If Pac is anywhere near as good as he was for JMM 4, he'll box circles around Rios. Roach doesn't have to change a thing.
i hope and would like for Rios to win. But the reality is that rios is taylormade for pacuiao. the only way he can fight is coming forward. i see it as the same fight as pac-margarito, only that rios gets stopped. I really hope its not the case,but after watching them both, i cant see it any other way. rios is not a good counterpuncher at all, and the only way he can ko pac is with a good counter, but i dont see that happening. even if pac was koed in his last fight, i see him way too fast for rios,pac is gonna punch and move all night
This whole punch resistance sounds a lot like "Floyd doesn't have his legs anymore." Honestly, the whole of ESB is just a bunch of ******s bickering about **** they don't eve know.
It's going to be another Joshua Clottey type fight for Pacquiao. Rios will feel Pacquiao's power and keep his gloves high. He doesn't want to take flush shots from Pacquiao, that's for sure.
Terrible comparison. CLottey, for whatever reason, did not want to throw any punches but that will not be Rios' problem. A better comparison would have been Margarito-Rios. I honestly don't think Pac hits any harder than Alvarado and Rios kept eating those shots like they were candy.
But Pacquiao won't be standing in front of Rios like Alvarado did. Alvarado doesn't really have any skills that stand out, yet he was able to beat Rios. Pacquiao has speed, power and good movement. He is a good slugger, but he's got average speed, flat feet and is not technically efficient. Rios hasn't got a chance in my opinion.
Alvarado incorporated some movement into his gameplan in the second fight that's how he was able to win the fight. I agree with the rest of your post except for the part about Rios having NO chance.
:roflatsch I guess than Abril is on Mayweather level boxer than, since he could not win 3 rounds with his "boxing"