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MANILA, Philippines – HBO’s cameras followed Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri around the world as the two prepare to face off at The Venetian in Macau, China on November 23.
Much of the single installment program is dedicated to introducing the public to Algieri (20-0, 8 knockouts), as they venture to Algieri’s home in Huntington, Long Island, New York, where he lives in a basement apartment in his parents’ home. The show also features footage of his training in Las Vegas as he gets ready to fight his first bout on the world stage against Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 knockouts), who has won world titles in a record 8 divisions.
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Algieri discusses how he transitioned from a world champion kickboxer to win the WBO junior welterweight title in his most recent bout against former Pacquiao sparring partner Ruslan Provodnikov in a big upset, and how his lack of an entourage sets his apart from most world champions.
The discussion about Pacquiao centers on his five-year knockout drought, reasoning that his challenge of larger fighters since moving to welterweight has been the cause.
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The fight will be Pacquiao’s third since his sixth round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez and his first defense of the WBO welterweight title he won by avenging his earlier decision loss to Timothy Bradley. – Rappler.com
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