Pacquiao-Algieri Prefight & Postfight discussion & analysis thread

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Promoter Artie Pelullo, who co-promotes WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs), has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that a deal was reached with Bob Arum of Top Rank for his boxer to challenge Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38KOs) for the WBO welterweight crown on November 22nd at the Venetian in Macau, China. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the fight.

Algieri became a frontrunner for Pacquiao when he scored an unexpected twelve round split decision victory over the heavily favored Ruslan Provodnikov last month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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This fight stinks on more than one level. They are fighting for Manny's WW belt. Algieri has a LWW belt that he was gifted. Chris has nothing to lose, but Manny risks it all. Who is Algieri? Some unknown who ran from Provo and got a hometown decision? Now he gets a big PPV fight with the #2 PPV draw in the world? Manny better kick this clown's ass, or never show his face again!!

[Divine Hammer]

i guess pac should go back to fighting old flat footed guys so they can be happy again?

yah i guess he should because apparently they hate it when he fights pure slick boxers hahahahahahaha.

[Ericd314]

Very risky fight for Pacquiao, Chris is a high risk low reward bout, a taller and bigger mover with long reach.

Pac could have took on a tailormade opponent like Floyd is doing with Maidana but instead he is fighting his weakness a slick mover.

Chris can move like Lara and everyone who has criticized Pac will tell you this is a stylistic problem for Manny, he can;t fight movers.

Chris is like Lara the ultimate mover, gotta give Pac mad respect and props for taking on a hungry young undefeated guy like Chris, he is giving some new blood a shot at least and a guy who presents him huge problems in the ring.

They should make this on Regular HBO though not PPV. treat the fans Arum, give us one free fight with Pacqiuao, like you used to do with Oscar from time to time.

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I can't tell if you're serious or not, I kept reading and kept expecting to see a "LOL" but I never did..........dude if you are in any ways serious then you need to be banned from posting!

[Resilient]

This is such an awful fight and an awful matchup by Arum.

This is completely lose lose.

Algieri may be inexperienced, feather fisted etc, but he is tall and rangy and could potentially be one of those fights where Pac doesn't look so good.

Wtf is Arum doing with this BS.

[Evol]

you know what manny means when he says that but in the other thread when floyd said "Khan has petersen problems" you took that literally. why aren't you taking this literally as well?

wtf are u talking about??

[The Big Dunn]

Again, they haven't beat anyone of note,... no BIG names, little top contenders if any, no PPV fighters.

The PAC-Algieri fight will be at 144lb I think. Do I think this fight is great? No,.. It has very little hype if any. Although stylistically, it is interesting.

I personally think it should either be half price PPV,...or part of proceeds should go to charity... or free on HBO. That would have been a nice move from PAC and Top Rank.

They all have beaten top ww's, thats how they climbed the ladder. Algieiri has beaten no ww's.

TR and HBO are giving manny an easy payday while they wait for either floyd, jmm or for ODH to flesh out who will be GBP fighters. They don't want to risk manny losing before that and don't want their #1 fighter not fighting again in 2014.

Its a money grab fight. Any fighter would take a fight like this for this kind of money.

[PAC-BOY]

wait until the 24/7 episole comes out and u'll do a 180 LOL.. and manny fighting for the fans was never meant to say he pick the fighters the fans want. we all know manny is in no power to do this. when he says he fights for the fans he means he'll give the fans their money's worth by pressing and forcing the action. but its whatever LOL.

Manny always tries to give the fans what they want to see in the ring. BUT..as fans we/they want to see it against notable and worthy opponents. Not cab drivers or Doctors or sparring partners. Everyone knows he will press the action. Evryone knows how great of a fighter he is. Everyone knows he will leave nothing on the table and he gives his all in the ring. What everyone wants is to see that against fighters that are on that level of greatness. Or better. Not some nobody who just started boxing..in 200and***ing8!! With a resume like..(all fought in NY)
*Ruslan Provodnikov 23-2-0
Emmanuel Taylor 17-1-0
Wilfredo Acuna 14-12-0
Mike Arnaoutis 24-8-2
Jose Peralta Alejo 10-1-0
Winston Mathis 7-4-1
Curtis Smith 10-5-0
Bayan Jargal 15-2-3
Julias Edmonds 7-10-0
James Hope 4-3-0
Edward Valdez 3-6-2
Jose L Guzman 5-4-1
Henry White Jr 3-2-1
Eric Rodriguez 4-3-0
Jason Jordan 6-27-4
Clarence Smith 0-1-0
Rakeem Carter 0-3-3
Jeradiael Figueroa 1-0-0
John McKaie 40-33
Ken Dunham 3-4-0

[Strategic1]

They all have beaten top ww's, thats how they climbed the ladder. Algieiri has beaten no ww's.

TR and HBO are giving manny an easy payday while they wait for either floyd, jmm or for ODH to flesh out who will be GBP fighters. They don't want to risk manny losing before that and don't want their #1 fighter not fighting again in 2014.

Its a money grab fight. Any fighter would take a fight like this for this kind of money.

Yea, it's a money grab. But there weren't many options at the same time. (Don't think the Cold War is settled just yet). Marquez, Abregu, Provodnikov, and Alvarado.

Since JMM didn't like the ideal of Macau (can't blame him),... then Algieri, Abregu, Provo made the most sense.

[FeFist]

I actually think this has all the makings of a barn burner. Algeiri has a pretty strong and timely degree that'll surely pose all kinds of problems for Pacquiao. His masters is pretty strong too; when paired with his niceness I can see him stopping Pacquiao at any time.

[Evol]

Manny always tries to give the fans what they want to see in the ring. BUT..as fans we/they want to see it against notable and worthy opponents. Not cab drivers or Doctors or sparring partners. Everyone knows he will press the action. Evryone knows how great of a fighter he is. Everyone knows he will leave nothing on the table and he gives his all in the ring. What everyone wants is to see that against fighters that are on that level of greatness. Or better. Not some nobody who just started boxing..in 200and***ing8!! With a resume like..(all fought in NY)
Ruslan Provodnikov 23-2-0
Emmanuel Taylor 17-1-0
Wilfredo Acuna 14-12-0
Mike Arnaoutis 24-8-2
Jose Peralta Alejo 10-1-0
Winston Mathis 7-4-1
Curtis Smith 10-5-0
Bayan Jargal 15-2-3
Julias Edmonds 7-10-0
James Hope 4-3-0
Edward Valdez 3-6-2
Jose L Guzman 5-4-1
Henry White Jr 3-2-1
Eric Rodriguez 4-3-0
Jason Jordan 6-27-4
Clarence Smith 0-1-0
Rakeem Carter 0-3-3
Jeradiael Figueroa 1-0-0
John McKaie 40-33
Ken Dunham 3-4-0

yeah but since when did manny ever put his foot down and pick the fighters the fans want? manny will always give a good show when its fight night but thats about it. when it comes to choices of opponents then its the usual its up to my promoter.