Chris Algieri is taking on the biggest challenge of his life on November 22 when he challenges Manny Pacquiao. The odds are heavily stacked against him and most are not giving him much of a chance, but he is not listening to the naysayers. “I’m a positive person, so for me this is just the way I am and I’m the kind of person that what you see is what you get. That’s the way that I carry myself. That’s the way I carry my boxing career and pretty much every aspect of my life. It’s been working out thus far, so I’m going to keep going,” he stated.
Even with the magnitude of this event being as high as it is, this is just another obstacle that Algieri has to climb. He says that it is no different than anything else that he has had to deal with, and he welcomes the challenge. “I’m used to winning. I like to win. I am very competitive.”
Looking at the two men pose for media pictures at press events, it’s very hard not to notice that Algieri is much larger than Pacquiao, but he believes that his size is not the only thing that he can bring to the table that will trouble Pacquiao. “The physical advantages are obvious. The biggest advantage that I don’t think they have given a thought about is that I’m an athlete. I’m different than the other big guys that Manny has fought. I’m an athletic guy, and I am a smart guy in the way that I fight and I think all of these things are going to play a huge role in this fight.”
Pacquiao has faced and beaten bigger men before so why will this time be any different? “Night and day in terms of styles, those guys stand right in front of you and will take three punches to land one. They have to be set and fight you and look to get into exchanges and scraps. I’m a master boxer. I’m going to be out there using my length and my size and my range and my foot work,” Algieri explained.
