Topic: Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman on July 20 - page 20. (Read 16296 times)

A few days back, there was an article in the Forbes explaining why the odds have become better for Manny Pacquiao. You can access the article for free here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/07/01/why-manny-pacquiao-has-surged-in-latest-odds-and-is-now-the-favorite-over-keith-thurman/

Many of the betting sites think that the fight will be very close and there is a realistic chance that Manny will be able to KO Keith Thurman. Meanwhile Freddie Roach (trainer of Manny) has guaranteed a knockout against Thurman.

There's nothing bad in been confident in a fighter you love but we mustn't ignore the fact boxing is just a sport cause the two fighters also put their body on the line and both fighters are still a winner until the final conclusion.


Yes, Thurman still has more to proof but he has proved a lot through his previous fight against huge numbers of opponents which are a big threat for him and this is the reason why he also chooses Pacman which is faster than him.



I respect Roach for all his achievement and records but his statement definitely not going to make Pacman the winner of the fight but the boost his confidence and also some kind of speculation which will lead to more bucks for the fighters.
Speaking of the weak and strong spot, don't you know that Thurman trainer is also not a newbie in this game.


I don't argue with you on this but if you look it closely the purpose of the statement made by Roach is to change peoples thought towards Pacman as the winner of the fight but it won't save Pacman from Thurman punches.


Speaking of Oscar De la Hoya he was the most popular fighter in his prime and he knows he's not fit to fight anymore but did face Pacman because of the money involved just like Pacman did when he faced Maywather.
meanwhile, Oscar De La Hoya switching his longtime trainer is enough to make Pacman defeat him then.

Thanks for the stats, I thought that its already sold out unlike his matches before, far from the scheduled dated the tickets were already sold out.

As for the age, well he is training much and working hard for each of the fight that he has. I'm amazed to the dedication that he is showing as recently I've seen a photo of him and Marquez. He has maintained his body well and now, Marquez has a big changed if someone here haven't seen that recent photo. Well, Manny is still doing well and age is just a number for him I guess.

Manny Pacquiao speed, power of punch, experienced and extreme training for a 40years old “Living Legend” A lot of videos in youtube uploaded how hard manny pacquiao training does have for a 40yo. A gift to us in the philippines that manny power have.

AFAIK there’s still left, tried it for PL5 $300.00 it count and asking for the payment.

Ticket Prices

• PL1 $1500.00
• PL2 $1000.00
• PL3 $750.00
• PL4 $500.00
• PL5 $300.00

https://mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/pacquiao-vs-thurman.html

He's wise enough. With a lot of experience in his gloves, Manny Pacquiao, despite the age gap can win this match. He may not be in his prime anymore but he still the knowledge, the will to fight that is the reason he is still going. That is the reason why he is so mad at Thurman. Thurman said he wants to end Manny's career, and to Manny, that is a low blow. He's mad, he wants to win and he will, I guess this will be a knockout if Thurman did not step up at Rounds 1 to 4.

Lol, at that ketchup comment by Roach. But remember when Pacman was fighting bigger guys, his still at his prime. Thurman doesn't have the hand speed though, maybe he could go at some point toe to toe with Pacman, but I think Pacman is wise enough and will just take his sweet spot to hit Thurman, just like what he did to Brandon Rios.

It can be like that but there's an intense feeling coming from the people's champ and sure it has brought a lot of attention. Does anyone knows if the tickets on MGM is already sold out?

The emotion is there and it's kind of bringing the hype to the match but the intensity can be felt through Manny's reaction and coach Freddie Roach's opinion.

That's a sad reality for the pacman's opponent that he beaten up.
It's not about the size and the power anymore, as even Manny does not have the size but his speed and power is good enough to knock down or stop an opponent. He has done this many times before, he would not be an 8 division champ for nothing, his power should be respected.

Manny has fought bigger fighter in the past and used his advantage which is the speed very well. If Thurman decide to came big come fight time, the slower than Heinz ketchup which Roach stated is very evident. He should at least match the speed of Manny if he want to win this fight. Remember Brandon Rios, which cried after the fight because he can't even touch Manny  .

But what Freddie says was true,watching Thurman fight is much slower than how Manny moves in the ring and that comparison is indeed
But you’re right that this is business and all the promoter will do just to make high profit whatever it cause them,so fighter is just like a material from them that only there to generate income and nothing at all

I agree Thurman shouldn't be an underdog and as per review on his career he's not that kind of casual boxer. Being underdog was a wrong tag for him for those people considering him lower bet on this fight. However we don't really opened our eyes yet, but the date is a day so expect an intense fight for the two of them. Thurman should observe pacman's foot work, because that's very important during the live fight.

Thurman should not be an underdog, he is a legitimate opponent of Pacman, it's the people's decision that we are seeing now that resulted to the drop of betting odds for Thurman. This is good for Thurman believers as they can get a good odds, and lucky those who bet on Pacman in the early as the odds was also over 2.00.

Right, we have to accept the fact that Pacquiao is no longer in his prime as and much as we boxing fans wanted him to stay and fight for years, at one point in time his career will be over and him just fighting today is purely business in his part.

I saw the promotional video, LOL, it was epic. It was long the Alpha Lion guarding his turf but suddenly a young and upcoming cub wanted to take his place and take everything from him. 

Hope others here got the chance to grab the several-week-long or I think that's month-long great odds for Pacquaio which is @2.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take the chance. However, I'm waiting for interesting odds for Round Winners and Round where it will end.


He just became an underdog recently lol

He is the underdog.

That is the reason I used Manny Pacquaio as a Mafia boss and Thurman as no one going in Manny's turf. I think you misunderstood the way I described it.

I will be waiting for a play for the OVER on this match weather it is 9.5, 10.5 or 11.5 I havent yet to see.
Both the American and the Filipino warriors can take shots and I think that THURMAN will be much bigger then PAC when they enter the ring on fight night.
If he is able to bully MP around he can win a UD or maybe a late stoppage but I think it goes OVER.

@darklus123. All the sportsbooks follow the same course, similar to all the cryptocoin exchanges follow each other.

In any case, Manny Pacquiao is 1.75 on Cloudbet. Sportsbet might have been slow in adjusting their odds. I reckon take the opportunity and bet there immediately hehehe.

That Youtube Channel seems not so popular, that’s why it doesn’t have a lot of views. In fact a dozens of videos made for Thurman and Pacquiao fight and hit huge number of views.


No. The odds turned favor now for Manny Pacquiao as of this moment in sportsbet and it looks like all betting sites favor now to Manny.

Lol, if we are going to based it from the trailer they actually have stated that Thurman is the real underdog. It seems that it only has few views as of the moment, I wonder why it is not hitting up the market that hard right now. Is the fight really not worth watching for?


So as of July 4 from Sportsbet Thurman is still the favorite? Kinda interesting tho because most of the betting sites not related to crypto are now in favor of Pacman.

We can apply that too to Pacquaio's previous opponents e.g Matthysse, Horn but PPV cost back on that match is around average. The low price today is really noticeable to the fact that Thurman is way more better compare to those 2 boxers I have mentioned and much more of a caliber fights.

Reasons I'm seeing is lack of promotions I guess during the early phase and some people maybe thinks that any of today's Pacquaio fight is just purely business and no deadly instinct at both fighters at all.