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Pacquiao-Rios: Taking a Look at The PPV Numbers

•Dec 4, 2013

Manny Pacquiao’s ring return served its purpose only in that it put the former eight-division champion back in the win column for the first time in more than two years. Beyond that, his near-shutout of Brandon Rios may wind up having done more harm than good. Speculation continues to run rampant over how well – or poor – the November 23 pay-per- view event drew, airing live from CotaiArena at the Venetian Macao in Macau, China. Reports from Top Rank’s offices suggest figures in the vicinity of 500,000 units sold, which – even if accurate – would make for his lowest pay-per-view output since his June ’08 lightweight belt winning effort over David Diaz.

Video: Mayweather Sr. Drops Bombs on Amir Khan, Rios

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 28, 2013

Ryan Burton catches up with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. to discuss Manny Pacquiao's recent victory over Brandon Rios, a possible fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Amir Khan, and Mayweather Sr. breaks down what Khan brings to the table in the fight.

Manny Happy Returns: Post-Fight Report Card

Cliff Rold

•Nov 26, 2013

While there is plenty of room to debate just how ‘back’ Manny Pacquiao is from a knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, his return was a successful one on Saturday. Brandon Rios, like Pacquiao, entered off a loss but was the younger, presumed hungrier man. He was out of his class. Fans got a reminder this weekend. Even in his inevitable decline period, Pacquiao is coming down from a level few achieve. This is one of the great ones. Greatness can take a long time to fade. Let’s go to the report card.

Roach: No Problem With Rios, Ariza Bad Blood Remains

Edward Chaykovsky

•Nov 25, 2013

Hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach has nothing bad to say about former champion Brandon Rios. This past Saturday night in Macau, Roach's fighter Manny Pacquiao dominated Rios over twelve rounds. In the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view battle, there was a lot of trash talking between the two camps. The animosity increased when Roach fired Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who was later hired by Rios' trainer Robert Garcia.

Provodnikov: No Interest In Pacquiao, Maybe Rios at 147

Gregory Stangrit

•Nov 25, 2013

WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16KOs) has no interest in facing Manny Pacquiao in a future fight. The two boxers are both trained by Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Provodnikov considers Pacquiao a close friend and worked as a sparring partner in several of Pacquiao's past camps. Provodnikov was ringside on Saturday night in Macau, and watched Pacquiao win a dominating twelve round decision over Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23KOs). After the fight was over, Provodnikov was mentioned as one of several possible opponents for Pacquiao, who returns on April 12 in Las Vegas.

CompuBox: Pacquiao Lands 48% of His Power Shots

CompuBox

•Nov 25, 2013

Manny Pacquiao's speed, power and combination punching the difference. Pac landed an avg. of 23 of 66 punches per round, while Brandon Rios, who avg'd 25 of 74 per round in his previous six fights, landed just 12 of 42 per round tonight. Manny, working behind a steady jab (5 of 27 per round) landed 48% of his power shots. Rios managed to land 43% of his power shots- one at a time however.

“Fighting Words” — Pacquiao-Rios: 282 Stings of Defeat

David P. Greisman

•Nov 25, 2013

by David P. Greisman - The post-fight talk with the losing boxer is a ritual that is both necessary and potentially agonizing. It is the time when memories are fresh, yet wounds are raw. Almost nothing pleasant could come, then, from the first post-fight interview with Brandon Rios — not from a man who had made his reputation by taking punishment in order to deliver it, but who had just been on the receiving end of nearly 300 punches solely for the sake of defeat. It didn’t matter that the odds were against him, that this result was expected, that few believed Rios would beat the great Manny Pacquiao. “Everybody looks at me as a punching bag,” Rios had said on a media conference call a few weeks before the fight. He vowed to prove them wrong, to show that he wasn’t content with being flown thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean and getting paid millions of dollars just so he could make Pacquiao look good. That’s what ended up happening, though. This was a spotlight show for Pacquiao, whose style and speed rendered Rios powerless. Rios couldn’t turn the tide and wouldn’t be put away. Instead, he took 12 rounds of jabs, crosses, hooks and uppercuts, all of which came in a variety of combinations and from a variety of angles, an unpredictable and blinding barrage. There was no one shot that finished him, just a veritable hornet’s nest, 281 stings that led him to the sting of defeat.

Manny Pacquiao Brilliant In Shutout Of Brandon Rios

Jake Donovan

•Nov 24, 2013

By Jake Donovan - Manny Pacquiao proved he has plenty of fight left in his 35-year old body after beating on a tough and game Brandon Rios for 12 rounds Saturday evening in Macau (Sunday evening, local time). The jury is still out, however, on whether or not the former eight-division champ can return to past accolades as one of the very best in the world. Things went as advertised for the Filipino superstar, who dished out 12 rounds of punishment against a willing opponent in Brandon Rios. The end result was a landslide unanimous decision win in their HBO PPV headliner. Scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 in favor of Pacquiao. No knockdowns were scored, though certainly not for a lack of trying.

Video: Pacquiao - No Need To Be Careless This Time

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 24, 2013

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao discusses his big victory over Brandon Rios in their main event headliner from Macau, China. Pacquiao snapped a two-fight losing streak with a dominating twelve round unanimous decision victory.

Video: Brandon Rios Gets Emotional in Wake of Loss

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 24, 2013

Former champion Brandon Rios gets very emotional during his post fight interview, as he discusses the twelve round decision loss to eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, which headlined an HBO Pay-Per-View event from Macau, China. Rios skids to his second defeat in a row, while Pacquiao snaps a two fight losing streak.