Q & A WITH Jr. WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER EMANUEL TAYLOR
October 28, 2014
CHRIS ALGIERI / ZOU SHIMING VASYL LOMACHENKO / JESSIE VARGAS ROY JONES, JR. / BOB ARUM LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE
October 31, 2014Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker: “Breaking Bread with Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri”
http://www.newyorker.com/
Will Davies, The Wall Street Journal: “Manny Pacquiao Prepares to Face Chris “Rocky” Algieri”
http://online.wsj.com/
Unus Alladin, South China Morning Post: “Manny Pacquiao Fights Off Adoring Fans in Hong Kong’s Central Ahead of Chris Algieri Bout”
George Willis, New York Post: “Chris Algieri Already Promising He’ll Beat Pacquiao”
http://nypost.com/2014/10/17/
Greg Logan, Newsday: “Manny Pacquiao, With An Eye on Mayweather, Knows to Take Chris Algieri Seriously”
George Willis, New York Post: “Pacquiao Camp Keeps Dissing Algieri: ‘ Sparring Partners Better'”
http://nypost.com/2014/10/23/
Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News: “Manny Pacquiao Denies Basketball Obsession Distracting Him From Upcoming Fight with Chris Algieri”
Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: “Manny Pacquiao Appears Arrogant Playing Basketball Before Bout”
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Pacquiao’s Pro Hoops Debut Upset Promoter Arum”
Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: “Manny Pacquiao Has No Business Playing Basketball a Month Before Fighting Chris Algieri”
Greg Logan, Newsday: “Manny Pacquiao’s Trainer Disrespects Huntington’s Chris Algieri”
Unus Alladin, South China Morning Post: “Manny Pacquiao Breaks Top Contender Viktor Postol’s Nose in Sparring”
Roy Luarca, The Philippine Inquirer: “Manny Pacquiao Godsend For Champ on the Ropes”
http://sports.inquirer.net/
Peter Schwartz, WFAN.com: “Chris Algieri ‘Hungry’ To Make Hometown Proud Against Pacquiao”
Greg Logan, Newsday: “Stony Brook Honors Chris Algieri Before Game”
http://www.newsday.com/sports/
Agence France-Presse: “Pacquiao Wants Mayweather in 2015′
http://www.bangkokpost.com/
Kevin Mitchell, The Guardian: “Manny Pacquiao: ‘I Changed When I Heard the Voice of God'”
Ferrall On The Bench, CBS Radio: “Chris Algieri: ‘Going There To Beat Legend'”
http://ferrall.radio.
Mike Woods, TheSweetScience.com: “Algieri Responds to Roach Chops-Bust”
http://www.thesweetscience.
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Pacquiao Has Rematch Clause if He Loses”
http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-
Norm Frauenheim, 15Rounds.com: “Mind Games: Pacquiao’s Sparring Partners Better Than Algieri? Maybe, Says Roach”
Danny Acosta, Sherdog.com: “Manny Pacquiao Sheds Basketball Criticisms, Focuses on Chris Algieri”
Jim Lampley, HBO Sports: Chris Algieri Talks About Manny Pacquiao”
http://www.newsday.com/sports/
Andreas Hale, The Ring: “Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach Talk About Ending Five-Year KO Slump”
Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin: “Pacquiao Aiming For Knockout”
http://sports.tempo.com.ph/
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Promoted by Top Rank® and Sands China Ltd., in association with MP Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, Banner Promotions and Tecate, Pacquiao vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, November 22 at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Arena.It willbe produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET /6:00 p.m. PT.
For Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani Province of the Philippines, this marks the pound-for-pound box office monarch’s (he is credited with nearly 13 million domestic pay-per-view buys) second reign as welterweight champion. Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs), from Huntington, NY on Long Island, who has Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring, aspires to attend medical school once he concludes his boxing career.
“24/7 Pacquiao/Algieri,” premieres Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on HBO immediately following the live World Championship Boxing event from Atlantic City.
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