Rios Vows: I'm Looking at Finishing Manny Pacquiao

By Bill "Two Scoops" Emes

Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38KOs) has his back against the door and Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23KOs) has promised to push him through. Pacquiao suffered back to back defeats in 2012, to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez. If Pacquiao loses to Rios on November 23rd in Macau, trainer Freddie Roach will advise the Filipino star to retire from boxing.

In his last fight, almost a year ago, Pacquiao suffered a deadly sixth round knockout at the hands of Marquez. Some have said Pacquiao is no longer the same fighter, including Rios' trainer Robert Garcia. Not listening to the hype, Rios is training to face the best Pacquiao possible.

"I'm going to fight the same way and I'm going to be aggressive but in a smart way. I'm looking at finishing Manny Pacquiao. I'm finishing him. I fought f***ing guys who were fast. Miguel Acosta was fast, he was awkward and you can always neutralize the speed. We cut the ring off really well and worked on that in the gym and we'll do the same with Pacquiao. I punch from angles too. He hits hard but I hit harder. I don't really know [where his mind is at], because I wasn't knocked out like that. But I'm getting ready for the best Manny Pacquiao, the one who was dominating everyone and winning all of those world title," Rios said.