Imagine if that was Gamboa!!! Rios is not Elite, he proved it tonight..... Abril is a barely top 10 LW and Rios came in overweight and still got his ass schooled.
I gave him 2 rounds. He was handily beaten. If he does move up I'd question whether he would still hold the same physical advantages as he does now. Either way, it's only a matter of time before he comes a cropper in my opinion. :conf
Actually I think Gamboa would have gotten stopped, and we might be talking about Gambo as we are talking about Rios, although it wouldn't matter as much as he's a featherweight. Abril vs Gamboa? Gaboa stop Abril in what round?
I gave him 1 round, he is not the same fighter, after 3 classic battles he might be shot.... at 135, time to move up, or he can stay there and challenge 126, 130, and 122. Salido vs Rios? Donaire vs Rios? Russel vs Rios? Rigo vs Rios? Broner vs Rios?
I think khan could even school him and Ortiz would probably ko him Big mouth who spoke down to a guy who schooled him silly
IMO, this was the worst robbery since Whitaker/Chavez. . . I swear. . . I honestly don't see how you could give Rios more than 3 rounds with a straight face. . . This was EXPONENTIALLY worse than the Cloud/Campillo robbery, and that was pretty damn god-awful. . . . Rios should fight Alvarado. . . Marquez will destroy him.