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Chris Algieri turned professional in 2008, and for the better part of the next six years, despite 19 wins in succession without a loss, was one of the thousands of anonymous boxers who was fueled more by a dream than by massive paychecks. The largest purse Algieri made in his first 19 bouts was $15,000 for a difficult bout on ESPN2's “Friday Night Fights” against Emmanuel Taylor on Feb. 2, 2014. The win over Taylor earned him an HBO bout against Ruslan Provodnikov and a career-high purse of $115,000.