May 5th is when the gloves go on and Floyd Mayweather
Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya throw down. If you’re not one
of the few lucky ones who will be witnessing the fight
live, you’ll be watching it on HBO pay-per-view on your
own personal big screen or at your favorite sports bar.
You’ll also, no doubt, have your bets ready to go for
the big fight. We’re here to make sure you’re not
betting with a blind fold on. Jimmy Boyd’s De La Hoya
Mayweather predictions will help steer you in the
right direction.
Bodog currently lists Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a -180
favorite against The Golden Boy who is a +150 dog. As
much fun as it would be to nail the winner in one of the
biggest boxing bouts in history, the round total
actually shows better value and that’s where we will
lean with our De La Hoya Mayweather predictions.
Bodog currently lists the total rounds number at
11.5. This means you are wagering on whether you think
the fight will go over one minute and 30 seconds into
the twelfth round. We recommend playing the over in this
bout and here’s why.
Although De La Hoya is expected to receive $25 million
for this fight, $15 million more than Mayweather, I
still see a lot of motivation for the Golden Boy to
stick it out into late rounds. De La Hoya may have
turned business man, but he realizes that it was his
glove work that got him there. His quiet confidence
holds a strong ego that tells me he loves being the face
of the sport. He’s not about to give that up so easily
to boxing’s current punisher.
A falling out with Mayweather Sr. gives De La Hoya added
motivation as well. It was reported that Mayweather Sr.,
De La Hoya’s long time corner man, wanted $2 million
dollars for the fight and De La Hoya only wanted to
offer him $500,000 up front and another $500,000 if he
kept his title belt. This relationship ended and
Mayweather Sr. will now be in his son’s corner
supposedly patching things up with him. De La Hoya will
want to hang around as long as possible for the chance
to see if the judges will grant him the victory over
both Mayweather’s.
Mayweather may be 37-0 with 24 knockouts, but I don’t
foresee any knockouts here as both fighters will be
careful not to make any mistakes to get caught. Both
fighters know the implications of this fight in terms of
where it ranks in boxing’s pantheon. The winner will be
decided by the judges, but I feel we can collect a nice
paycheck by betting that this thing goes the distance.
