Ummm...Arum, Vegas or whatever venue is going to hold this fight. Guaranteed to make more revenue than the Bradley fight & will be more appealing to those fight fans who like blood & guts. (AKA the people who pay for fights.)
After seeing rios on the inside he might give pac more trouble then we all think. Pac should slaughter him though but do you guys really think pac has the power to KO rios? The man dident look hurt at all coping bombs from mike. And alot of people say pacs power isent the problem, its more his speed (which he has lost some of due to age)
He knocked down Mosley and Mosley ran all night after. He could have stopped Margarito who I'm pretty sure has a sturdier chin than Rios being the bigger version of him and all. Stopped Cotto and nearly put Hatton in a coma. I'm pretty sure if the target is there to be hit, Pacquiao stops them. Rios is very easy to hit. This would make Pac look good which is what Arum wants but Rios is tailor made for him. I've said this since Pac's FW days, when people thought the likes of Juan Diaz would bully Pac, "no come forward fighter beats Pac".
Rios is a killer & young lion. PAC is better off in the Senior Circuit. Manny of '09/'10 would have thrived Vs. Rios. But this version of PAC don't have that fire anymore. Manny should be favored absolutely, But his inner Killer is gone. (Blame that Jesus dude)
Manny doesn't want this fight at 140...Rios isn't Margarito, heavier hands and better defensively, and better combination puncher.
Rios is made to order for Pacquaio. Unlike Alvarado, Pacquaio uses his feet and consistantly punches to the body. He would break down Rios' body and finish him off mid-rounds to late. Rios would be a punch magnet. His only chance is on the inside, and Pacquaio won't give him that option. Bradley got there, but that's because Bradley is a slick defensive fighter, both aggresively and on the outside. Pacquaio by devestating KO.
It's bull**** if it's at 147. Why won't the old man make Rios-Gesta? That would be another FOTY candidate. Rios is still young, no sense in feeding him to Pac yet. He's obviously not going to turn down a fight with Pac due to the money offer.