Manny Pacquiao faced off against Chris Algieri on Saturday night, in a welterweight bout at The Venetian Macao in Macau, China.
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Many people were hoping for a strong performance by Pacquiao — because that could get the boxing world one step closer to the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight that everyone has been dying to see — but there was some concern that Algieri would be too big and strong.
That wasn’t the case.
In fact, the biggest difference in the fight was Pacquiao’s speed as he was able to easily handle and dominate Algieri from the opening bell.
Manny Pacquiao earned the unanimous decision win in impressive fashion and now we will have to see what the next step in his career will be.
For those who missed out on the action on last night’s HBO pay-per-view, we have got you covered.
The full fight highlights from Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri can be seen below and you can click here for the full blow-by-blow coverage:
"Round 10: Pac hits lefts right off the bat. He’s starting to go more on the offensive. Blood in the water. Manny lands a stiff right to the head, followed right up by a left. About 30 seconds later, Manny lands a left jab to the chin, pretty stiff. After another left, down goes Algieri once again right before the round ends. That is the 7th knockdown of the fight, officially."
"Round 11: Pac is working the small jabs now while Algieri keeps moving around the ring in retreat, trying not to get knocked out. With the round coming to a close, Manny lands two hard rights to the face.Round 12: The two come out and touch gloves for the final round. Pac’s left eye is swollen just a little bit from earlier right hands. Algieri is able to hit a right hand as Pac drops his hands looking for the knockout. Manny quickly gets that guard back up. Manny wasn’t able to get the knockout, but this fight was all him from start to finish.Winner: Manny Pacquiao via unanimous decision (119-103, 119-103, 120-102)"
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