Is Rios fixing to be top 10 pound for pound?

I'm not putting him anywhere near there yet. If he beats Marquez and then gets a couple good wins at 140, he'll crack the list. Or if everyone in the lower half of the list starts losing.

He has won his title and defended it once, long way to go. By long another 3-4 defences at least.

Maybe, he is one of the most exciting fighters to watch and if you arent on your game he will roll right through you. He does still get hit a lot though, and tough as he is, that might cause him some problems if he moves up in weight. I love watching this kid fight though.

i think next year he'll be in talks of being within the top 10, the way he is going.

If Guerrero beats Maidana then he deserves to be int he P4P rankings. Then they should fight for big dough$$$$

Elaborate more please? What do you mean "esp the way he did it"? i dont think he dominated acosta. he was clearly the bigger more powerful man and that works for him at 135. but acosta handled him very well aside from the knockdowns in a fight in which i didnt think he stood a chance. rios took a **** load of punches. mebbe its his style, but for me, i wasnt wowed by his performance against a fighter i came in thinking he was clearly better than. my thing with rios is he relies heavily on his power and size in a weight class where hes clearly bigger than just about everyone. what happens when he hits 140? he wont be able to bully guys like maidana/bradley or khan like he does the 135 div. fighters. if he goes up there when those guys are still there, i think he gets lost in the shuffle. i would love to see him fight the ghost tho. thatd be my dream fight at 135, the only guy there that i think beats rios.

I think he meant that even though Rios won by knockout he wasn't exactly dominating the fight. Acosta had his moments about 5 rounds at least when Rios pressed on the gas at Round 6 to win by knockout at Round 10. Yea but he won by KO...There was no controversy, no conspiracy, Rios proved he was the better fighter. He set his will and worn down his opponent who is pretty damn skilled mind you. But, Rios showed he was the better fighter overall... It wasn't like Sergio Martinez's win over Paul Williams a 2nd Round knockout that took everyone's breath away that they made him #3 P4P fighter. If Rios let us say knocks out Vazquez in Round 5 then he is worthy of being #4 P4P fighter. Well to be fair Martinez was already on most P4P list prior to that fight and so was P-Will...Neither Rios nor Vazquez are seen as such...If Rios beats Vazquez in an Acosta like fashion...Then he's borderline P4P top 10 fighter.

Elaborate more please? What do you mean "esp the way he did it"? I think he meant that even though Rios won by knockout he wasn't exactly dominating the fight. Acosta had his moments about 5 rounds at least when Rios pressed on the gas at Round 6 to win by knockout at Round 10. It wasn't like Sergio Martinez's win over Paul Williams a 2nd Round knockout that took everyone's breath away that they made him #3 P4P fighter. If Rios let us say knocks out Vazquez in Round 5 then he is worthy of being #4 P4P fighter.

beating acosta doesnt make u p4p material. esp the way he did it. it was a as a great win but it wasnt a dominating win. he has a long way to go. Elaborate more please? What do you mean "esp the way he did it"?

Reminds me of Juanma. In what way? He reminds me more of a prime Margarito. you shouldnt be anywhere near the top 10 until you get a statement win What classifies as a "statement win"? i dont think he ever cracks top 10. hes a exciting fighter, but hes not exactly that skilled. That's fine, as long as he keeps on winning against top fighters it will be hard to keep him out. Intangibles and will can overcome skills. And, TBH he's a solid skilled fighter.

You mean Acosta? Co-sign my brother Acosta had all the tools to beat rios but came up short in the later rounds.

naw he has a ways to go before he breaks the Top 10 P4P list but he keeps winning he will break it eventually

You mean Acosta? beating acosta doesnt make u p4p material. esp the way he did it. it was a as a great win but it wasnt a dominating win. he has a long way to go.

A knockout win over the champion Acosta is a very defining win to me. If he beats Vasquez or Guerrero or anyone else world class he deserves to at least be in the bottom of the p4p rankings.

He should be there among the top P4P fighters. I still think he needs one more defining win. I heard he is fighting one more time this fall. If he fights for a unification belt with Vazquez that will be great.

Rios is doing very well. I'd like to see what happens against a boxer with power and speed. That would be interesting. Not sure if Rios has the P4P skills, but he definately has heart and power.

i dont think he ever cracks top 10. hes a exciting fighter, but hes not exactly that skilled.

you shouldnt be anywhere near the top 10 until you get a statement win

Maybe He has a looooong way to go

Reminds me of Juanma.