Pacquiao says Algieri a tough guy 2 boxers to ‘invade’ San Francisco, Los Angeles, NY

MANILA – World boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and his American opponent Chris Algieri have started promoting their November 23 world welterweight title clash right at The Venetian Macao where the fight will be held.
From Macau, Top Rank, the fight’s promoter, Pacquiao, Algieri and their teams will proceed to Shanghai, China then to key cities in the United States as part of its six-city promotions tour.
This developed as Pacquiao officially joined the Philippine professional basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as he was drafted by Kia Motors Kamao team as its player together with a six foot and five inches tall cousin Rene Pacquiao of the Southwestern University. Kia earlier took the boxing champion as the team’s coach.
During the PBA draft, old and expansion or new teams picked or traded players for the new PBA season, including the six-feet-one Filipino-American from San Diego, California, Stanley
Top Rank honcho Bob Arum joined all the major players in Macau as 82-year-old Hall of Fame promoter started the promotional tour that will also include the AT & T Park in San Francisco, California on August 29 and the Venetian in Las Vegas on August 30.

Also included in the publicity stops are the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on September, the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on September 3 and the Liberty Plaza and New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Septeber 4.
Pacquiao will throw the first pitch during the Dodgers game, while he will ring the closing bell in the NYSC after a press conference earlier in the day in the Big Apple.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao was earlier included in Sport Illustrated’s list of 50 fittest athletes in the world which was topped by US cager Lebron James.
The Filipino boxing icon, who was ranked 39th, registered scores of 6.5 for speed, 5 for strength, 6.5 for agility and 6 for endurance for a total rating of 24.
Pacquiao ranked higher than American swimmer Ryan Lochte (47th) and football star Reggie Bush (41st).
The fighting congressman’s rival to the pound-for-pound throne, Floyd Mayweather Jr., ranked way higher at fourth with a rating of 36.
Pacquiao described Chris Algieri as an “okay” fighter who has tremendous height and reach advantage.
”I saw his fight with Ruslan (Provodnikov). He took a lot of bad punches from Ruslan but he’s a tough guy. He can box. I’m not saying he is really good but he’s not bad. He’s okay,” Pacquiao said in a report of boxingscene.com
Pacquiao, reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight titlist, and Algieri, WBO junior welterweight champion, kicked off on Monday their two-week international media tour for their Nov. 22 fight in Venetian, Macao.
Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) had fought and defeated bigger fighters but admitted Algieri’s height advantage is his main concern.
”The biggest challenge for me is to fight another tall guy. I have to use my speed and footwork for this fight,” the congressman of the lone district of Sarangani province said.
Freddie Roach, the long-time American coach of Pacquiao, agreed and he has to prepare his ward for it.
”Algieri has a good reach advantage and we’re going to have to get past that and his jab. That will be our biggest challenge. We have ways to do that,” Roach said.
Algieri (20-0,8 KOs) is coming off a split decision upset win over Provodnikov last June, earning him a rare opportunity to fight Pacquiao, the only fighter to win eight world titles in eight separate divisions.
The five-foot-six Algieri admitted his committed mistake against Provodnikov and promised not to do the same against the Filipino boxing icon.
”The first round I made a mistake. I paid for it for the next 11-and-a-half rounds. Got a little too aggressive too early against a very dangerous guy,” Algieri said.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum predicted an exciting fight between Pacquiao and Algieri.
“The battle between the two world champions will be a fantastic fight. Manny’s non-stop attack style will be challenged by Algieri’s laser-like punching,” Arum said in philboxing.com.
Pacquiao, 5-foot-6, regained the WBO welterweight belt after handing American Timothy Bradley his first defeat in 32 fights last April 12.