{"id":88338,"date":"2018-09-17T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=88338"},"modified":"2018-09-17T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T18:22:06","slug":"floyd-mayweather-vs-manny-pacquiao-eyeing-december-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/floyd-mayweather-vs-manny-pacquiao-eyeing-december-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Eyeing December Fight, Odds Favor ‘Money’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are finalizing a deal that would put the two boxers back in the same ring for a rematch of their 2015 fight spectacle. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will likely duke it out again come December. (Image: John Gurzinski\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Saturday, the two superstars announced they would indeed square off for a second time. Pacquiao told reporters in his native Philippines that the fight would be finalized this week.<\/p>\n

Ring Magazine <\/i>says December 1 and December 8 are the date favorites, and MGM’s T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas the likely host venue.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, 39, has fought four times since his 2015 loss to Mayweather. He’s 3-1 in those events, his only loss coming in a unanimous decision against Jeff Horn in 2017. Manny fought in July in Malaysia where he knocked out Lucas Matthysse.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mayweather, 41, has fought twice since beating Pacquiao. He won by decision against Andre Berto in 2015, and then knocked out Conor McGregor in the much-hyped UFC-boxing crossover<\/a> in August 2017.<\/p>\n

Odds (Again) Favor Floyd<\/b><\/h2>\n

Despite not boxing in more than a year, Mayweather (50-0) is the early odds-on favorite to win the rematch.<\/p>\n

The Westgate SuperBook has the undefeated champ at -220, or implied odds of 68.75 percent. A $100 wager would net just $45.45 on that line.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao (60-7-2) is the underdog, with the SuperBook listing him at +180, or implied odds of 35.7 percent. The same $100 bet and the upset taking place nets the gambler $180.<\/p>\n

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In an Instagram video posted by Mayweather over the weekend, the two fighters are already engaging in some friendly trash talking. Together at a musical festival in Tokyo, Manny tells Floyd, “I have the belt.” Mayweather responds, “I’m going to take it from you like I did before.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“We’re going to take the belt. We’re going to get the payday. And I don’t want no shoulder excuses,” Floyd declares in reference to Manny’s after the fact 2015 revelation that he was battling an injury during the fight.<\/p>\n

Blown Hype<\/b><\/h2>\n

Mayweather and Pacquiao’s first come to blows was long in the works. When it finally occurred in 2015, the boxing and sporting worlds were in full-blown hysteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The MGM Grand fight between the boxing veterans became the highest grossing fight ever, a record it still holds to this day.<\/p>\n

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The Showtime PPV event sold 4.4 million purchases, which equated to about $410 million in revenue. That shattered the previous record set by Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez in 2013 when their fight generated $150 million in PPV buys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While hype was at an all-time high,\u00a0the overwhelming majority of viewers were left disappointed. Floyd took a defensively methodical approach, and Pacquiao struggled to land punches.<\/p>\n

After a unanimous decision declaring Mayweather the victor, Pacquiao’s team revealed he wasn’t only fighting perhaps the best boxer to ever step foot in the ring, but also a nagging shoulder injury. Lawsuits were filed against Pacquiao and his management team for failing to disclose the injury before the fight, but the cases were dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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