Pacquiao vs. Algieri Results: Highlights and Scorecard from Pac-Man's Big Win

Manny Pacquiao had no problem retaining his WBO welterweight title in Saturday's drubbing of Chris Algieri, cruising to a one-sided unanimous-decision victory that was never really in doubt.

The Filipino-born legend won nearly every round of the fight in the judges' eyes, even notching a complete shutout on one card, as HBO Boxing illustrates:

Pacquiao notched six takedowns in all during the 12 rounds, and they came in a variety of impressive fashions.

Here's one of his best knockdowns, which nearly looked to be a knockout at the time, as Bleacher Report UK captured:

Algieri entered the fight with a considerable amount of momentum as the light welterweight titlist with an undefeated 20-0 record. But it didn't take very long in the ring with Pacquiao for his inferiority to show.

To make matters worse for Algieri after the tough loss, he also forfeited his light welterweight belt, per ESPN.com's Dan Rafael:

Pacquiao's camp came into the fight noticeably optimistic, predicting he would notch his first knockout since a 2009 KO of Miguel Cotto. That didn't come to fruition, but his aggressiveness wasn't lost on spectators.

From Round 1, Pac-Man controlled the tempo, chasing Algieri around the ring feverishly and landing many of his attempts. The New York native could run, but he couldn't hide for long, with Pacquiao's speed and agility showing in a Round 2 knockdown—his first of the night.

It didn't take long for Algieri's evasiveness—which took place until the 12th-round bell—to wear thin on those watching, as FightNights.com noted:

Although he looked to be in over his head (and was), Algieri is known for coming on strong after slow starts. Once the fifth round came, he attempted to make that surge and take the momentum.

As Ring Magazine observed, that moment looked to be a turning point:

If it was, it certainly didn't turn Algieri's way.

Pacquiao knocked down Algieri twice in the sixth round and then twice more in Round 8. Not only was Algieri running for his life, but he also wasn't anywhere near successful in doing so.

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After being floored more times than the folks at home could count on one hand, Algieri's biggest worry down the stretch was simply keeping the fight going. He did that, but it might as well have been called early, as Pacquiao put on a dominant show.

The outcome was beyond decided when the judges' scorecards were read, and Pacquiao immediately shifted the narrative back to the storyline boxing enthusiasts have been craving—Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Here's how Pacquiao addressed it afterward, per ESPN's SportsCenter and Rafael:

Pacquiao's public announcement of his hopes to fight Mayweather isn't anything new, and it certainly doesn't mean the fight is happening. But as Rafael said, the usually soft-spoken legend has never been more clear than he was Saturday in Macau.

When it comes down to it, it's Mayweather's call—as it has been. He indicated after his beating of Marcos Maidana in September that it could happen next, but there's no telling with these two.

Regardless of whether Pacquiao's next fight comes against Mayweather, he showed Saturday against Algieri that he's still among the top pound-for-pound boxers.