Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri 144 CW: Who wins?

[jose.sooto]

Algieri is an expert at weight cutting. He helps advise mma fighters on weight cutting. He helped UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman a couple times cut weight for his fights. Algieri walks around year round at 160 lbs. He is always at 155 or higher by fight time so weight isn't an issue for Algieri. Must be Pacquiao camp who wants catch weight

Given the history of events i'm going to go ahead and say that Manny Pacquiao did indeed request a catch weight for this fight.

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri... "The Catch Weight Don strikes Again", that should be the name of the event.

[jose.sooto]

My reaction to this fight was like that of most people, "how can Manny be taking on Algieri" and it's still his worst fight since Mosley BUTTTTT I understand why it's happening. He has cleared out TRs welter stable with wins and dominant wins at that, over the likes of Bradley, Cotto, Clottey and a less than dominant win over JMM.

Of course JMM V makes more sense but JMM has just priced himself out...yet again. So where was he to go? This isn't a good fight by any means but neither is it a travesty on the levels of Garcia/Salka or Mayweather/Ortiz or Pacquiao/Mosley or Hops/RJJ 2. Algieri is young, gifted and tall, he will dwarf Manny in that ring and has enough boxing ability to cause problems for just about anybody.

It's a necessary fight, just not one that we fans wanted.

Everyone loves to act as if Victor Ortiz was in the same place he is now when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fact remains that when Floyd faced Victor he was holding the WBC welterweight belt and was a top 5 WW in the world, not to mention he was a younger and stronger fighter.

Neither Chris Algieri or Brandon Rios are no where near what Victor Ortiz was in 2011 when he fought Floyd, just stop it.

[GoToTheBody]

wonder what the odds will be?

So far on here 29 think Pacquiao and 7 think Algieri in upset....so what's that 4 to 1?....I say they are more lopsided than that....maybe 6 to 1 or more. Algieri was a 5 to 1 dog against Provodnikov so Pacquiao in China with crowd cheering everytime he lands a punch HAS to be higher! Tough for Algieri to get a decision in China?...you bet! I say 7 to 1

[Beercules]

Given the history of events i'm going to go ahead and say that Manny Pacquiao did indeed request a catch weight for this fight.

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri... "The Catch Weight Don strikes Again", that should be the name of the event.

Coming from the guy who didn't know the weight limits for JWW and WW

[DeadLikeMe]

Pacquiao will win on the cards but look very bad doing so.

[Beercules]

Everyone loves to act as if Victor Ortiz was in the same place he is now when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fact remains that when Floyd faced Victor he was holding the WBC welterweight belt and was a top 5 WW in the world, not to mention he was a younger and stronger fighter.

Neither Chris Algieri or Brandon Rios are no where near what Victor Ortiz was in 2011 when he fought Floyd, just stop it.

Oh you mean the guy who Maidana made quit and Floyd sucker punched? yeah I remember that

[Beercules]

Pacquiao will win on the cards but look very bad doing so.

we can only hope so right?

[littlemac]

Given the history of events i'm going to go ahead and say that Manny Pacquiao did indeed request a catch weight for this fight.

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri... "The Catch Weight Don strikes Again", that should be the name of the event.

Given the history Manny would never request a CW for a fighter coming from a lighter weight class. You better believe this fight will be at full 147. I can only dream this backfires like when Manny made Marquez fight all the way to 147 so that Manny could have the biggest weight advantage.

[jose.sooto]

Oh you mean the guy who Maidana made quit and Floyd sucker punched? yeah I remember that

So what? Manny Pacquiao fought Margarito at a catch weight after Margarito got brutally stopped by Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao fought Ricky Hatton after he got KTFO by Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao drained Miguel Cotto to 145 and fought him after Margarito stopped him etc etc

[jose.sooto]

Given the history Manny would never request a CW for a fighter coming from a lighter weight class. You better believe this fight will be at full 147.

As of right now the world is that this fight would be at a 144 catch weight, i don't know if they will change their minds later on..