Rios to challenge Acosta

Hope so Flatlander. I want Rios to win, but on paper Acosta looks to have the upperhand. Too many people are underestimating Rios though.

 

Rios got out-boxed early by Lowther, Acosta looks to have pretty long arms, he throws some good, hard, straight punches down the barrell and he's awkward and unassuming in his methods. I don't think he'd be that easy to outbox, particularly for somebody like Rios who's not known for his boxing skills.

I hold hope that Acosta has the edge be it a more calculated boxing match or an inside fight and a brawl. Rios has size on him though which worries me and admittedly he can bang and take a decent dig. He's an arsehole though, so he hope he gets stretched in brutal fashion.

 

Acosta has a great right-uppercut when his opponent is advancing so I can see Rios walking into plenty of those and being caught by more if they get into a fight on the inside. I dont know where the guy is coming from when he says Rios can become the ''boxer puncher'' as I've yet to see Rios outboxer anybody never mind someone as good and rangey as Acosta.

 

He came in at 152 against Peterson. He better in better than his last fight though. He got a good footwork+power but Acosta is no joke. I have to review his last fights to make up my mind. So far I'd say Acosta takes this one but with a fight on his hands. The lightweight division is on fire!!

 

:deal

Good fight though, lets see if rios is worth his mouth?