Manny Pacquiao will be a heavy favorite in his upcoming fight against Chris Algieri, but Timothy Bradley is convinced that his fellow American has a good chance of pulling off an upset.
Algieri said in an interview with On The Ropes Boxing Radio that Algieri can score a big win against Pacquiao, but the 30-year-old New Yorker has to move continuously inside the ring to take the Filipino boxing icon out of his comfort zone.
"We all know that movement frustrates Manny Pacquiao," Bradley said. "If he stands there, he's gonna get obliterated. If he moves on Manny Pacquiao and makes Pacquiao pick up his feet and chase him around, then he has a better chance of winning the fight."
Bradley, who lost to Pacquiao in their rematch, added that he is aware most people are already counting Algieri out in his Nov. 22 fight against the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion. He said, though, that it is a normal thing, considering the fact that most fans don't know Algieri very well.
"They're not giving him a chance because they don't know who Chris Algieri is," Bradley said. "He had the great match against Provodnikov and then he had another good match against Emanuel Taylor and he looked good there. The fans don't really know too much about Algieri and he doesn't have that big name or that hype, so they're not giving him a chance."
Bradley pointed out that there is no room for complacency for Pacquiao because Algieri, who holds a 20-0 record with eight knockouts, is not used to losing.
If Pacquiao becomes too overconfident, Bradley believes that he will suffer the same fate as Ruslan Provodnikov, who took a split decision loss to Algieri despite flooring the Huntington, New York native twice in the opening round of their match.
"Algieri is what I call a pure boxer, almost like a Paulie Malignaggi in the sense that he uses his movement and he's long, tall and rangy and he knows how to use his movement," Bradley added. "A lot of fans don't really realize that Algieri is not used to losing, the guy was a kickboxing champion, world champion kickboxer, 20-0. This guy is not used to losing."
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