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2007: +12.45 units
2008: +22.285 units
Hey fellas. Good to be back. Hope everyone's having a great weekend so far. Interesting evening last night, with Abregu scoring a semi-controversial points win over Estrada, Alvarez blowing right through Pinzon and Mike Jones (Who? Mike Jones. Sorry, couldn't resist the Houston rap reference) getting off to a bit of a shaky start before unloading a huge left to send Perez packing in the 4th I've been checking out the posts this week and it looks like most of the regulars around here are in agreement on the big one tonight. So on to the picks.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
De La Hoya -165 (Bodog)
5 units
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
De La Hoya -12.5 points handicap +120 (Bodog)
2.3 units
At this point, hours before the event, there's really not a whole lot of original things I can say, so I'll keep it short. I expect to see Pacquiao fight with a lot of determination during the early rounds. Whether or not he can do enough in the first 2 or 3 rounds to throw Oscar off from his fight plan seems doubtful. His fighting weight against Diaz was 147, so we know that his speed will translate at a slightly higher weight. However, Pac Man won't be able to escape the inevitable tonight, which is that he's in way out of his depth here against a much stronger and taller man. Once Manny begins to feel the power of De La Hoya's jab, things should begin to sour for the feisty Filipino. As much as I'd like to cheer for the underdog here, I just can't imagine a scenario where he would pull off the upset. When all is said and done, I'm expecting either a clear points win or late round stoppage for the Golden Boy.
Martin Rogan vs. Audley Harrison
Rogan + 500 (Sportsbook)
1 unit
Ahh, nothing like 2 old heavyweights to get things kicked off this afternoon, right? This is a bit speculative and considering the line closes in a matter of minutes, I'll just say a few things. Harrison has been far too inconsistent to warrant this type of favortism from the books despite the inescapable fact that he's been in the trenches with far superior competition. I'm pulling for the unbeaten (and untested) Rogan to pull off a medium sized upset in the all too unpredictable world of old heavies.
2008: +22.285 units
Hey fellas. Good to be back. Hope everyone's having a great weekend so far. Interesting evening last night, with Abregu scoring a semi-controversial points win over Estrada, Alvarez blowing right through Pinzon and Mike Jones (Who? Mike Jones. Sorry, couldn't resist the Houston rap reference) getting off to a bit of a shaky start before unloading a huge left to send Perez packing in the 4th I've been checking out the posts this week and it looks like most of the regulars around here are in agreement on the big one tonight. So on to the picks.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
De La Hoya -165 (Bodog)
5 units
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
De La Hoya -12.5 points handicap +120 (Bodog)
2.3 units
At this point, hours before the event, there's really not a whole lot of original things I can say, so I'll keep it short. I expect to see Pacquiao fight with a lot of determination during the early rounds. Whether or not he can do enough in the first 2 or 3 rounds to throw Oscar off from his fight plan seems doubtful. His fighting weight against Diaz was 147, so we know that his speed will translate at a slightly higher weight. However, Pac Man won't be able to escape the inevitable tonight, which is that he's in way out of his depth here against a much stronger and taller man. Once Manny begins to feel the power of De La Hoya's jab, things should begin to sour for the feisty Filipino. As much as I'd like to cheer for the underdog here, I just can't imagine a scenario where he would pull off the upset. When all is said and done, I'm expecting either a clear points win or late round stoppage for the Golden Boy.
Martin Rogan vs. Audley Harrison
Rogan + 500 (Sportsbook)
1 unit
Ahh, nothing like 2 old heavyweights to get things kicked off this afternoon, right? This is a bit speculative and considering the line closes in a matter of minutes, I'll just say a few things. Harrison has been far too inconsistent to warrant this type of favortism from the books despite the inescapable fact that he's been in the trenches with far superior competition. I'm pulling for the unbeaten (and untested) Rogan to pull off a medium sized upset in the all too unpredictable world of old heavies.
Me too NinjA
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