Brandon Rios. I'm a big fan.

Tough times don't always make tough people. Heart is not given either a guy has is or they don't. It was ashame what Peterson did but I give Rios all the credit and look forward to seeing more of him before I commit myself to being a fan of his.

 

Rios is for real. I expected a big win from him. He's fought very well since his draw with Manuel Perez, since avenged with a 7th round KO. He's a top 5 lightweight a real threat to anyone at the top, including Juan Manuel Marquez. :smoke:smoke

 

From what I saw last night I was very impressed and he definitely has a lot of potential. I'd favor him over Soto and probably Juan Manuel Marquez as well (at this point in his career).

 

He is also one of my current favorites. You have good taste Addie i see that many of your favs are mine too. I think Rios looked awesome and i put my money on him kicking Sotos ass, hed handle Guerrero,Katsidis too. The only guy at LW who might beat him is Marquez but id even give Rios a helluva shot at pulling that off too.Thats how high i am on this kid. As for Ortiz that could be a supergrudge match in the next couple of years. Especially if Ortiz grabs a couple big wins or a belt at JW. I think Rios is a cant miss talent.

 

much respect to rios fro being a great fighter. but marquez has more power than peterson, and a better chin as well. i don't know that rios beats him. but he's a good fighter none the less.

 

any idea why he hates ortiz?

 

I dont think Soto is that strong at Lw, he had a tougher than expected time with David Diaz who i though was stronger and gave him all he wanted. Rios has a slight resembelance to Dare i say.................... Prime JC:blood I know ill get slack for that but hey the kid throws such fluid and accurate combos and walks thru punches like Julio did. Although Julio had a very underrated defense, now i dont want the posters getting me wrong im not comparing Rios im just pointing out some similarities. You compared him to Margo but only similarities is both are huge for their weights and both got good beards. I think Rios has more skills.

I know SOto has never been stopped but he might get stopped against Rios.

 

Peterson is a disgrace. He is trying to intimidate Rios with the low blows. Sometimes a fighters rhythm gets disrupted by low blows. One because it hurts and two because he now has become wary of of it he loses concentration on his offense. Fortunately for Rios this time it didn't work.

He'd have a tough time getting through Marquez. It'd be a good fight for sure but he can't pull it yet.

 

He said something in another interview about Ortiz being a fake and making up stories I just think Rios is a mean little ****er and just wants to start a beef He called Ortiz a ****ing ***** and says Ortiz wants to be white cause he surfs and listens to punk rock He also said **** Golden Boy hahaha!!!

 

Im a fan, but aside from a great mentality and toughness, I dont think there is anything spectacular about his skills. I think he would beat Victor, who is not mentally tough at all, but I think he would struggle with Bradley or Devon if he moves up. Rios is a good fighter but a boxer with a solid, educated jab and good legs could outbox him.

 

What about his combos and my comparison to JC?

Yey i agree he just might pull out a win over Marquez. But Marquez just has sooooooo much experience and ring smarts. Might be too much too soon for Rios.