Pacquiao wins against Algieri
Manny Pacquiao was dominant on Saturday night in Macau, China- or Sunday afternoon in the Philippines, in the replay- as he fought against Chris Algieri en route and as he defended his WBO welter weight title.
Pacquiao's speed and power proved to be too much for the upset-minded challenger. The champion scored six knockdowns officially, though only half of them were legit.
Algieri's plan was to use his length and speed to Manny, but he could never find a way to land his fist hard enough to slow Pacquiao down.
In the second round, Algieri lost his balance in the corner of the boxing ring and went down to a knee. Unfortunately for him, the slip happened shortly after Pacquiao landed a glancing blow. And it was called a knockdown.
In the sixth round, no slips were involved. Pacquiao showed his laser-like straight left hand that caught Algieri flush in the chin. And so, he went down and seemed dazed. Algieri rose to his feet, and he tried to elude Pacquiao's assault but he ventured back into the corner that caused him to slip again. And much like the first knockdown, Algieri was hit moderately hard shot that forced the referee to call it a knockdown.
In the ninth round, Pacquiao landed the most devastating punch of the fight for another straight left hand punch was out from him that put Algieri down.
Eventually, the little snap he had on his punches was gone. He was in survival mode for the final three rounds as Pacquiao unsuccessfully hunted the KO finish.
When the fight was over, Algieri had nothing but to respect Pacquiao.
Pacquiao can now look forward to a potential shot at pound-for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. It's clear that that's what Pacquiao wants based on these quotes from Isaac Estrada of Real Boxing News: "Boxing fans know better than to get too excited about that bout. After all, to some degree, the world has been waiting on it for over the past five years.
Steve Kim of UCN has other suggestions: "Whomever he fights, there's no question Pacquiao still has the skills to be one of, if not the best fighter in the world. Whether it's at 140 or 147 pounds, Pacquiao is still a major force to be reckoned with.
