Boxing News 2014: 3-Part 24/7 Pacquiao vs Algieri Pre-Fight Teaser Premieres On Nov 8; Bradley Trainer Believes Pacman Will Prevail
With one month exactly to the anticipated bout between Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri at the Cotai Arena in Macau, HBO will premiere the 3-part pre-fight teaser on Nov 8.
Titled 24/7, the series airs right after the Hopkins-Kovalev card on HBO pay-per-view, reports Badlefthook.
It is the 10th time that 24/7 would feature Pacquiao, excluding a one-off special of the Filipino boxer's 2010 bout vs Joshua Clottey. It is the first feature for Algieri who moved to big time after he defeated Ruslan Provodnikov and got the WBO junior welterweight title and Pacquiao handpicked him for the Nov 22 bout.
Here's a teaser of the 3-part Pacquiao-Algieri special.
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Hopefully, the HBO special will not be as controversial as Floyd Mayweather's pre-fight special versus Marcos Maidana, All Access, aired over Showtime PPV, which led to the Nevada State Athletic Commission questioning two scenes depicting marijuana use in Mayweather's mansion and 31 minutes of sparring between two amateur boxers with no rest.
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Ahead of the bout, boxing experts are tipping that Pacquiao has the better chance of retaining his WBO welterweight crown. One of those who is predicting a Pacquiao win is Joel Diaz, the trainer of Timothy Bradley who defeated the Filipino champ in 2013.
While Diaz acknowledges that everything is possible in a boxing match since both opponents have a chance, he believes Algieri has the lesser chance of a victory because of the Filipino boxer's speed, strength and ability to use both hands.
"Pacquiao is very unpredictable. Once you're in the ring with Manny Pacquiao, your adrenaline is so high because of the intensity Manny Pacquiao brings, and it wears you down," The Boxing Voice quoted Diaz.
Pacquiao predicts he will knockout Algieri in the sixth round.
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