By Radio Rahim

WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) is not ruling out the possibility of scoring a knockout win over Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena at the Venetian in Macau, China.

Algieri is moving up to a catch-weight of 144-pounds to challenge Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight championship. He says the fight in June, against Ruslan Provodnikov, proves that his punching power is hard enough to keep the "Siberian Rocky" honest.

"If you can hit a man, you can hurt him. If you can hurt him, you can stop him. I've had that mentality my entire career. I don't care who I'm fighting. The guy can be 8-12. That guy can knock you out," Algieri said.

"I think that [I don't get enough credit for my punching power]. I think all of my sparring partners think that [I don't get enough credit] and my coaches think that too. I think it's being realized more and more, by guys who are actually at my fights and see the way that I punch. A guy like Ruslan Providnikov, who is practically bullet-proof, was unable to walk through my punches. You have to look beyond the numbers in this sport."