Algieri was at ringside for the Nicholas Walters-Nonito Donaire showdown in Carson, California on Sunday, hours before Pacquiao made his debut in the Philippine Basketball Association at the Philippine Arena.
"To Manny, please don't get hurt playing basketball," Algieri said when asked to send a message to the "Pacman."
Algieri will challenge Pacquiao for the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt on November 23 at the Cotai Arena in Macau.
Pacquiao took a day off from his training camp to play in the opening game of the PBA All-Filipino Cup. He was scoreless in a little under seven minutes of action, but his team won, 80-66, after trailing at halftime.
"I want the fight to happen, so I hope, no injuries," Algieri said. "But I hope training goes well, and best of luck (to Manny)."
Algieri and Pacquiao were cordial in their press tour last month, and the American has refrained from any trash-talk in the build up to the fight.
Nevertheless, Algieri has repeatedly expressed confidence that he can stun Pacquiao on fight night even as he is a huge underdog in their bout.
"I have to dominate," he told Boxing Scene in an interview after the Walters-Donaire fight. "Either we dominate or win a decision, or dominate and score a knockout."
"I have to go out there and have the mindset of winning every single round," he said. -- From a report by Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
