Manny Pacquiao first became popular in the US when he beat Ledwaba on a spectacular display of skills as a substitute/replacement opponent for the latter. Manny was unknown at that time so Ledwada was short of time studying the southpaw Pacman and thus lost that fight which lead to the downfall of his career, so i think Manny is very well aware of this replacement curse.

For sure there are adjustments on the purse that Ugas will receive as he will be fighting the legend and also some sort of luring him to take the fight.

IMO, this would be an easy fight for Manny, easier than a fight with Mikey Garcia.

What a turn of events. Some Pacman haters out there want to see Errol Spence retire Manny from boxing but in just a blink of an eye, everything is gone lol. Don't know if this reason is enough to cancel the matchup but nevertheless, we still see Manny fighting this August 21 since Ugas will replace Errol.

Errol Spence just deprives Manny of his greatness in this supposed fight. Win or lose, Manny will be praised for taking the Spence fight as the odds is against him. This is the biggest fight of Errol Spence so he should take care of himself all the time.

This fight is not so popular to the Vegas gamblers, that is why when the idea of Donaire replacing Rigo as the opponent of Casimero, they (promoters) took it because that time they already notice that fans are not buying the Casimero vs Rigo fight but unfortunate Donaire backs out of that fight because of some personal issues.

Let us just wait for a few days because I'm sure bookies will cover this one, just like the previous fight where they put the odds for Casimero two days before fight night.  

I'm not being pessimistic but I do hope that the COVID situation in our country improves during that time so that their plan will realize.

Here in our place, the quarantine status was reverted to MECQ because of the rising cases but as far as I can see, it worsens because the authorities have not implemented the protocols for MECQ like suspending the public transport so there is a high chance that we will be going to ECQ after this week and that's what I'm hoping will not happen to Pampanga.

For me, that fight with Danny Garcia was some sort of shrugging the rust off him and people wanted to see how he would perform after that car crash. Though he was not a hundred percent on that fight IMO, that performance is good enough but coming to this fight with Manny, he should improve and not rely solely on his youth and size.

The fight is getting closer but not much movement of the odds yet.

Lol, they have second thoughts on fighting Bivol because of weight issue. Canelo is hesitant to move up in weight as LHW is not his comfort zone.

Fighting Plant would fulfill their goal of unifying his current division but as per Plant statement, he is not willing to be the guy to make Canelo the undisputed champion of the Super Middleweight division  .

Anyways, this speculated fight may not happen this September 18 because of different issues so i will be locking this one and reopen if the negotiations start once again.

I have read in the news that the venue now that they seriously consider is Pampanga is it is MGCQ there.

wherever they will holding the bubble, I'm just glad that they are considering the resumption of PBA. Too much bad news these days and news like this will at least give some relief to people who are just staying at home since it's ECQ in some parts of the country.

Lost my bet on him but it's okay since I've already that it is one tough fight for him for the gold medal. Even if it is Silver, still a big achievement for Paalam.

He is 23 years old now, going pro I think it's a little bit for him to get the ranking in pro boxing so I think he will stick to the amateur league where he got his fortune. In the amateur, he will get a monthly salary from the government while if he decided to be a pro boxer, your future is dependent on your manager and promoter, but we will wait and see what his decision will be.

Yup, it's unwise if you base your bet for Paalam on his previous fight with Zoirov because that fight was halted due to cuts.

As I've said in my above post, I'm betting for Carlo Paalam because of his talent not because he is my compatriot  .

Win or lose, Paalam will go home a millionaire, another "from rags to riches" story that usually happens to most of the Filipino boxers including Manny Pacquiao.

It's not Silver either lol. The fight will be held this afternoon, 2 PM Philippine time to be exact. Have not seen the whole fight of Yafai but IMO, this is very winnable by Carlo Paalam because this guy has talent. He is quick and not easy to hit which is a very important factor in the Olympic style of boxing.



Have already place my bet here not because Carlo is my compatriot but the possibility of winning is too high because of his talent.

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Date: November 6, 2021
Venue: TBA

As the planned unification fight with Caleb Plant fails to materialize, Eddie Hearns wants Canelo to fight Bivol this 18th of September for the latter's Light Heavyweight title. There are rumors that this could be on a catchweight between 168 and 175 lbs. Both fighters will be moving on their weights for the fight so I think Canelo would be having trouble on this fight, what do you think guys?

 
https://www.boxingnews24.com/2021/08/hearn-wants-canelo-vs-bivol-to-be-announced-worried-about-cutoff-for-sept-18th/


https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/58276967

Good offensive setup by Slovenia but a better defense that time by France  , that's the break of the game that cost them the silver medal as the gold belongs to the USA team this time hehe.

Though I worry about the length and defense of Gobert but i do believe that KD and the rest of the team could figure it out how to escape long hands so US -11.5 @1.83 is very attractive AFAIC.

Almost regret why I did not take spread by fortunately that block save the day for me lol. Good game though as both teams deserve to be in the Finals, it's just that the breaks of the game went to France.

Team USA is a more dangerous team now in the Finals, not like in the exhibition match so i will be rooting for them whatever the spread.

Team USA, whenever they play they will always be the favorite to win no matter how they played against Australia in the exhibition match. Australia will create some problems for KD and company but i expect US to win but not a lopsided one so my bet is Australia +11.5 @2.02 odds.

In the match between Slovenia and France, IMO the latter should be the favorite on this match but the bookies see the opposite maybe because Slovenia is on the roll with Luka on fire but still I'm putting my bet on France ML.

The commissioner has said that they are waiting for IATF's approval to transfer the venue where the quarantine status is not strict. Batangas is the location of choice and they are planning to do a mini-bubble setup.

Personally, I think it's better to halt the season for now as this Delta variant is not a joke and also to give peace of mind to the players whose families are left at home. I think this would only last a month and this will be downgraded again to MGCQ and they can resume playing by that time.

Seeing Manny Pacquiao train in the gym, you will likely place your bet on him as his speed and power have not abandoned him all this time, that may be the reason for the change in odds in his favor. If you are inclined on placing your bet on Spence (just like me  ) just wait till it's only 3 days to go before the fight as I'm sure that the odds for Spence to win will increase and there will be more markets at that time. 

During the first half of the game, the bigs of Spain were so effective inside the paint but with their age, they can't endure the 40 minutes of play that is why in the second half, the US squad bounce back.

I think most of the users here have won their bets, may it be they are for the US or Spain as the former has covered the spread of -12.5.

Looking ahead on their game in the semi-finals against Australia or Argentina which both have defeated the US in the Vegas exhibition, I think they will have some trouble with Australia but I think the confidence of the US players are high at the moment so I think they can overcome this hurdle and go to the Finals as expected of them.

Yeah, a silver medal is already a big achievement for Petecio and the whole nation is so proud of her for that. Irie Sena is just hard to beat, more determined to win the gold in front of her people and we must admit that. Also, that was my basis before putting my bet on Sena. It's not that I'm not patriotic, I'm just being practical as my gut tells me that the Japanese had the upper hand on this match. I would be very happy if Petecio has won the match as that's also what I'm praying.



Time to lock the thread now and as usual thanks to all who have shared their brilliant speculations about the fight, until next.

Attractive indeed but not gonna bet on that one as I'm a big fan of the US basketball team and I expect them to win this one.

I don't expect a blowout win from them so I'm betting for Spain with HC, hope this will works hehe.

Yeah, this is one of the reasons why I created this thread because Irie will be playing in her home country and she is ahead on their head to head with Petecio. Maybe you are, the bookies put emphasis on their previous opponents going into the Finals as Petecio's road to the gold medal fight was a tough one.