Freddie Roach "Manny's sparring partners are better than Algieri"

It does not appear that Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach is too concerned about Chris Algieri's November 22nd challenge of the PacMan. Roach is using Stan Martyniouk and Mike Jones to replicate the fighting style of Algieri. Roach believes that both of them are better fighters than the upset minded Algieri. “They're all very tall, very rangy like our opponent,” Roach told ABS CBN News “They know how to move, they know what I want out of them. All three of them are better than the opponent. So yes, they will help. We'll be strict, go to work, and no more basketball. Roach clearly has no respect for the talents of Algieri. I think he's right but someone needs to tell him this isn't the right way to sell a pay-per-view. They're looking at abysmal domestic buys for this mismatch.

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