Gambling Betting Odds for Pacquiao vs Morales III

Gambling Betting Odds for Pacquiao vs Morales III

By Media Report (Nov 15, 2006)

Boxing's pound-for-pound most exciting star, MANNY PACQUIAO, dazzled a gym full of media yesterday at his open workout in Las Vegas, going non-stop for over two solid hours. And with just a few days and a few seats remaining, "The Grand Final!" the rubber match of the amazing trilogy between three-division world champions Pacquiao and Erik Morales, is poised to become the biggest fight financially of the trilogy.

BANK ON IT...With $2.6 million worth of tickets already sold, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao-Morales III is just $200,000 away from a complete sellout and that ticket sales have already surpassed the total for Morales-Pacquiao II. With the first two fights attracting over 700,000 pay-per-view buys, "The Grand Finale!" is

expected to push the trilogy well over the one million PPV buy mark...

COUNTDOWN BLASTS OFF...The "Countdown to Pacquiao-Morales III," HBO's preview show of Saturday night's Pay-Per-View fight, made its debut immediately following last Saturday's Klitschko-Brock heavyweight title fight. Not only the preview show retain over half the audience that tuned in for the heavyweight title fight, it also garnered the highest rating HBO has ever received for a countdown show...

BOOK 'EM DANNO... The Wynn Las Vegas Race & Sports Book morning line (6:30 A.M. PT):
* Morales +200 / Pacquiao -240
* Will Go 12 Full Rounds -160
* Won't Go 12 Full Rounds +140
* Morales by Decision 5/2
* Morales by KO 4/1
* Pacquiao by Decision 7/5
* Pacquiao by KO 2/1
* Draw 12/1

CLOSED CIRCUIT TV OPENS UP FIGHT...With UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center headed for a sellout, Top Rank announced that the live Closed Circuit telecast will be at Wynn Las Vegas and at The Beach Las Vegas on Convention Center Drive. Tickets will be $50 per person....