM Grand Garden, Las vegas, Miguel Cotto gets back in the ring, to face off with Antonio Margarito  in what figures to be one of the most interesting fight for online boxing bettors. The WBA Welterweight Champ, Miguel Cotto is the -175 odds favorite against the IBF Welterweight champ, Margarito.

Cotto, the undefeated WBA champion from Puerto Rico, will headline a Las Vegas card for the first time when he meets IBF champion Margarito at the MGM Grand Garden. Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KO’s) of Caguas, Puerto Rico has been skillfully managed, and not only built up his record and confidence, but actually gave him the incremental.

Cotto is not the biggest puncher but he punches hard. He’s a boxer mostly and uses footwork and timing to move in and out of his opponents range and work his offense in rhythmic spurts. He’s a serious tough guy and has demonstrated the ability to over come adversity, particularly in the controversial De Marcus Corley fight back in 2005, when Cotto was still campaigning at Jr. Welter.

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Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KO’s) hails from Tijuana Mexico and at five feet eleven inches tall, he’s pretty big for a welterweight. He’s a brawler with sneaky power in both hands and has a damn good chin. Margarito is pure warrior—a “fighter.” Margarito likes attacking the body and keeping up the kind of pressure that takes opponents out of their game plan and into his favorite fashion of fisticuffs; the brawl.

If you like “sluggers” Margarito is your kind of fighter. He doesn’t talk nonsense and he doesn’t care about trying to speak English, he speaks his language in the ring. Margarito is not the most polished boxer, but his boxing skills are good. He is a natural slow starter, who often boxes for the first few rounds to figure you out. That is the place where he is vulnerable. Margarito is tough and has never been knocked out, even though he’s lost five fights since turning pro in circa 1994.

Boxing online wagers take Cotto as favourite to beat Margarito by decision.  But I’d take a chance and bet on Margarito winning by KO.  Check all Cotto vs Margarito final result odds.

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June 27, 2008

Online Boxing Betting Pacquiao vs Diaz

Filed under: Articles, Betting Previews — Tags: , , , — admin @ 4:58 pm

Online boxing bettors will get to see one of boxing’s best go after his fourth world championship on Saturday when Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines tackles American David Diaz for the WBC lightweight championship, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds, and pits two southpaws against each other.

BetUS Boxing Betting Odds:

WBC Lightweight (135-pound) title

June 28 — Las Vegas

MANNY PACQUIAO -450

DAVID DIAZ +325

Over 9.5 Rounds -150

Under 9.5 Rounds +110

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PACQUIAO (46-3, 35 KO’s), the -450 favorite in the online boxing betting odds, may have inherited, with the “retirement” of Floyd Mayweather, the unofficial tile of best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Pacquiao is one of the sport’s most entertaining fighters; a whirlwind southpaw who comes at his opponents from all angles, and has enough power to have taken out 35 of his foes.

DIAZ (34-1-1, 17 KO’s), the +325 underdog at online boxing betting odds, has seen his career progress ever so slowly. A three-time National Golden Gloves champ. He won the WBC interim lightweight title in August of ‘06 when he stopped Jose Armando Santa Cruz, and then scored a 12-round decision over Erik Morales a year later. Diaz last fought in March, as he won a ten-round decision over Ramon Montana.

Of these two fighters, there is little doubt that Pacquiao is the one who has been more tested. There is simply no substitute for the kind of experience he’s had, fighting and beating some Hall of Fame-level competitors while they were at or near the peak of their powers. Diaz’s win over Morales is somewhat tainted because Morales was generally considered to be a shot fighter by then (indeed, he retired afterward). The ability edge probably has to go to Pacquiao, who can do more and knows how to improvise better.

In a fight where I can get a good price with a world champion against a guy who has never fought at this weight before and has already moved up several weight classes before this, I am willing to take the chance. So I’ll grab +325 with David Diaz in the BetUS boxing betting odds.

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