"Brandon can punch. Are you serious? They are brave as hell. Listen, if Pacquiao fights this after getting knocked out like that - I have to take my hat off to him because that's a brave move. It's not a good business move, but that's a brave move. But i guess they want to come back so quick to show that he's ok, but to me that's even worse" BoxingSc*** :deal
Pacquiao kills at mid range Brandon can just about land a slow right hand at mid range... Wtf is Hopkins on about. I don't care that Pac got KTFO. He got KTFO by one of the best combination counterpunchers in the game who landed one of the best punches of his career. Brandon Rios? get out of here man.
Punch power - Rios can hit. Real issue is whether Pacquiao is now gun shy. A hard hitter like Rios is mroe of a threat in some way than Bradley would be because it's Pac's chin which is really in question here...
Hopkins is right. Rios is going to knock Manny out too. Rios is not on his level but I bet you Manny isn't right mentally and as soon as he gets tagged good we will know.
Rios is being underestimated here. I still think Pacquiao takes him out though. Thats more to do with Pac being one of the best fighters of his generation that Rios being a poor fighter. Pac was winning his fight with Marquez before the KO. I think the "shot" call is a little early.
I think this is what most of us believe. Pac was ktfo viciously. So many times after a shot like that,a fighter can never take big shots again. Everyone knows Rios is a big puncher, not a great boxer. He has a great chin and tremendous heart. This the kind of fight that can show what Pac has left if anything...
This one came up at same time other one did - that's why I said in other thread they should delete this one - go have a look
Alvarado is out for the year due to injury. Rios is the only good fight left for Pac to fight, seeing as Bradley and Marquez publicly admit that they dont want it. Unless he goes for someone like Guerrero or Ortiz.
http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?p=15331941&posted=1#post15331941 this guy says otherwise. what a douche btw id pick berto or ortiz rather than rios.
