{"id":31551,"date":"2014-11-14T21:05:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T13:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=31551"},"modified":"2025-01-09T07:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T12:17:13","slug":"algieri-confident-he-has-the-tools-and-talent-looks-to-pull-upset-against-pacquiao-in-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/14\/algieri-confident-he-has-the-tools-and-talent-looks-to-pull-upset-against-pacquiao-in-macau\/","title":{"rendered":"Algieri, confident he has the tools and talent, looks to pull upset against Pacquiao in Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Algieri in a match mid-2014. Caporook \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LAS VEGAS\u2014In the days before his last fight\u2014a stunning upset few in boxing saw coming\u2014Chris Algieri worked his regular job as a personal trainer. At night he went home to his parents\u2019 house on Long Island, where he lives in the basement.<\/p>\n

Unusual for a fighter, but Algieri is nothing if not an unusual fighter.<\/p>\n

He has an advanced education, a martial arts background and looks that make the female fans smile.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s also has a fight against Manny Pacquiao this month that, should he win, would make him not only one of the best stories in boxing, but one of the sport\u2019s biggest names.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of the greatest fighters that ever lived,\u201d Algieri said about Pacquiao. \u201cBut I have the tools and talent to win this fight. I just have to go out there and be myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fresh off a training camp on the Las Vegas Strip, Algieri heads to China this week to fight Pacquiao on Nov. 22 in the gambling enclave of Macau. He will arrive with an undefeated record and holding a title, but oddsmakers make him a heavy underdog against the Filipino who has long been one of the biggest attractions in boxing.<\/p>\n

And he will do it largely unknown to all but the most avid of boxing fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople seem to think I\u2019ve come out of nowhere,\u201d Algieri said Tuesday. \u201cI\u2019ve been an underdog in a lot of fights, and this one is no different.<\/p>\n

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\u201d<\/p>\n

What is different about this fight is that it is bigger than any Algieri has ever been in. He\u2019s going around the world to fight one of the world\u2019s best fighters in a pay-per-view bout that, aside from a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.<\/p>\n

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, is about as big as it gets.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s little outside of his height advantage and a very good left jab that makes anyone think he will win. But there is no one in his camp who doesn\u2019t think he is ready for both the moment and everything Pacquiao has to bring.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything leading up to this fight has been a kind of dress rehearsal for the big show,\u201d Algieri said. \u201cBut I guess we won\u2019t really know until the 22nd.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, at least, Algieri has outperformed expectations as he prepares for Pacquiao. His story as a college graduate who wants to become a doctor has resonated with fans, and he\u2019s embraced his turn in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Just don\u2019t buy the pay-per-view expecting to see the light-hitting (eight knockouts in 20 pro fights) Algieri getting in any unnecessary ring wars with Pacquiao in a bout that will be fought at a 144-pound limit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s genetic, I\u2019m tall for the weight class,\u201d Algieri said. \u201cI\u2019m not built to go in there and stand in front of a man and trade bombs. Why would I do that when I\u2019ve got length, I\u2019ve got range, I\u2019ve got speed and I\u2019ve got foot work and defence?\u201d<\/p>\n

Algieri won his spot in the Pacquiao sweepstakes by getting off the canvas twice in the first round in June to narrowly outpoint Ruslan Provodnikov and win a piece of the 140-pound title. Algieri outboxed Provodnikov, using his jab to pile up points and win the decision on two of the three ringside scorecards.<\/p>\n

That got him a belt and the Pacquiao fight, if not the respect of everyone in boxing. That includes Pacquiao\u2019s trainer, Freddie Roach, who suggested last month that Pacquiao\u2019s sparring partners were better than Algieri.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s wasting his time. I don\u2019t even read those reports,\u201d Algieri said. \u201cEvery day it\u2019s a new thing but they don\u2019t make a difference come fight night. Maybe it worked on other guys in the past, but it\u2019s not going to work on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just to be on the safe side, Pacquiao\u2019s handlers got a rematch clause in the fight contract should Pacquiao lose. And, while oddsmakers don\u2019t like Algieri\u2019s chances, the consensus is that Pacquiao is slowing down as he nears the end of a long and extraordinary career.<\/p>\n

Algieri likes his chances both in the ring and as a new face of boxing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hope my win would elevate the sport to more mainstream with crossover appeal,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to get more people watching boxing. I love this sport and the more attention drawn to any fighter, myself included, in a positive way is good for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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