After seeing Alvarados interview and shadow boxing (if you could call it that?!) I have Rio's winning by KO. Between rounds 5-7. His lifestyle, punishment and what seems to be meth have caught up with the poor ******.
They both lose, they'll beat what little they have left out of each other. Rios will probably be the last man standing though.
This whole fight seems off to me. I don't like the idea of these guys fighting anymore, and I'm starting to think Mike needs to hang em up. He is not taking the sport seriously anymore, and with his inclination, or bad luck, of fighting nothing but the hardest fights, he's put an awfully large amount of miles on himself in a short period of time. In this particular case, I think Rios will win, but Mike might have one more good fight in him... I just really doubt it if all the reports are to be believed. Mike sounds like he has some serious commitment/discipline issues with the sport.
Probably later. Rios isn't a destroyer at all, even how bad Alvarado maybe. It will be close up into the 6th then rios will break him down, maybe 9th or 10th round KO
Alvarado actually didn't look bad in the rematch against Rios, he boxed well, but even then he always gets lured into wars when he doesn't really have to. That's where he can make one dimensional, but tough as nails bruisers like Rios and Prov look their best. Going toe to toe with them is the last thing you should be doing.
Mike looks hellish, like a strung out junkie looking for a fix I'm not even sure he's fully aware he's boxing Saturday. I'm sticking with my prediction, put a fork in Mike, he's done.
I agree with a rios Ko win. But rios is so one dimensional and plodding, it takes him longer to break down his opponents. If he had decent skills and punch placement or a plan b. mid round Ko would be a good bet.