Roach: Pacquiao has had one of his best camps ever

roach212By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) is putting on the finishing touches for his training camp to get ready for his November 22nd fight against Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) in their catch-weight fight at 144 pounds at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, in Macao S.A.R., China.

Roach is saying that this is one of the best training camps the 35-year-old Pacquiao has had before in his many years of training the Filipino star. Roach feels that Pacquiao has been doing everything that he’s asked for, and has done well against the three sparring partners Viktor Postol, Mike Jones and Stan Martyniouk that he brought along with him to the Philippines to help Pacquiao get ready.

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Arum sees Algieri becoming more recognizable to casual fans

algieri555By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum believes that Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) is becoming known by boxing fans due to the press tours and media coverage for his fight against Arum’s fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) on November 22nd in Macau, China.

Arum says that Algieri is so well known now that he’s more recognizable than Top Rank fighter Tim Bradley by Fox Business News.

“If you watch FOX Business News, where Algieri has been on numerous occasions, which fighter they knew better – Chris Algieri or Timothy Bradley – they would say Chris Algieri,” Arum said.

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Roach: Pacquiao broke Viktor Postol’s nose

roach564By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 28 KOs) broke sparring partner Viktor Postol’s nose during a sparring session several days ago.

Postol, an unbeaten light welterweight, is helping Pacquiao get prepared for his November 22nd fight against undefeated Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) for their fight at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macau, in Macau S.A.R., China.

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Algieri wanted Pacquiao fight at 147, but they wouldn’t do it

algieri777322By Chris Williams: 5’10” challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) says he tried to have the weight for his title shot against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) to be at the full weight of 147 pounds for their November 22nd fight, but he was turned down.

Pacquiao’s management wouldn’t agree to fight at the full weight for the welterweight class even though their fighter was the WBO 147lb champion. Instead, the Pacquiao-Algieri fight will take place at a catch-weight of 144 pounds.

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Arum says Pacquiao will fight once per year in Macau

pac77777By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum plans on taking WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) to Macau, China once per year for him to fight. Arum sees it as a great place for the 35-year-old Pacquiao to fight, even though his previous fight over there against Brandon Rios brought in just 450,000 pay-per-view buys on HBO.

Arum still thinks it’s a great place for Pacquiao to fight despite the likely lower PPV numbers his fights will generate each time he fights there.

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Pacquiao not worried about Algieri’s jabs

pac55555By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) says he’s not too worried about the jabs that his taller 5’10” opponent Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) will be looking to land in their fight on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, in Macao S.A.R., China.

Pacquiao thinks he’s going to take Algieri’s jab away from him by using fast movements around the ring.

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Arum thinks Algieri can become a huge attraction if he beats Pacquiao

algieri7777By Chris Williams: Few casual boxing fans are familiar with fighter Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs), and many of the ones that know of him aren’t what I would consider huge fans of his. Never the less, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum believes the 30-year-old Algieri could become a star if he beats Arum’s fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) in their fight on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Arum notes that Algieri is intelligent and well-spoken, and he believes that those attributes will help turn him into a star if he can beat Pacquiao.

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Pacquiao at 143lbs for Algieri fight

pac995By Chris Williams: With his fight against unbeaten challenger less than one month away, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) is already on target for the fight weight of 144 pounds for their catch-weight fight at 144 on November 22nd in Macao, China.

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Pacquiao: I know how to fight tall guys like Algieri

MANNY PACQUIAO: Hello everyone and thanks for being on the call. I am excited again to fight against a tall opponent like Chris Algieri. I have fought tall guys like Algieri before so I know what it will be like when I get in the ring with him on November 22.

We saw you have been playing basketball in the Philippines. Does that take away from your focus? Does it benefit your training?

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Roach: I see a knockout coming for Pacquiao for sure

roach67By Chris Williams: In what has become a tireless ritual for Manny Pacquiao’s fights, his trainer Freddie Roach is predicting a knockout in his next fight on November 22nd. Roach has been predicting knockouts for Pacquiao (20-0, 8 KOs) for the past four years, but he’s come up short each time without him being able to score a KO. In one case, it was Pacquiao who was knocked out.

Despite the long knockout dry spell, Roach still thinks he’ll be able to score a knockout in his fight against the 5’10” Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, in Macao S.A.R., China.

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