Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao is a throwback to when boxing was about larger than life personalities and name brand marquee men. As a result of Pacquiao being as much a celebrity as he is a boxer he attracts a considerable amount of public betting money that flows towards him whether its actually justified or not.
And that very well could be the case as Pacquiao will challenge current World Boxing Association World Welterweight champion Lucas Martin Matthysse. Matthysse is defending his championship for the first time and is the fight’s underdog despite his holding the title belt. To many observers this is all about name brand recognition favoring Pacquiao instead of the odds being based on the actual merits of the two boxers.
Let’s take a look at the boxing odds at BookMaker.eu, break down the matchup and go over your betting options.
Boxing Odds at BookMaker.eu
Lucas Martin Matthysse +160
Manny Pacquiao –185
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The bout between Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and Lucas Martin “La Maquina” Matthysse will take place on July 14, 2018 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The fight will be aired on a network to be determined and is scheduled for
12 rounds. The winner will get the World Boxing Association World Welterweight title.
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Lucas Martin Matthysse is a native of Argentina and still resides there. He is 35 years old and has a career record of 39-4-0 with a total of 36 of his 39 wins coming by knockout. Matthysse has suffered only one knockout loss for his career. “La Maquina” is currently ranked 14th in the world despite holding the title belt. Matthysse stands at five feet, six and one half inches tall with a reach of 69 inches and fights from an orthodox stance.
Matthysse won the vacant World Boxing Association World Welterweight title on January 27. 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood when he scored an eighth round knockout win over Tewa Kiram. Despite being cut in his left eye in the fourth round, Matthysse knocked down Kiram twice in the eighth round for an impressive rally to claim the title belt.
Prior to his world championship win over Kiram, “La Maquina” took on Emmanuel Taylor for the vacant World Boxing Association Inter Continental Welterweight and vacant World Boxing Organization International Welterweight titles on May 6, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Taylor went down in both the third and fifth rounds.
The 39 year old Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao is a native of Philippines where he still resides and has served in various political offices. Pacquiao has a career record of 59-7-2 and is ranked third in the world. Out of his 59 career wins “Pac Man” has posted 38 knockouts. Pacquiao has suffered three knockout losses for his career. He has also lost two out of his last four bouts. Pacquiao stands at five feet, five and one half inches tall with a reach of 67 inches and fights from a southpaw stance.
Pacquiao last stepped into the ring on July 2, 2017 when he faced Jeff Horn for the World Boxing Organization World Welterweight title at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Horn scored a unanimous decision win over Pacquiao in a 12 round championship fight. It was the first defense effort of that particular belt for the “Pac Man.”
Pacquiao had won the belt in a 12 round unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas on November 5, 2016 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Boxing Betting Tips
Handicapping this bout is all about a sober assessment of today’s reality. Pacquiao is the biggest of names that has a lot of irons in a lot of fires outside the boxing ring. Matthysse is the champion the appears to be more focused. He brings considerable value as the dog.
Boxing Odds Pick: Lucas Martin Matthysse
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With the boxing odds atBookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from yourmobile deviceat BookMaker Sportsbook. Lucas Martin Matthysse vs. Manny Pacquiao takes place on July 14, 2018 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The fight can be seen on a network soon to be determined.
