PACQUIAO DEFENSE LACKS SPECIFICS
By Recah Trinidad
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 16 Aug 2014
THE sales chart and the odds for the WBO welterweight championship slated in Macau next November remain at a sorry stand still.
A second check with the bookmakers this week showed American Chris Algieri, challenger to WBO titlist Manny Pacquiao, was still a 16-1 underdog against the Filipino superhero.
On Friday, the 30-year-old Algieri, holder of the WBO junior welterweight crown, tried to say something new.
"I hit a lot harder than people think,? Algieri, 20-0, told the Manila Standard.
It didn?t help.
The charts stood, and the fact remained that, out of 20 victories, Algieri only had 8 KOs.
**
Obviously bothered, if not irritated, Top Rank big boss Bob Arum had told Pacquiao to drop the monkey business and prepare to train in earnest at GenSan.
Pacquiao, maybe without meaning to, had made his next bout appear partly a rest-and-recreation ( r-&-r) break.
Arum did not wince at first, but it was not very funny when Pacquiao announced he would be training for his November world title defense, together with his Kia basketball team in the PBA, under the same roof in a Metro Manila facility.
?My players will train as hard as I do--together with me,? Pacquiao had declared
**
OK, Arum has just gotten Pacquiao?s word he would be pitching camp in GenSan, not in Manila together with his Team Kia.
Pacquiao also claimed there should be no problem: he?s an expert at time management.
Explained the Pacman: ?Basketball is honestly my first love, but boxing is my bread and butter.?
That, no doubt, was a strong assurance.
It sounded cozy.
**
Sorry, but like in a sordid tax declaration, it was also lacking in specifics.
It?s like this. Arum cannot be expected to ask Pacquiao if he?s also gifted with bilocation like a Class-A saint. That?s already for Kia Motors people to worry.
The opening of the PBA season in October happens to coincide with Pacquiao?s training for his November title defense.
Pacquiao having to join the championship press tour in both Asia and the USA should also be factored in.
**
Was there a clause in the coaching contract about Pacquiao having to be with his professional basketball team fulltime?
Again, don?t ask Mr. Arum.
If Pacquiao?s pronouncements have been clothed in vagueness, Algieri himself can?t be far behind.
In fact, Algieri?s claim that he would use his jab as equalizer before prevailing with intangibles, is even more unclear than the hazy prints in Pacquiao?s basketball coaching contract with Kia Motors.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Recah Trinidad.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 8 SEPTEMBER 2025: Nunez Outpoints Diaz; Iglesias Stops Shishkin; Valdez, Conlan Register Wins in Return
By Eric Armit, Tue, 09 Sep 2025Dante Kirkman Stays Undefeated Triumphing with Dominant Unanimous Decision Win
Tue, 09 Sep 2025Dream fight for Steven Sumpter vs. Undefeated Bek Nurmaganbet This Wednesday at Fontainebleau Las Vegas during ‘Canelo vs. Crawford’ Week
Tue, 09 Sep 2025Yoseline Perez and Malachi Georges Advance to Quarterfinals with Wins on Day Five of World Boxing Championships
Tue, 09 Sep 2025GM candidate Ronald Dableo's squad rules Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso Inter-Barangay Chess Team Tournament, pockets P150,000
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 09 Sep 2025Saggap, Manayon top Heritage Aquathlon
By Lito delos Reyes, Tue, 09 Sep 2025Rizal Memorial Coliseum: The Arena That Endured War and Forged Generations of Filipino Greats
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Tue, 09 Sep 2025“The Homecoming” turned into Coronation for Marco Romero
Tue, 09 Sep 2025Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz Speaks After Pushing Eduardo Nunez to the Limit in Thrilling War – A Potential Fight of the Year
Tue, 09 Sep 2025Santisima Wins But Vicelles Loses; Suarez-Navarrete Rematch Hangs in the Balance?
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 08 Sep 2025Locked & loaded for Lewis Crocker rematch, Paddy Donovan has prepared to be crowned the new IBF Welterweight World Champion
Mon, 08 Sep 2025Robby Gonzales Advances to Round of 16 with Win Over Cuba
Mon, 08 Sep 2025James Padua rules Marikina rapid chess championship
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 08 Sep 2025Remembering Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde: A Pilgrimage of Gratitude
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Sun, 07 Sep 2025Hometown Triumph: Oscar Valdez Defeats Ricky Medina by Decision
Sun, 07 Sep 2025