Pacquiao vs Marquez Undercard Odds: Timothy Bradley Over a -2000 Favorite Against Casamayor
by Scott Christ on Nov 12, 2011 6:00 AM EST
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One of the things that Top Rank has been hoping with the Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez undercard tonight is that nobody, or very few of the people watching the show will have seen 40-year-old former lightweight world champion Joel Casamayor fight since 2008, because it hasn't been pretty.
When they made the decision to match Casamayor against unbeaten junior welterweight Timothy Bradley in the main co-feature fight of the card, boxing fans who knew better groaned. Some vomited. Some screamed and ran into the night. Not only is Casamayor an ugly fighter who doesn't make for good fights, but he isn't even good anymore.
It looks like the sportsbooks have seen him, or at least encountered one of those screaming boxing fans running back out of the woods, and asked them what happened, because as big a favorite as Manny Pacquiao is tonight, you can more than double it for Bradley on some books:
| Sportsbook | Bradley | Casamayor |
|---|---|---|
| 5Dimes | -2150 |
+1300 |
| BetUS | -2500 |
+900 |
| Bodog | -2000 |
+900 |
| SBG Global | -2200 |
+1200 |
| Sportsbook.com | -2000 |
+1000 |
To say this makes for a laughable "semi main event" is an understatement. If you want to win $100 on Timothy Bradley, you have to fork over anywhere from $2000 to $2500.
After the jump: Alvarado vs Prescott and Cruz vs Burgos odds.
The other and better 140-pound fight features Colorado's Mike Alvarado, a 31-year-old guy who's still a prospect after years of screwing up his career outside the ring, against Breidis Prescott, that dude that once knocked out Amir Khan and hasn't done much since. I think this could be a real trap fight for Alvarado, who is talented but has actually never fought anyone as good as the limited Prescott. Prescott had his best performance (well, best that went past 54 seconds) in September against Paul McCloskey, and I really thought he deserved the win in that fight. These are fair odds, though; Alvarado is the house fighter and the fight has been made because Top Rank thinks he'll win.
| Sportsbook | Alvarado | Prescott |
|---|---|---|
| 5Dimes | -600 |
+450 |
| BetUS | -600 |
+400 |
| Bodog | -450 | +300 |
| SBG Global | -550 |
+350 |
| Sportsbook.com | -525 |
+325 |
On paper the night's most evenly matched fight is the 130-pound bout between Luis Cruz of Puerto Rico, and Mexico's Juan Carlos Burgos. With narrow odds favoring Top Rank's Cruz, that holds up on the books. This could be the fight of the night, as it is by far the biggest fight either has had televised in America.
| Sportsbook | Cruz | Burgos |
|---|---|---|
| 5Dimes | -165 |
+145 |
| BetUS | -175 |
+145 |
| Bodog | -155 |
+125 |
| SBG Global | -165 |
+135 |
| Sportsbook.com | -140 |
+110 |
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I’m just praying Casamayor brings all sorts of dirty. In this situation, I kind of want it to be as ugly a fight as possible, just to spite Top Rank and Tim Bradley for making this ridiculous match-up. Hopefully Joel’s still got enough left to make it as horrible as possible.
"Occasionally, there is a boxing match that, in its demonstration of skill, courage, intelligence, hope, seems to redeem the sport - almost. Perhaps boxing has always been a sport in crisis, a sport of crisis."
by Oli Goldstein on Nov 12, 2011 6:06 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Horrible mismatch. Billy goat affair. Ugh. But I'm with Oil. Make it ugly.Lots of
headbanging, low blows, and nasty cuts.
"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." - Mike Quarry
Definitely. I’d love to see Tim Bradley get a gigantic taste of his own medicine with a good ol’ Casamayor headbutt.
"Occasionally, there is a boxing match that, in its demonstration of skill, courage, intelligence, hope, seems to redeem the sport - almost. Perhaps boxing has always been a sport in crisis, a sport of crisis."
by Oli Goldstein on Nov 12, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
What was Top Rank’s reasoning for this fight btw? Did they try and put over Casa as some kind of threat lol?
by Shitali Klitschko on Nov 12, 2011 10:30 AM EST via mobile reply actions
What was Top Rank’s reasoning for this fight btw? Did they try and put over Casa as some kind of threat lol?
Er, ah, Jo-el Casa-may-yor is, er, a former lightweight champion. Er, ah, he’s…beaten Diego Corrales. Er, ah.
So, kind of, and they seem to get a little touchy touchy touchy! if you dare call this a shit fight. I think one thing promoters might hate about the internet — not this site specifically, but fans all over the world with knowledge of the game so easily congregating and talking boxing — is that fights like this one can’t really fly under the radar anymore, and everyone with an interest is going to read, “It’s a shitty fight.”
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by Scott Christ on Nov 12, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
For Chist sakes, Gurreo hedl back from knocking him back to Cuba because they were personal friends.
There is no excuse for this. None. Nada. Zilch!
"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." - Mike Quarry
Just over a $1M to become a Top Rank circus act. It’s a joke fight,and Bradley/Top rank deserve all the ridicule they get. The only bonus is that tonight’s fight will guarantee Bradley never gets Manny in the ring.
That’s the strangest damn thing about the matchup — he’s not going to look good even if he wins every round. So what are they helping?
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by Scott Christ on Nov 12, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Lets say that Casa by some act of god is ahead after 4 rounds… I know the mofo will headbutt him and try to get it to the scorecards.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
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