There, in a seventh-floor conference room, the two boxers sat elbow-to-elbow as they conducted a joint, on-camera interview, barely acknowledging the other while radiating mostly positive vibes.
After traveling in close proximity through two countries, six cities and 7,273 miles to promote their Nov. 22 title fight in Macau, China, Manny Pacquiao and Long Island?s Chris Algieri concluded their all-encompassing media tour with a stop at the Daily News offices in lower Manhattan on Friday to beat the drums one last time on their welterweight fight on HBO Pay-Per-View.
There, in a seventh-floor conference room, the two boxers sat elbow-to-elbow as they conducted a joint, on-camera interview, barely acknowledging the other while radiating mostly positive vibes.
Moments later, they sat across a big conference-room table as they munched on turkey sandwiches. Neither fighter looked up to salute the other, never stole any glances.
They were there to promote a fight, and the pleasantries could wait.
?I know he?s going to be a tough guy in the ring,? Pacquiao said. ?I know because of his height and reach and his jab, it?s not going to be an easy fight.?
Of course, Pacquiao?s trainer, Freddie Roach, was less courteous, saying it will be easy if Pacquiao, 35, is properly motivated.
And with talk of Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 knockouts) potentially meeting Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year in a mega-fight, keeping his focus on Algieri has been an issue, the trainer admitted.
