Manny Pacquiao will fight Chris Algieri on Nov. 22, but if Freddie Roach’s comments are any indication, the Filipino isn’t too worried about his American opponent.
"They're all very tall, very rangy like our opponent. They know how to move, they know what I want out of them,” Roach said. “All three of them are better than the opponent, so yes, they will help."
Roach refers to sparring partners Stan Martyniouk and Mike Jones, whose job will be to emulate the style of Algieri, who has a substantial height and reach advantage over Pacquiao.
The fight has substantial implications for the future of boxing, as talks are beginning to heat up in regards to whether “Pac-Man” will eventually fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. The bout remains in limbo for many reasons, the first being if Pacquiao can get past Algieri.