‘Just remember…Manny Pacquiao is facing Chris Algieri, not Bobby Thompson, Jerry Koosman Or Joe Namath!” – world-famous Pacquiao trainer
“Manny looks tremendous. He has worked hard against the best sparring partners he has ever had. He knows what is at stake here. Believe me, he wants an emphatic victory. He needs an emphatic victory. That is why he has gone the extra mile in this camp to achieve that,” said Freddie Roach. Pacquiao will face Chris Algieri on November 22 in Macau, China. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – “Rocky” is fiction and so is “The Chris Algieri Show,” so says Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame trainer World-Famous Freddie Roach.
With just seven days to go until Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri World Welterweight Championship Fight Week begins, it seems like the winds of war are beginning to blow from Pacquiao’s Philippines-based training camp.
“Manny looks tremendous. He has worked hard against the best sparring partners he has ever had. He knows what is at stake here. Believe me, he wants an emphatic victory. He needs an emphatic victory. That is why he has gone the extra mile in this camp to achieve that,” said Roach.
“I know New York is a sports capital desperate to hold on to its only world champion. But everyone in the Big Apple needs to realize that CHRIS ALGIERI is going up against a buzz saw in Manny Pacquiao,” said Roach, following Pacquiao’s latest training session. “New York has had its share of sports miracle upsets in the past – Bobby Thompson’s ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World,’ Jerry Koosman’s two World Series victories for the Miracle Mets and Joe Namath’s Super Bowl III MVP performance – but the reality is this, heart, no matter how big, can only take you so far. On November 22, Manny is going to drop the curtain on The Chris Algieri Show.”
A little motivated, Freddie?
“You bet I am,” Roach continued. “Remember, I grew up in Deadham, Massachusetts. There is no love lost when Boston plays New York in any sport. I live for beating a New Yorker. And by the way, Dom DiMaggio was a much better centerfielder than his brother Joe.”
Promoted by Top Rank® and Sands China Ltd., in association with MP Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, Banner Promotions and Tecate, the Pacquiao-Algieri world welterweight championship event will take place Saturday, November 22, at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Arena, and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
An all-new special “Under the Lights: Pacquiao-Algieri” debuts This Saturday! November 15 at 11:45 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO.
Replays of “24/7 Pacquiao/Algieri,” will air on HBO during the following days and times: November 13 (2:30 p.m.), 18 (8:45 a.m.), 19 (6 p.m.), 21 (1 p.m. & 3 a.m.), and 22 (9:45 a.m.). It is also available on the HBO On Demand® service, HBO GO® and at www.hbo.com/boxing.
HBO2 playdates for 24/7: 19 (8:00 p.m.) and 21 (4:15 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.).
HBO Signature playdates for 24/7: November 22 (5:30 p.m.).
All times are ET/PT.
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