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Exclusive photos from the training camp of WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) inside of the Palazzo Las Vegas ahead of his big showdown with Manny Pacquiao. Algieri faces off with the eight-division world champion on Nov. 22 from within the Venetian Resort in Macau, China on HBO pay per view.
All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
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WBO junior welterweight champ Chris Algieri training in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
For the past few weeks, WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri has made the Palazzo in Las Vegas his training base ahead of his showdown later this month with Manny Pacquiao.
Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) will face off with the Filipino icon on the 22nd of this month from within the Venetian Resort in Macau, China in an HBO pay per view attraction that has thus far drawn its share of varying opinions.
For the 30-year old Algieri, he insists his focus is something that comes naturally amidst the hoopla of his biggest fight as a professional.
“I don’t have to try,” Algieri explained recently. “It comes. I feel the focus and intensity increasing and that’s just how it goes in training camp. A little more eyes on the prize. The training gets more focused. You have no choice.”
As is often the case, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has been relatively unimpressed by the challenge of Algieri, insisting over and over that the sparring partners he has in his camp in General Santos City, Philippines are all better than the New York native.
Algieri played off Roach’s remarks when asked for his thoughts.
“He’s nervous,” Algieri explained. “Simple as that. He’s acting out of character because he’s nervous. That doesn’t stuff doesn’t affect me at all. I’m not that guy. It’s not going to work on me.”
In closing, Algieri was asked if his showdown with Manny will come down to a battle of will or skill.
“It’s going be both,” Algieri stated. “It’s going to be a stylistic challenge for both of us trying to asset ourselves and then it’s going to be a battle of wills to see who can get it and stick to it.”
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Former welterweight champ Shawn Porter trains inside of the H.I.T. Factory Gym in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
These days, you will find former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter inside of the H.I.T. Factory Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he has returned to training following his lone professional defeat.
On Aug. 16, Porter dropped a majority-decision to British upstart Kell Brook over twelve tense and awkward rounds but he has seemed to brush off that particular setback as he eyes another run in 2015.
Before the year closes, one of Porter’s former sparring mates, Manny Pacquiao, has a very big assignment on his horizon, as he meets junior welterweight titlist Chris Algieri on Nov. 22 in Macau, China.
Porter has sparred several rounds with Pacquiao over the years and honestly seems unsure what to think of the challenge of Algieri.
“It’s going to be a good fight, man,” Porter told me recently. “I think a lot of people are counting Chris out and they shouldn’t be counting him out. I think he’s going to get in the ring and show his good boxing skills that we saw against [Ruslan] Provodnikov and I think Manny’s going to do what he always does.”
Porter expects Pacquiao, 35, to get his hands raised by the end of the evening.
“He’s going to be quick, he’s going to be powerful, and he’s going to use that southpaw [stance] to his advantage,” Porter said of his friend. “I think Manny will win the fight. I think it’s going to be a decision though.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if it is,” Porter said moments later, changing up his tune slightly about a possible stoppage victory from Pacquiao.
Having set foot inside of Algieri’s training camp out in Las Vegas, you instantly can spot the confidence coming from his team. And while Porter has no doubt what kind of temperament the 30-year old champion will bring into the ring with him, he’s just not sure if it will be enough.
“I think Chris has all that it takes to step up to the plate. Does he have what it takes to beat Manny? I don’t know.
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