He's always sounded like that. He's not punchy, hes just not very educated and therefore his verbal skills aren't exactly Valedictorian level.
i find it ironic the way rios and margariot mocked freddie roach's parkinsons. given both their styles i don't think anyone would be surprised if both these guys ended up with the same disease later in life. i just find it funny neither of them considered the possibility at the time
You're reading too much into it bro, Rios is a hilarious but pretty weird dude, at any point he breaks out weird but funny impressions. I'm not saying he was doing a impression then, because I remember exactly what you're talking about. However I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he was posturing for the camera, he knew it was right there, and waited till the red light was on him before he said it.
this, they had a video of him on youtube when he was like 17 or 18 years old sounding the way he does today. 11:38 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJBXIJRhNKY[/ame]