Will Algieri upset Manny Pacquaio?

algieri4By Bob Smith: It is unquestionably the case that Manny Pacquaio has declined as a boxer over the last few years, partly due to the aging process, partly due to his wars with Marquez and Bradley, as well as the cumulative effect of all his difficult fights. However, he is not yet to the point where Floyd Mayweather actively seeks to fight him, and this more than anything should tell the reader about his chances of being upset by Algieri.

First, off who is Chris Algieri? He is a very talented athlete, who started training in martial arts at the age of 10, and received a black belt at age 15. He is a former undefeated professional kick boxer, who was a welterweight world champion before deciding to retire and to move on to boxing. As if this were not enough, he was also a nationally ranked wrestler in high school, and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition.

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Khan expects Algieri to give Pacquiao problems

pac55By Chris Williams: Amir Khan believes that WBO light welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) has slipped a couple of notches at age 35, and he feels that he could have problems in his next fight on November 22nd against undefeated Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) in Macau, China.

Khan thinks Pacquiao’s performances in his last four fights have been less than impressive, and while he’s won his last two fights against Tim Bradley and Brandon Rios, he felt that Pacquiao failed to impress in either of those bouts.

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Algieri will be looking to continue his domination of Pacquiao

algieri5By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) has dominated Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) in the four sports they completed in while on their press tour. Algieri sees their November 22nd fight this month as being more of a continuation of that, as he feels he’s a better athlete than Pacquiao.

Algieri beat Pacquiao in basketball, bowing, pool and batting practice. Being a better fighter than Pacquiao in four separate sports says a lot about Algieri. It tells you that he’s the better athlete and it also suggests that he has the better IQ, because it takes intelligence to beat your opponent in so many different sports. Whether Algieri’s superior talent in those sports will transfer over to boxing is the big question.

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Algieri not worried about Roach’s trash talking

algieri79999By Chris Williams: Unbeaten challenger Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) isn’t too concerned with all the trash talking that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has been making recently as they head in to the November 22nd fight in Macao, China.

Roach has talked trash since day one, but recently he’s increased his trash talking to another level in taking more verbal shots at the 30-year-old Algieri. You can’t blame Roach for wanting to talk more trash at this point in the game, because he’s got to be generally concerned about his aging 35-year-old fighter Pacquiao losing to Algieri.

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Chris Algieri Interview

We bring you Chris Algieri today live from his training camp at the Venetian Las Vegas and joining him today is his trainer Tim Lane and his promoter Joe DeGuardia. Chris Algieri is the undefeated champion and the only world champion representing New York right now and a renaissance man by any definition.. After sparring session on Wednesday, he will depart for Macau that evening. To tell us more about Chris and the promotion, here is Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum.

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Videos: Chris Algieri, Vasyl Lomachenko, Roy Jones Jr Presser

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Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion CHRIS ALGIERI will make his final appearance in Los Angeles before heading off to The Venetian Macao to challenge Fighter of the Decade and reigning WBO welterweight champion MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO. Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs), from Huntington, NY on Long Island, who has Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring, will host a Los Angeles press conference luncheon TODAY ! November 6,at The Conga Room located at LA Live! (800 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90015). Lunch will be served at Noon with the press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. PT. It will be streamed live, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT, via www.toprank.tv.

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Has Algieri gotten in Pacquiao’s head?

algieri52By Jermill Pennington – In an uncharacteristic response Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) seemed to totally dismiss the accomplishments of his soon to be opponent Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) saying “so what if he has a master’s degree”. Judging this statement and its defensive nature the first thought that came to mind was if I didn’t know prior to reading the article and just read the statement, I would have bet the house that the statement was made by Floyd Mayweather.

Pacquiao, usually the perfect gentlemen to my recollection has never been one to engage in any type of trash talking. Then to be so dismissive of Algieri’s educational pursuit seemed to be a bit heavy handed to say the least. So why, why now are we seeing this side of Manny Pacquiao that we have never seen before.

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Pacquiao: So what if Algieri has a Master’s degree? I have a Master’s degree in boxing

pac0000By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) isn’t all that impressed with the Master’s degree that his opponent Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) has going for him. Pacquiao says he has a Master’s degree in boxing from his many years as a pro. Pacquiao started his pro career in 1995, and he feels that experience puts him in the class of a Master’s degree holder.

Pacquiao also says he has an honorary doctorate degree. Unfortunately, there’s a big difference between someone that earns a Masters or Doctorate degree than a situation where someone well-known is giving an honorary degree.

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Pacquiao: I have to stop Algieri from running

pac553By Chris Williams: It’s no secret that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) hasn’t been matched against too many mobile fighters during his long 19-year pro career.

It’s also no secret that Pacquiao struggled badly in a recent fight where he had to deal with the mobile Tim Bradley two years ago. Perhaps for that reason, Pacquiao is concerned about how he’s going to deal with his next opponent Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, in Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

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