Paquiao backed to take it late on

PACMAN BACKED BUT LATE WIN FAVOURED

Manny Paquiao is the red hot 1-6 favourite with Coral bookmakers to defeat Joshua Clottey in their WBO Welterweight Title fight in Texas on Saturday night. The Pacman has been backed in from an opening price of 1-4 to defeat the Ghanaian challenger, but Coral report that most of the money they have seen has been for a late stoppage for the Pilipino

"With a fight against Mayweather still very much on the cards this looks a straight forward warm up for Pacquaio, but the durable Clottey has yet to be stopped in the ring, and punters obviously feel the value lies in a late stoppage for the champ," said Coral spokesman Gary Burton, "rounds 10, 11 and 12 are the worse results for us."

Since destroying Ricky Hatton within two rounds a year ago Paquiao won a comfortable 12 round decision against Miquel Angel Cotto in November.

Outright Betting

• 1-6 (from 1-4) Manny Paquiao
• 7-2 Joshua Clottey
• 28-1 Draw

Round Betting

Paquiao

• 25-1 Round 1
• 20-1 Rd 2
• 18-1 Rd 3
• 16-1 Rd 4
• 16-1 Rd 5
• 16-1 Rd 6
• 14-1 Rd 7
• 14-1 Rd 8
• 14-1 Rd 9
• 14-1 (from 16-1) Rd 10
• 16-1 (from 20-1) Rd 11
• 20-1 (from 25-1) Rd 12

Clottey

• 80-1 Round 1
• 66-1 Rd
• 50-1 Rd 3
• 50-1 Rd 4
• 50-1 Rd 5
• 50-1 Rd 6
• 50-1 Rd 7
• 50-1 Rd 8
• 50-1 Rd 9
• 50-1 Rd 10
• 66-1 Rd 11
• 80-1 Rd 12

To win on points

• 6-4 Paquiao
• 8-1 Clottey

To win by knockout

• 8-11 Paquiao
• 7-1 Clottey