Kabado si dating WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri kapag pinili ng unang tumalo sa kanya na si eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao ang British boxing superstar na si Amir Khan na huling makalaban bago magretiro sa 2016.
Anim na beses bumagsak kaya natalo sa 12-round unanimous decision si Khan kay Pacquiao noong Nobyembre 23, 2014 sa Macau, China at natalo sa manipis na puntos kay Khan noong Mayo 29, 2015 sa Brooklyn, New York kaya kabisado na niya ang estilo ng dalawang boksingero.
Nakabalik sa winning column kahapon si Algieri nang talunin sa 10-round unanimous decision sa Brooklyn, New York si dating South America at WBC Latino super lightweight champion Erick Bone ng Ecuador, pero may pangamba siya na may tulog si Pacquiao kay Khan lalo’t galing ito sa operasyon ng kanang balikat.
“It’s hard to say. Pacquiao’s coming off of that shoulder surgery and Amir Khan’s a tough fight for anybody and to come back off of an injury and have that as your first opponent, I think that wouldn’t be a smart move for Pacquiao,” sabi ni Algieri sa On The Rope Boxing Radio. “But I think it would be a great fight, you got two great fighters there.”
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Aminado si Algieri na marami siyang pagkakamali nang hamunin para sa WBO welterweight title si Pacquiao noong 2014.
“I learned a lot from the Pacquiao experience with everything leading up to it, the press, the media, fight week of a mega fight situation,” ayon sa Amerikano. “I definitely would have been more aggressive, it’s my nature to be an aggressive guy and I haven’t really had a chance to show that as much until recently. I think if I would have gotten more on my jab and was more aggressive in the way that I’m naturally inclined to be, I think I would have been a lot more successful.”
May opinyon din si Algieri sa pagkatalo ni Pacquiao kay dating pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. nitong Mayo 2 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
“That fight was more of a stylistic fight than anything. I don’t think Pacquiao was ever a good match up for Floyd, it’s just the way their styles mesh,” diin ni Algeiri. “I’m not gonna say one guy is better than the other guy in terms of greatness, they’re both great fighters but it’s just the way their styles mesh up. I don’t ever really see Pacquiao being able to beat Floyd, just because of the styles.”
Naniniwala rin si Algieri na mahirap talunin si Mayweather kaya sa pagreretiro nito ay sisikat ang mga batambatang boksingero.
“You can’t knock the guy at all, he’s undefeated. I don’t care what you say about his style or the guys he fought or this or that, but being undefeated for as many years as he did and fighting world champion after world champion, you can’t say anything negative in terms of his accomplishments,” giit ni Algieri. “I think he was a great champion but it’s time for a new era or champions and young fighters.”
Para kay Algieri, matapos magretiro ay kaagad maluluklok si Pacquiao sa Hall of Fame ng professional boxing.
“He’s a first ballot Hall of Famer, he’s done things that are incredible in terms of how many weight classes he’s fought in and been world champion in,” dagdag ni Algieri. “He’s another guy that you can’t really knock in terms of his accomplishments, but it just shows you that the era is coming to an end and the Floyd’s and the Manny’s are moving out and it’s time for the next star to step up.”
