Rios-Alvarado III set for Jan. 24th on HBO from Denver.

Not the highest of skills but certainly a great fight and would definitely be a crowd pleaser. Wouldn't mind seeing them slug it out again.

 

Ha. I have no idea who to pick and I don't care. Their fights are great though, so I'll watch and in the grand scheme of things it is the most relevant thing they can do.

Is it going to be at 147?

 

Alvarado is clearly damaged goods at this point but, I still believe that he's capable of coasting to a UD if he uses his skills. My gut tells me that he won't do that though. They both know what Arum wants and they are probably going to feel obligated to give it to him.

 

I assume Bob is going to keep matching them up until someone dies?

 

pretty much
what does he have like 8 fighters in his stable these days?

 

I'm moderately surprised at the negativity toward it.

The alternative is either or both of them feasting on C-level guys to stay active...or worse, clogging up the world title scene by undeservedly getting another shot based on their names even though both are effectively coming off losses (Rios caught a break with that Chaves DQ).

This is best case scenario, and will provide guaranteed action. I don't see the problem.

 

Great fight! Hopefully, neither of them gets hurt.

 

great fight mike will win this.he will do what he did in the second fight.he will box and fight rios off him when he needs to.rios better hope mike's last two fights have taken so much out of him that he's shot but I think mike still has enough left to outbox rios again. to all you b!tches crying about them being brain damaged go watch ballet.

 

I agree two equally matched guys going at it and there is way too much whining about them getting hurt.this is BOXING not tennis STFU!!!

 

RIOS avoided ruslan never mentions him

 

Sad..
Rios is showing signs of brain damage already

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl I agree

 

rios has always been like that.

 

What is it with some of the whining in here? Yea yea we know they aren't elites neither were Gatti or Ward at that point in their careers, but they were matched well which in turn became action packed fights. They don't exactly have to be mainstream fighters to make good fights. These 2 have beaten boxers with more skill than both of them combined and are warriors. Go watch The Young and the Restless or Oprah instead.