Pacquiao-Algieri

Pacquiao concerned about Algieri’s height and reach

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pac0000By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) and challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) met earlier today for their first stop in their 6-city press tour in Macao, China.

What was immediately notable about the press conference was the huge size difference between Algieri and Pacquiao when they stood next to each other. They looked more like a comedy duo than two guys getting reach to fight each other in the next three months in their catch-weight fight at 144 pounds on November 22nd in Macao.

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Pacquiao says Algieri is his most dangerous opponent

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algieri52By Raj Parmar: On November 22, Manny Pacquiao (58-5-2, 38 KO’s) will defend his WBO welterweight title against Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Macao China. Algieri came off the canvas to defeat Ruslan Provodnikov for the WBO light welterweight title in his last fight and will be moving up in weight to try to achieve a world title in a second weight class.

A pre-fight media tour was kicked off today in Macao to promote the fight and there were many praises for the undefeated American from Pacquiao as well as promoter Bob Arum. Manny feels that Algieri presents a great risk to his championship status and that he will need to work extremely hard to remain a world champion on November 22.

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Pacquiao: Algieri could be the smartest athlete I’ve ever fought

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LAS VEGAS, NV (August 25, 2014) — Boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Fighter of the Decade Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion CHRIS ALGIERI, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside The Ring. Promoted by Top Rank® and Sands China Ltd., in association with MP Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, Banner Promotions and Tecate, the Pacquiao vs. Algieri world welterweight championship event will take place Saturday, November 22, at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Arena. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at

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Roach: Algieri is very hittable

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roachBy Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is pretty confident that his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) will be able to land his shots against defensive artist Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) in their fight on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Roach also predicting a knockout for Pacquiao in this fight despite the fact that he hasn’t knocked anyone out in 5 years. Roach is still faithfully predicting knockouts each time 35-year-old Pacquiao fights, and the Algieri fight is no exception.

It’s pretty clear that there won’t be a knockout in this fight. Roach obviously is predicting knockouts like he always does, but there’s no way that Pacquiao with his short 35-year-old legs is going to be able to catch up to Algieri often enough to score a knockout in this fight.

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Algieri talks about his press tour with Pacquiao

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By Chris Williams: Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) is pretty excited about his 6-city press tour that will get underway this Monday in Macao, China. Algieri and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) will trave27,000 miles in trying to sell their November 22nnd pay-per-view fight from the Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Arena.

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Pacquiao-Algieri media tour starts Monday, August 25th in Macao, China

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pac995By Jim Dower: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 28 KOs) and challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) will start their long media tour this coming Monday, August 25th at the The Venetian Macao. They then plan on taking their media tour to Shanghai, San Francisco, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Los Angeles and New York.

All total, they’ll be visiting 6 cities during the tour to help attract interest in their November 22nd fight in Macao, China. The fight will be televised on HBO pay-per-view in the United States. It’s unclear how much the 6-city tour is costing Top Rank, but you’ve got to assume it’s going to be costly.

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Algieri will bring his power to the ring against Pacquiao on 11/22

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pac777By Chris Williams: WBO 140 pound champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) thinks people don’t realize how hard he can punch. He says he got the attention of Ruslan Provodnikov with his power shots in their fight last June in beating him by a 12 round decision.

Algieri brings a lot to the table with his height and reach that he plans on using against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) on November 22nd in Macao, China. But it’s Algieri’s power that could open some eyes in this fight when he starts connecting on his shots against Pacquiao.

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Algieri: My footwork is going to be a problem for Pacquiao

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algieri444By Chris Williams: WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) expects to give WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 Kos) a great deal of problems with his footwork, jab and heart when he gets the 35-year-old fighter in the ring on November 22nd in Macao, China.

Algieri is going to use his jab to pound Pacquiao’s face while moving constantly with his fast feet to keep getting hit by his counters.

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Algieri not worried about being underdog against Pacquiao

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algieri1546By Dan Ambrose: Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) a huge underdog in his fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) on November 22nd at the Venetian Casino & Resort, in Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. Algieri has no worries though, because he expects the odds to get a lot closer in the next three months before the eventually get in the ring on 11/22.

Algieri expects that the odds-makers will change their mind about him slowly but surely as they watch him workout, listen to him talk, and learn more about him.

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Arum: Algieri isn’t an easy fight for Pacquiao

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pac995By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is starting to show some concerns about having matched his No.1 money fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) with possibly the wrong guy in scheduling him to face the younger, taller, longer-armed, and highly mobile Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) on November 22nd at the Venetian Casino & Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Arum isn’t coming right out and saying that he messed up, but he’s starting to show some serious worry about Pacquiao getting whipped by Algieri and exposed like he was by Juan Manuel Marquez 4 times and Tim Bradley.

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