By Edward Chaykovsky
Former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-1, 8KOs) suffered his first career defeat in November, when he was knocked down six times and dominated by WBO welterweight king Manny Pacquiao.
After the fight, there was a lot of criticism over the corner work of his trainer, Tim Lane, who made some wild comments in the corner about letting Algieri out of his cage and encouraging a knockout of Pacquiao.
Algieri doesn't necessarily sound like he's looking to get rid of Lane, but he is looking to beef up his existing corner by adding an experienced trainer to the team.
"I am a loyal guy but I need to make the best moves for myself and for my career. We got very far on our own and learning as we went but yes it may be time to increase the level of experience in the corner to compliment what we have been doing for years -I learned an incredible amount this year and specifically from the Pacquiao fight. Most importantly I learned that there is much to learn! I have much more to do in the sport and I feel I belong at the elite level. This is bump in the road that will ultimately make me a better fighter and person. The camps got a little longer in weeks but the intensity stayed the same as I always train hard. The biggest change was the media attention and the press/promotion obligations, which were heavy at times," Algieri said during a live interview session on Reddit.