Neither Mitchell nor Katsidis have the power to hurt Rios.

“I’d do what I do best. I’d put my pressure and block his shots. Make sure that his shots don’t get through. That’s just the way I fought with [Miguel] Acosta," said Rios, referring to his title-winning victory this past February.

The Oxnard, California-based Rios mentioned that he was presently relaxing and doing MRI’s on his hand after slightly injuring it during his brawl with Antillon. Some rumors have Rios returning on the November 12th trilogy fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez inside of the MGM Grand and Rios would be all for it.

“That’s what I’ve been hearing, November 12th on the Pacquiao-Marquez card. I’m not for sure, I haven’t talked to [manager] Cameron Dunkin and haven’t gotten a hold of him, but if that’s the card they want to put me on, that’s great, that’s badass. I would love to do that,” Rios exalted.

My colleague Michael Marley recently penned a piece in which he tossed around the idea of a Rios-Bradley fight in the near future, with the winner being in line for Pacquiao in 2012. For Rios that may be thinking too far ahead but you can tell from his tone that he’s simply a man who is down for whatever at this point.

“You know what? Bradley is very solid; he’s always in condition and he always comes to fight. But if that’s the line it would take to get to Pacquiao then I would be willing to take it. All I know is that when they put me in the ring on November 12th, whoever they put me in with, I will be ready 100%. I’m ready for whoever.”

 

Arum said if Marquez puts on a strong showing but loses to Pacquiao in November, a Rios-Marquez bout is possible in the first quarter of 2012, with the move to 140 pounds following.

 

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