On paper, it certainly looks like Chris Algieri will have to carry a bladed weapon or a concealed-carry pistol for him to emerge victorious against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 23 in Macau.
Odds coming from the US say Pacquiao is -1400 ($100 bet wins $1,400), while Algieri is +800 ($100 bet wins $800).
You just can?t blame the oddsmakers from downplaying the chances of Algieri, a little-known fighter from Long Island, New York, who was picked to face Pacquao following his upset win over Ruslan Provodnikov last month.
Top Rank big boss Bob Arum will soon make a formal announcement of the Pacquiao-Algieri world welterweight title fight that will take place at the CotaiArena at The Venetian.
Algieri, 30, is the reigning World Boxing Organization junior-welterweight titleholder and will move up in weight against the fighting congressman.
But the underdog status doesn?t worry Algieri, saying he has gotten used to that role and is eager to prove his detractors wrong.
The Algieri fight will be Pacquiao?s third since losing to Juan Manuel Marquez in Dec. 2012
