Special: Online Betting on Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Megafight

With less than one month to go until Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao climb the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2nd, sports bookies are blowing up with odds and betting markets. The hype and anticipation ahead of this fight is off the charts, with high rollers putting out huge sums on the contenders, six figure sums a common sight.

Believe the Hype

Opposed to what the song says, this time you better believe the hype. The fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao has been somewhat of a wet dream for boxing fans, sports fans and punters for a very long time and it is going to be one of the best shows in town after it has been in negotiations for nearly six years. These are two highly experienced fighters with the ring smarts and abilities to create an historic show, both have a lot to win and even more to lose.

Money vs. Pac Man

Now 38-years old, Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr can look back at a career every boxer would dream of, having won all fights he's fought – 47 in number, 26 of them wins by KO. Mayweather is an intelligent fighter with great agility, known for his counterpunches and his ability to throw a good defense, what helped him boast his amazing record.

On the other side of the ring, Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao is 36-years old – out of 64 total fights in his career, he won 57 (38 by KO), lost 5 and had 2 draws. Pacquiao is a speedy fighter that is expected to be on the more aggressive side against Mayweather, who has much more to lose than Pac Man. The Filipino challenged Mayweather and called him out time and time again and he has been criticized for avoiding the fight.

Richest Online Betting Event

This super-fight is a gigantic event for online gambling as online sports bookies are flooded with markets and bets which are shifting the odds constantly - the fight is expected to break online sports betting records. Below are three top online sportsbooks that will cover Mayweather vs. Pacquiao live and some of their current markets and odds.

Winner Sports

The markets at Winner Sports include a main market predicting who'll win the fight (4/9 for Mayweather and 15/8 for Pacquiao), over/under for rounds, method of victory, specific round bets and whether the fight will go to the distance (3/10 for yes, 12/5 for no).

bet365 Sports

Beside the fight winner odds which are matched with those at Winner Sports, bet365 Sports offered punters round group bets with specific predictions such as in how many rounds one fighter will win, all with fitting returns. "Yes" in to score a knockdown bets gave Mayweather 4/1 and Pacquiao 3/1, while a "no" had Mayweather at 1/7 and Pacquiao at 2/9.

William Hill Sports

Aside for the fight winner odds which are identical to those at the other bookies, William Hill Sports is offering a wide range of markets on the match including method of result, grouped round betting plus alternatives and knockdowns. For the adventurous ones, Hill is offering fight specials: Fight to end in the first three rounds (14/1) or to end at the 12th round (33/1), and two markets on both fighters to win the first round in 60 seconds – matched at 200/1.

Prediction

Floyd Mayweather will win this one via a decision – expect to see Money hugging his way to victory in this one and trying to evade Pacquiao as much as he could when he's free from his grip, it's going to be tactical and nerve-racking.