Book it. Rios possesses great crisp pawed rangefinder jabs and will probably utilize them to the fullest. I simply don't think Manny's chin will hold up this time around. My estimation: 8th round TKO Manny will probably do a chicken dance and Genaro Rodriguez (Referee) will stop the bout. Rios also hits extremely hard and if they ever get in a brawl, that will be Manny's downfall. 1 punch and Manny will be down for the count or put to sleep. Manny will be destroyed, utterly. And irrefutably.
I think Rios has a good chance. Although he's a C+\- fighter, he technically is a better in and outside fighter than Manny. He may also have the fresher chin out of the 2. I think this was a cherry pick gone wrong. Don't know why these manny fans are parading around like 1200 power punch a fight Manny is back and this going to be easy work.
Maybe, Rios is an undefeated fighter (got shafted vs Alvarado) with great power, toughness and the heart of a lion, after all. He's not a featherfisted, flatfooted blown up FW like Ghost Bumrrero, for example But maybe Pac will beat him in spectacular fashion and a certain someone will **** his pants again and look for a thousand excuses to not fight him
1. Rios is not an undefeated fighter. Lost 7-5 vs Alvarado 2. He's flatfooted as hell, and can't deal with any kind of boxers whatsoever. Abril schooled him like a biatch. 3. Pac has a glass jaw and will not beat him in spectacular fashion. :yep
If Rios is able to cut off the ring and keep Pacquiao on the ropes, then he can knockout Pacman with one of his big uppercuts. If Rios is not able to cut off the ring, then Pacquiao will have a good chance at winning.
Because Rios is there to be hit and the speed difference between even the current Pacquiao and Rios in terms of hand and foot speed is insane. As long as Pacquiao isn't totally shot, Rios doesn't have much hope.
Rios I think has the better chin out of the 2 currently and he's also the better body puncher. Manny's going to take punishment and I think Rios will feel more comfortable at 147. I think Rios is underestimated in this scenario. Manny gets tired now and goes through long bouts of being inactive in rounds now. I've noticed this since his 3rd fight with JMM. The Manny you're thinking of isn't around anymore unless he's back on the juice.
This is a tough fight. Pacquiao is reckless and too brave. He's opposite to Floyd he'll take risk this is bad against Rios. I mean Pacquiao is not defensive at all. Floyd runs, dodges, clinch this kid Pacquiao goes in and takes a gamble every fight. He doesn't fight smart.That's why he will have a very good shot of KTFO Pacquiao.
You proved you don't know what you're talking about when you said Pac has a glass jaw. That is just a stupid comment. Rios is a handpicked, tailor made fighter that will get beaten easily. Rios has never faced anyone as good as Pac, and Pac has faced far better than Rios.
It still doesn't change the fact that the CatchWeight King Fraud health still came first when he was asked to fight Pac:roflatsch.
Easy fight for Pac, He will look good against Rios and take punches from a big puncher like Rios will prove he has a great chin. Reason why the KO loss was a big one against Marquez was because Pac ran into it and tripped.
We wont know what Pacquiao's got left til they trade punches in the ring. It's very curious to me the buzz going around regarding the lack of quality sparring partners Manny and Freddie had to make do with for this camp. Is Manny still nursing his psyche after the humiliating knockout loss, or does Freddie think Manny is on the steep hill and dared not add too much wear and tear before the actual fight?