Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri Results: Twitter Reacts to Title Fight

Manny Pacquiao made rather easy work of Chris Algieri on Saturday night in Macau, winning a unanimous decision.

The judges scored it 119-103, 119-103 and 120-102, per HBO Boxing:

Pacquiao was blunt with his assessment of the fight:

The Pac-Man hardly broke a sweat, smothering Algieri with offense and denying him an opening for a knockdown. In total, Pacquiao sent his opponent to the mat on six different occasions, but a couple of the early knockdowns were a bit questionable.

That had little impact on the result in the end, as it was abundantly clear to those who had watched the fight that Pacquiao was the deserved victory. That much is evident in the judges' scorecards. You don't usually see scores with such a large gulf.

This is the kind of win that won't do much for Pacquiao's overall legacy. Many questioned the decision process behind scheduling the fight, with the argument being Algieri was a few rungs below Pacquiao. It was basically a lose-lose situation for the champion.

The result only proved the skeptics right. As ESPN.com's Dan Rafael pointed out, a knockout of Algieri could've helped Pac-Man turn a blowout win into a more definitive statement as to his ability, but in reality, it would've changed very little:

Bleacher Report's Jonathan Snowden wondered whether the price of the pay-per-view was worth getting such a one-sided main event:

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I paid my $69.95 because I want to see the fighters continue to make money for what they do. But this fights make me feel like a sap for it

— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) November 23, 2014"

The right game plan can mean everything in boxing. Even the biggest underdog can topple a champion with the right strategy in mind.

Some wondered if Algieri and his trainers devised a plan in which the fighter would play coy in the first couple of rounds and let Pacquiao tire himself out. As the rest of the fight unfolded, however, it became clear that Algieri was simply outclassed.

Tim Dahlberg of The Associated Press believed that Algieri wasn't helping himself with his tentative style early in the fight:

ESPN's Todd Grisham thought he found the root cause of the problem: Tim Lane, Algieri's trainer:

Corey Erdman of Fight Network was also particularly critical of the corner man:

Algieri's an alumnus of Stony Brook University. Deadspin's Timothy Burke felt that his performance was in keeping with the Seawolves' tradition of losing to FBS opponents in football:

With Pacquiao's win, many boxing fans will once again cling to the idea of a superfight between he and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

ESPN's Skip Bayless is one of the pessimists who never sees the bout coming to fruition:

It's almost impossible to try and keep track of all the reasons the respective camps have trotted out for why the fight hasn't happened yet. Every time the two sides make progress toward finalizing a date, a monkey wrench gets thrown into the discussion.

With both Mayweather and Pacquiao entering the twilight of their careers, the sell-by date for the prospective event is quickly approaching.