BetUS boxing betting odds:

IBO Light Welterweight Title (12 rds. - 140 lbs.)
May 2 -- Las Vegas
MANNY PACQUIAO  -275
RICKY HATTON  +190

Over 9.5 Rounds  -155
Under 9.5 Rounds  +125

PROPS - FIGHT OUTCOME
Pacquiao by KO, TKO or Disqualification                     +135
Pacquiao by Decision or Technical Decision                +200
Hatton by KO, TKO or Disqualification                         +275
Hatton by Decision or Technical Decision                    +400
Draw or Technical Draw                                               +2500

For boxing betting purposes, let's size up the contestants:

PACQUIAO (48-3-2, 36 KO's), the -275 favorite in the BetUS boxing betting odds, is considered perhaps the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and is like a deity in his native Philippines. Pacquiao suffered early defeats to Rustico Torrecampo and Medgoen Singsurat, then came roaring back as a fighter, starting at flyweight and moving up to the junior featherweights. In June 2001, Pacman made his United States debut and knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win the IBF 122-pound title. What followed shortly afterward, as he began to move up in weight, was a TKO over Marco Antonio Barrera in November of 2003; then a memorable May 2004 fight, where he knocked Juan Manuel Marquez down three times in the first round, only to allow Marquez to settle down and get himself back into the fight. The result was a thrilling draw. The there was a trio of fights against Erik Morales, of which Pacquiao won two, the finale being a third-round KO that happened in November '06. There was a rematch with Barrera, which he won, then a rematch with Marquez, a tough split decision in Las Vegas last March where he captured the WBC 130-pound title. He moved up yet another weight class last June 28,stopping David Diaz in nine rounds to win the WBC lightweight title, which set up the mega-fight with Oscar De La Hoya on December 6. De La Hoya never had a chance. Pacquiao came out and took control right from the start, landing with impunity. After eight rounds of domination (De La Hoya won only one round on one judge's scorecard), Oscar retired in the corner, giving Pacquiao the biggest win of his career.

HATTON (45-1, 32 KO's), the +190 underdog at BetUS, is no stranger to the spotlight. Until he won an IBF title, however, he was virtually unknown to mainstream U.S. fans . Hatton turned pro in September of 1997 and won both a British title and the WBO Inter-Continental crown within a couple of years' time. In March 2001 he captured the World Boxing Union title (recognized in Britain as a major crown) with a fourth-round TKO of Tony Pep. Hatton made fifteen successful title defenses, though his list of opponents was not stellar. Probably the best among them were Vince Phillips and Ben Tackie.

When he fought Kostya Tszyu for the IBF title in June 2005, some thought he had bitten off more than he could chew. Hatton proved otherwise, dominating Tszyu and forcing him to quit in the corner after eleven rounds.  In his next fight Hatton added the WBA title to his collection by stopping Carlos Maussa, then won the WBA welterweight title with a decision over Luis Collazo, though he was far from impressive. After beating Juan Urango and Jose Luis Castillo, he then stepped in against Floyd Mayweather in December of 2007. He made Mayweather fight, but found himself fighting a much higher class of fighter than himself, and higher than he was used to. Trailing by a considerable margin on the scorecards, he was stopped in the tenth round. Hatton fought twice during 2008 - taking a near-shutout decision over Juan Lazcano and stopping a rather non-combative Paul Malignaggi in the eleventh round back on November 22.