By Edward Chaykovsky
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is expecting undefeated Chris Algieri to use his legs, often, when they fight each other on November 22nd at the Venetian in Macau, China. Algieri, the WBO champion at 140-pounds, used his legs and accurate jab to beat Pacquiao's Wild Card stablemate, Ruslan Provodnikov, in June.
Algieri plans to use his jab and movement against Pacquiao, who already is putting together several strategies to slow the undefeated boxer down. He wants to work Algieri over so he becomes more a stationary target for the incoming power punches.
“I’m not predicting a knockout only that I want to win convincingly,” said Pacquiao to the Philippine Star. “I expect him to run,” he said. “I have to stop him from running. I know what I have to do. If I throw 1-2-3-4 combinations, I don’t think he’ll just stand to get hit. I’ll chase him down, maybe attack the body so he loses his quickness. But if he’s quick, I think I’m quicker.”
