Who won Pacquiao vs Algieri?
Manny Pacquiao beat Chris Algieri by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 23rd November 2014 at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao.
The scorecards were announced as 119-103, 119-103, 120-102 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).
This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.
Pacquiao vs Algieri stats
Back in November 2014, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 56 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, 38 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Chris Algieri made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Pacquiao had a large advantage in power over Algieri, boosting at 68% knock out percentage over Algieri's 40%.
Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.
Algieri had a height advantage of 5 inches over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Algieri was an orthodox fighter.
Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 43 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 13 years and 2 months earlier than Algieri, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 305 more professional rounds, 504 to Algieri's 199.
Pacquiao vs Algieri form
Pacquiao had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Timothy Bradley Jr on 12th April 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Brandon Rios on 24th November 2013 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Juan Manuel Marquez on 8th December 2012 by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had beat Ricky Hatton on 2nd May 2009 by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
He had won against Oscar De La Hoya on 6th December 2008 by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
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Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Pacquiao vs Algieri start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.
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