Comments Thread For: Roach Sees Speed as Key For Pacquiao To Beat Algieri

[twosweethooks]

All this fight is gonna do is get Pac tuned up for the last bid to fight the running mang, May Jr.

If Pac don't win this fight he needs to retire. 24/7 showed his speed is still there. I don't see Algieri winning period. I do see judges ROB just like in the first Bradley fight. Algieri is way over his head but his head is in the skys so it will be interesting to watch.

[George Orwell]

Honestly if Pac can win 7 or 8 rounds against a Bradley type fighter with defense, speed and movement, he'll do fine against algieri. the kid better get a good plastic surgeon after this is over. this cant be over soon enough. 70 dollars for this POS card is an embarrassment to boxing.

[SplitSecond]

seems like roach is either gotten a little senile or actually hasn't even googled algieri and thus has no clue at all about him

[SplitSecond]

the key is going to be footwork, i doubt pac will be able to close the distance fast enough. algeri will stick him with the jab and more before pac even gets close to him

algieri's reflexes/defense isn't good, feet are slow, asong as pacquiao boxes more than pressuring forward, he wont be left constantly being turned and will land at will with the 1-2, his dash in will be far too quick and accurate for algieri

[PacmanP4PLegend]

Great fight to see what's left of the old Pacquiao. Dude's had a lot of wars in his past but undoubtedly enough left to take out Chris, that's not even up for debate. The question is, how efficiently can he X him out?

[Str8 Right]

Hard-hitting? He has the power? Lol why they talking Algieri up as if hes a puncher? His power is probably about on par with Paulie's.

He's got one more ko than Paulie in 20 fight..how does that make any s3nse?

[Str8 Right]

This fight is interesting cuz it gives us a small glimpse of how Manny would do against mayweather. I'm not saying Algieri and mayweather are the same but very similar styles except floyds a way better counter puncher, while algieri throws a lot more punches. I could see this being a tough fight for manny the longer it goes because obviously he will be trying to push the action. And if algieri pllays his game right and picks his shots and makes Manny miss, while landing his own combos, I can see Manny getting desperate trying to land something in the later rounds. But of course that's if Manny doesn't take him out early.

[Power VCT]

I'm getting tired of catch weight fights! This is again garbage when some are claiming Emmanuel is great while others watch catch weights and the 140lbs division getting attention instead of 147lbs whereas the title is held.

[Power VCT]

Are you saying Emmanuel is ducking 147lbs division? PBF isn't fighting ANYONE at 140lbs remember.

[Lou Cipher]

Speed for sure. And of course Algeiri being a complete Turd with 1/100th of the experience necessary to be competitive in a fight of this magnitude helps.