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If this goes twelve I imagine the cards will be some of the most one-sided ever.

Fair play to Algieri he managed to hear the final bell.

Seems like Manny doesn't want to finish easy fights so he looks like a more attractive opponent for bigger fights down the road.

120-102 on my card

Algieri won Dancing with the Stars contest where Manny was the star.

If there was a point spread of Pacquiao by 16 points, I wonder who would've bet him to beat the spread.

119-103
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120-102

Has there ever been a wider disparity in a twelve round fight?

I gave Algieri the fifth (I think it was). 119 - 103 for me.

Cool thanks for the updates.
Unfortunately I'm very poor and cant really afford ppv's. :)

Evander wrote:I saw the ref score a knockdown for Pacquiao when it was clear Algeiri slipped on some water on the canvas, I turned off as I figured it was going to be one of those evenings.

Funny thats how i feel after the first few rds of a floyd fight.

If the ref were biased towards Pacquiao I think he would've stopped the fight in the ninth instead of letting Algieri continue even though he got up at nine then turned his back for a few more seconds. He also interrupted and gave what appeared to be a standing count when Manny was all over Algieri and looking on the verge of a stoppage.

So did Algieri at least come to fight? Was he simply outclassed?

I'd say he came to fight in the way he fights, which meant a hell of a lot of hightailing it away from engagement.

He came to run. Judges sent him a wrong message in his previous fight, so he thought he could keep winning by running and touching his opponents. Manny wasn't dumb as Provo who was walking into Algieri's jabs because they were not bothering him.

squiggy wrote:I'd say he came to fight in the way he fights, which meant a hell of a lot of hightailing it away from engagement.

I agree. It was the same mold he used against Provo in my view, but Pac's speed of hand and leg as well as his tendency to punch in combination shut Algieri down. It's hard to be particularly effective as a mover when the guy your facing doesn't have many problems catching up to you, and when 3-4-5 fast punches are coming at you rather than 1 or 2 slow ones it's much harder to potshot as Algieri did against Provo.

Full Card Hls & Video here:
http://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/view ... &start=100


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Algieri is another Cory Spinks type. Hopefully he rematches Provodnikov and gets the L I think he deserved in the first fight, then fades away to ESPN obscurity.

NEWS FLASH, 2012: Pacquiao isn't in his physical prime any more. It is now nearly 2015 and he's still making adjustments. His handspeed is still excellent and his footwork fine, but he isn't attacking 100% of the time any more. He boxes a lot more now to mitigate possibility of getting tagged and to conserve energy. I don't blame him one iota. You don't need to be in your physical prime to be the best fighter in the world in your division or even P4P. No one in their right mind thinks Ali was at the peak of his abilities when he beat Foreman in '74, but it sure as hell happened, and now no one criticizes Foreman for the loss.

To be honest, Algieri is not a world-class boxer.

His claim to fame is a gift decision in his hometown over a tough but limited slugger.

He has no power and a weak chin, he lacks the sturdiness we usually find in boxers at the top level. He was saved by the referee from being knocked out by the past prime Manny Pacquiao. He just ran ran from the much smaller man for 12 rounds.

What a pathetic fight it was. Here was a boxer in his prime running away all fight from an older, much smaller boxer.

I'm not impressed with Algieri at all. They should have found a better opponent for Manny.

People always complain that Pacquiao excels best against come-forward fighters, and is often matched-up with come-forward fighters. Algieri spent the night moving, making Pacquiao chase, and making it hard to get off more than one punch before Algieri moved away. It's the type of match-up that you would expect to placate those who complain about Pacquiao often getting matched with come-forward fighters.

One interesting thing about the fight is that Pacquiao usually wasn't putting a ton of hurt on Algieri as he was forced to chase him. But every time Algieri hit Pacquiao in the nuts, Pacquiao returned the favor by f*cking Algieri up.

zorndeslammes wrote:Algieri is another Cory Spinks type. Hopefully he rematches Provodnikov and gets the L I think he deserved in the first fight, then fades away to ESPN obscurity.

This. He "won" the fight by getting his face rearranged. I know how boxing is scored but a punch needs to be at least a bit meaningful to count. Algieri's slapping while running doesn't cut it for me.

RDJ wrote:

zorndeslammes wrote:Algieri is another Cory Spinks type. Hopefully he rematches Provodnikov and gets the L I think he deserved in the first fight, then fades away to ESPN obscurity.

This. He "won" the fight by getting his face rearranged. I know how boxing is scored but a punch needs to be at least a bit meaningful to count. Algieri's slapping while running doesn't cut it for me.

+1

crusader wrote:119-103
119-103
120-102

Has there ever been a wider disparity in a twelve round fight?

I asked myself that this morning, I honestly can't remember such wide cards - 18 points in a 12 round bout?

Still a solid one sided win for Manny, Pacquiao didn't do anything wrong and performed admirably.

Might have been more appealing had Provodnikov been involved.

Lomachenko

His boxing style is almost picture perfect, hard to fault him technically.
But there are questions surrounding his power, he runs too much and appears to have a lack of killer instinct.
That said I could pick out 2 or 3 punches in his attack or moves in his defence that are absolutely superb.
I'm conflicted and need to see more.

Evander wrote:Lomachenko

His boxing style is almost picture perfect, hard to fault him technically.
But there are questions surrounding his power, he runs too much and appears to have a lack of killer instinct.
That said I could pick out 2 or 3 punches in his attack or moves in his defence that are absolutely superb.
I'm conflicted and need to see more.

Agree. But it's weird to say, in the pro game he's basically a novice