Pacquiao vs Algieri

Who won Pacquiao vs Algieri?

Manny Pacquiao beat Chris Algieri by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, November 23rd, 2014, at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, 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 losses, and 2  draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Algieri made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Pacquiao had a large advantage in power over Algieri, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Algieri's 40%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 5 years, at 36 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 299 more professional rounds, totaling 498 compared 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 April 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brandon Rios on November 24, 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 December 8, 2012, by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately 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.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Algieri?

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