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Pacquiao vs. Díaz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Manny Pacquiao (Pac-Man) challenges David Díaz' (Dangerous) WBC lightweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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Jan 22, 1995
46-3-2
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Mar 15, 2008
3m, 13d
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Nov 30, 1996
34-1-1
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17 (47.2%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Mar 15, 2008
3m, 13d
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Saturday, 28 Jun 2008
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Manny Pacquiao vs. David Díaz

Date

This fight between Manny Pacquiao and David Díaz took place on at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Díaz has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Pacquiao's 170 cm. Díaz also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Pacquiao.

Pacquiao is coming in to this fight with a record of 46-3-2 (34 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Juan Manuel Márquez, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Juan Manuel Márquez' boxing career

Díaz comes in with a record of 34-1-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Ramón Montaño, which he won via 10 round majority decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Pacquiao will be 29 years and 6 months old. Díaz will be 32 years old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 64-36 in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Here is the prediction for Pacquiao vs Díaz.

Manny Pacquiao is the likely winner of the fight. Unless David Díaz puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Manny Pacquiao defeated David Díaz via 9th round TKO. Díaz' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Pacquiao advances his win streak to 8. Pacquiao is now 47-3-2, and Díaz 34-2-1.

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