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:

#PacAlgieri official judges scorecards read: 119-103 (2x), 120-102 all in favor of @MannyPacquiao who improves to 57-5-2, 38 KOs

- HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) November 23, 2014

Pacquiao was blunt with his assessment of the fight:

'Tonight I did my best...I came to fight.' - @MannyPacquiao #PacAlgieri

- HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) November 23, 2014

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:

With as outgunned as Algieri is here it's time for Pacquiao to make a statement and get a KO already. #boxing #PacquiaoAlgieri

- Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) November 23, 2014

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

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 socialfeedia.blogspot.com believed that Algieri wasn't helping himself with his tentative style early in the fight:

So far this is a mismatch. Algieri seems afraid to engage and is down four points after 3 rounds

- Tim Dahlberg (@timdahlberg) November 23, 2014

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

Algieri's corner is delusional. No wonder he's fighting cautiously....his trainer is telling him he's doing great!

- Todd Grisham (@GrishamESPN) November 23, 2014

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

Tim Lane's lack of instruction suggests he's either: a) Betting Pacquiao by decision, or b) Not a good trainer.

- Corey Erdman (@corey_erdman) November 23, 2014

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:

Stony Brook's Chris Algieri is just showing FCS solidarity today by taking a beating from a richer opponent

- Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 23, 2014

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:

You watching this, Floyd? You sweating? You thinking, 'No way I'm going to risk losing to Pacquiao'? Thought so.

- Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 23, 2014

I'll say it again: NO WAY FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. WILL FIGHT MANNY PACQUIAO BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID HE WOULD LOSE AND GET HURT.

- Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 23, 2014

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.