Based on what? Hes moving up in weight and hes easy as hell to hit. Pacs still got his power. The only way pac doeant knock his bum ass out is if hes shot and i dont like either fighter. Rios is terrible and even at this point pac is 2 or 3 steps above him. Smh
Even factoring in rios grotesquely good chin pac is going to use him as a heavy bag.... Theres only so much punishment one mans body can take Pac tko10
What?! There's no way huh? Lesser punchers have hurt Rios. Pac wouldn't Hatton him but a tko is very probable. In fact if Pac is at 85-90% of the fighter that beat down mosley and Cotto, it's unlikely he that he wouldn't stop clumsy Bam Bam.
pac has no power at this weight.... 7 fights at 147 and 1 fight by TKO and that was in the last round vs cotto that really was a bad stoppage he aint knocking out Rios either....he probably wont even win
People are expecting too much. Why are people expecting a KO? Rios has a great chin and has fought through wars. I say Pacquiao wins by UD.
I'm pulling for Bam Bam but I think this is gonna be another Pac vs Margarito. I don't think Rios gets KOd either.
Look at De la hoya face! no power? Even a shot Oscar has a better defense that Rios. Rios is the new DaviD D:tired
I've picked Pac KO wins in every fight since the Clottey win with JMM IV as the exception. I've been wrong about them all. I originally had a Pac KO pegged as my pick months ago but have since come to the belief that Pacquiao will win a 119-109 type of UD.
I don't think anyone's expecting a brutal KO, they're expecting a 'taking to many punches' type stoppage. While I think that would be a likely option I can also picture Pacquiao taking his foot of the pedal and letting Rios see the bell ala Margarito. Here is my prediction for the fight- Rios will be ruined after it unless he learns some basic boxing fundamentals. It's all well a good getting into a slugfest with a crude brawler like Alvarado- Pacquiao is a different matter entirely.