Comments Thread For: Algieri: I Didn't Want Easy Fight After Pacquiao Loss

[aboutfkntime]

If he beats Khan, he should follow the Mayweather gameplan and fight the best and hottest trending fighters. If he can't get Mayweather, those fighters would be Matthysse, Garcia, Brook or the winner of Porter/Broner.

Forget Provodnikov! Fighting recent losers with a decent reputation is the gameplan that has been followed by too many so-called great fighters in the last five years (including Khan and Alvarez).

good post !

But just one thing.....

Back when Canelo was about 19, he was bashed continually - especially on this site - for underwhelming opponent selection.

Some of that criticism was fair, but most was ignorant. Personally the weight manipulation annoyed me more than his opponent selection. I get the feeling that a lot of fans seem to think that fighters are born, and not developed over time.

The two most common allegations levelled at Canelo (and Chavez, I specifically remember) were..... "he will never fight a top 10 opponent"..... and, "he will never win a world title".

I remember those two things specifically.

Wise-heads continually stated..... give him time, hes just a kid.

Canelo just fought the 4 best JMW's on the planet, CONSECUTIVELY.

That is why I dont take casual fans very seriously.

I agree with your post entirely, except I have removed Canelo from that list now

[RisAri0]

With John David Jackson in Chris's corner, I give him a real good chance in pulling the upset. U got Kovalev's trainer vs Ward's trainer. Fight looks good on paper tho. I can afford to lose $50 on Algieri, he's 8-1...I'm taking it.

[Showtime..]

Algieri vs. Provodnikov winner lives on, loser retires.

[SeekDaGreat]

I agree
losing to Pacquiao 120-102 is better than beating Alexander 120-108

Damn 120-102.. That's gotta be a record.. Algieri is forever awesome for that in my book.

[RlCKY]

Khan Malignaggi II right here, with a similar ending.

[aboutfkntime]

Khan Malignaggi II right here, with a similar ending.

Algieri is not as good as Malinaggi lol, or even close. It is fun to hate on Paulie, but when it comes to boxing, credit where credit is due.

Algieri was a bad cherry-pick by Pacquiao, lets see it for what it is.

All because he squeaked by the badly over-rated Provodnikov.

Richard Abril schools Provodnikov, doesnt mean that Pac should fight him either.