Pacquiao vs. Algieri Replay: Detailing Biggest Moments of Explosive Fight

Manny Pacquiao was dominant on Saturday night in Macau, China, as he blew through Chris Algieri en route to a lopsided unanimous-decision win. Pacquiao defended his WBO welterweight title in the process.

ESPN's Dan Rafael had the official scores in the rout:

Pacquiao's speed and power proved to be too much for the upset-minded challenger. The champion scored six knockdowns officially, though only half of them were legit.

A wet spot in the corner seemed to be the primary culprit on three of them. That was inconsequential, as Pacquiao was clearly the better man. He certainly didn't need the knockdowns to gain the edge in the fight.

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Algieri's plan was to use his length and speed, but he could never find a way to land consistently or hard enough to slow Pacquiao down. 

In the second round, Algieri lost his balance in the corner and went down to a knee. Unfortunately for him, the slip happened shortly after Pacquiao landed a glancing blow. 

Thus, it was called a knockdown.

In the sixth round, no slips were involved. Pacquiao fired a laser-like straight left hand that caught Algieri flush on the chin. He went down and seemed dazed. Algieri rose to his feet, and in the process of trying to elude Pacquiao's assault, he ventured back into the corner where the wetness seemed to cause him to slip again.

Much like the first questionable knockdown, Algieri was hit with a moderately hard shot that forced the referee to call it a knockdown.

In the ninth round, Pacquiao landed the most devastating punch of the fight. Another straight left hand put Algieri down and in trouble. To the challenger's credit, he got to his feet despite being clearly out of the fight.

BoxingInsider.com snapped a shot of Algieri moments after the first knockdown in the sixth:

He'd go down again in the round, and it seemed as if he may not make it out of the frame. Showing his toughness, Algieri survived.

By this time, the little snap he had on his punches was gone. Algieri was flailing at Pacquiao more than throwing punches with accuracy and power. He'd hit the canvas one more time in the 10th. He was in survival mode for the final three rounds as Pacquiao unsuccessfully hunted the KO finish.

As reported by HBO Boxing, Algieri had nothing but respect for Pacquiao when the fight was over. However, according to Isaac Estrada of Real Boxing News, Algieri did say that most of the knockdowns weren't legitimate:

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"The only one where I legit knockdown was when we traded left hooks. He caught me with a good shot." Algieri

— Isaac Estrada (@RealBoxingNews) November 23, 2014"

Pacquiao desperately wanted to finish Algieri, but he lauded his opponent's speed and elusiveness, per Top Rank Boxing:

With an impressive win in the books, Pacquiao can of course look forward to a potential shot at pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. It's clear that's what Pacquiao wants based on these quotes from Estrada:

Boxing fans know better than to get too excited about that bout. After all, to some degree, the world has been waiting on it for over the past five years. Steve Kim of UCN has other suggestions:

Whomever he fights, there's no question Pacquiao still has the skills to be one of, if not the best fighter in the world. Whether it's at 140 or 147 pounds, Pacquiao is still a major force to be reckoned with.

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