Comments Thread For: Bob Arum Likes 'Great Storyline' For Pacquiao-Algieri

[SUBZER0ED]

Think the Pac vs Rios fight did poorly with 475k PPV buys? How many will a fight with Algieri sell?

[Black Barty]

it will be funnay as phuck if this fight happens to out sell "the moment" rematch. LOL!!

I actually hope it outsells the Floyd vs Maidana rematch. That fight is just as crappy, and unlike Manny, Floyd had a lot of better options.

[rocktx]

Some fighters are tied up with upcoming fights.

There was really a short list to choose from.
Algieri, Abregu (no notable wins lately), Amir Khan, JMM (doesn't want to go to Macau), Guerrero, Thurman

PAC's list was short... and out of Abregu, Khan, Guerrero,...Algieri had the best win lately.

Not saying this is a great fight, but really what other options were there?

Like you said the main thing is Algieri's latest win. But i would rather see all of the fighters that you named before Algieri. And that list you gave wasn't exactly short. Since Algieri is 140 you could throw in Matthysse and Peterson. Devon Alexander just got an easy win, he could also fight again this year. That's about 8 better options. I could prob keep goin

[lazaron72]

Ha ha ha .speaks well ? This is boxing . This a joke
Of fight . You keep killing boxing .

[IR0NFIST]

Algieri is a promoters dream, Arum would want nothing more than for this kid to upset Pacquiao.

[umop-ap!sdn]

why not?? they bring up the story line about poor boxers from different countries getting a shot at turning their life around all the time. this is to attract people in other fields who can relate to it who might not be interested in boxing or is curious about it but doesnt wanna make that jump until they see something like this.

I 100% agree. Boxing loses out to many of the other mainstream sports when it comes to kids choices on what to pursue. Boxing is typically for the poor underdog who came from nothing, as where tennis or golf are for rich kids and even hockey, football and baseball etc are not typically known as sports dominated by the children of the poorest families (although there are some exceptions of course). Boxing, you have to fight your way to the top so it's not exactly the choice of kids who have a variety of options. Someone like Algieri can bring the story of someone with many options who doesn't need the money and is in it truly for the trill of competition and sport. Not to mention he picked up the sport extremely late and is now a world champion and how he won the belt was not short of drama worthy of decades of the sweet science. He himself said, it's not about the money, and his team kept reiterating that point. Fight might not sound like the best but I agree it is a good story, the young undefeated underdog who is financially comfy and started late but is in it because he chose to compete, against the legendary little poor boy from the Philippines whom was broke when he fought his way to the top as he chose fighting as a means to take care of his family.

Hopefully Algieri's story can attract more types of people to pick up boxing at a late age as a career. Plus he's a champ now, knocked off a tough customer in Ruslan and has proven he can fight. I say let's do it!!

[HanzGruber]

Algieri is a promoters dream, Arum would want nothing more than for this kid to upset Pacquiao.

True he is but I don't think he's with tr

[big_james10]

Whether Chris Algieri actually would be a legitimate threat to Manny Pacquiao is a source of great debate among everyone from message-board sparring partners to professional matchmakers.

Promoter Bob Arum is sure, however, that if his company, Top Rank Inc., secures Algieri as Pacquiao’s opponent for a Nov. 22 fight in Macau, China, that Algieri will be a compelling ‘B’ side of their HBO Pay-Per-View main event.

“He’s definitely an option because there’s a great storyline,” Arum told BoxingScene.com. “You know, a college kid who has a masters degree [from New York Institute of Technology], a superb boxer, speaks well. He has all the elements to make an interesting match for Manny Pacquiao both inside and outside the ring. So sure, we’re considering it.” [Click Here To Read More]

Bob Arum is a master at giving fans horse piss and convincing them they are drinking lemonade. Fortunately, only about 300,000 will buy this horse piss.....I mean lemonade.

[Risen]

Hard to believe there's nobody on the GBP side that wants a Pacquiao whooping.

[DannYankee]