Is Richard Abril much better than previously thought?

I say he's decent, but he's too inactive for a defensive fighter, or of what i saw from of him against Rios. That makes Rios less than decent then.

I say he's decent, but he's too inactive for a defensive fighter, or of what i saw from of him against Rios.

I think the Rios **** was a mix of exposure and drainage. Idiot couldn't make weight despite trying his ass off (or so we heard). He went through HELL in the amount of punches throw with bad intentions against Acosta, and the movement he had to catch up to was a lot more too. That Rios didn't show up for Abril. You can argue the angles were different, the intangibles overall made for an entirely different approach - but you have to accept that Rios was also arguably dead at the weight. let's see what he makes of 140. It's very possible he leaves it all in the gym though, as he'll most likely be Sparring partners with Maidana for every possible good match up at that weight now (Same goes for Maidana). Soto, Matthysse, Herrera, Alvarado, Molina The only men that can help Rios and Maidana prepare fully for these fights are each other IMO. Very possible they leave it in the gym. Hope not. If you've been up to date with Seckbacs videos, you know that they will be working together pretty often as all the top 'boxers' of 140 have gone up to 147. Now it's a division full of bangers for the most part. Exceptions being Marquez, Judah, Garcia and Peterson (Who is very easy to force into a brawl too).

I'd never heard of him and presumed Rios would blow him out in no time. So I'd say yes he's definitely better than most thought and certainly I thought. I think he's very good from what I saw in the Rios fight.

Hasen't lost as a profesional, hes that good. I assume you mean all his losses are undeserved.

Hasen't lost as a profesional, hes that good.

Abril is so skilled like most Cuban fighters...but he also has those long arms which makes his Style Of Philly Shell Defense...EXTREMELY HARD TO PENETRATE! I won't like I never seen him before the Rios fight but I heard how he fought Hank Lundy and Bredias Prescott tough and may have been Robbed against both fighters but I was very impressed with his overall skills against Rios and how he DOMINATED RIOS from start to finish, Rios did not win 1 Round in that fight IMO unfortunately for Abril...people are going to avoid him because of his style which is extremely hard to deal with

I think that Abrill is no better than everyone who had seen him fight thought he was, it was more a case of Brandon Rios being exposed for what he is. The guy can fight but he cant box too good, any decent boxer with a decent chin will have Rios's number, if the guy cant make it a slugfest he's pretty much beaten, he's got no plan B

I never saw him fight before the Rios fight.. maybe watched a few mins on youtube out of interest but thought Rios was gonna walk through this no name opponent. Abril completely shut him down and won every single round pretty much. Very good fighter indeed.

Beat Miguel Acosta too

When Rios-Abril was announced, I tried to find footage of Richard on Youtube. There were only a few poor quality clips of Abril fighting. It was very tough to get a handle on how good or bad he was. The best I had to go on was "New England's" impressions of Richard versus Hank Lundy. I respect "NE's" opinions, so I expected Abril to at least give a respectable account of himself versus Rios. Richard is obviously a solid fighter. He's smart, both in and out of the ring. It's terrible that his career has been marred by poor judging. I can't speak on the Prescott and Lundy fights, but the Rios decision was an abomination. (While they investigate Pac-Bradley, they may as well look into Abril-Rios, too.) Who knows? Like Carlos Molina, Richie might get another shot at a big fight, solely on his masterful performance against "Bam Bam." Well, la esperanza es lo último que se pierde.

The guy has 3 losses, all split decisions, and we know he clearly beat Ríos. His other 2 "losses" are vs Prescott and Lundy. Is he simply an unlucky fighter like Campillo? Some people say he did beat Prescott. Has anyone seen those fights? When Rios-Abril was announced, I tried to find footage of Richard on Youtube. There were only a few poor quality clips of Abril fighting. It was very tough to get a handle on how good or bad he was. The best I had to go on was "New England's" impressions of Richard versus Hank Lundy. I respect "NE's" opinions, so I expected Abril to at least give a respectable account of himself versus Rios. Richard is obviously a solid fighter. He's smart, both in and out of the ring. It's terrible that his career has been marred by poor judging. I can't speak on the Prescott and Lundy fights, but the Rios decision was an abomination. (While they investigate Pac-Bradley, they may as well look into Abril-Rios, too.) Who knows? Like Carlos Molina, Richie might get another shot at a big fight, solely on his masterful performance against "Bam Bam."

The problem for him now is he won't get any high profile fights. that's a problem lots of these cubans are running into. they're damn good and they dont bring anything to the table. and lots of them have styles that are not pleasing on the eyes. whatever happened to a local following? cant they base these guys in miami or something?

The problem for him now is he won't get any high profile fights.

The guy has 3 losses, all split decisions, and we know he clearly beat Ríos. His other 2 "losses" are vs Prescott and Lundy. Is he simply an unlucky fighter like Campillo? Some people say he did beat Prescott. Has anyone seen those fights? i was ringside for abril and lundy they're both good fighters. it was a close fight. lots of people ringside thought abril won. he knocked lundy down. there was a real ruckus kicked up when the wide scorecard was read. that judge was watching a different fight. i was shocked at how good he was, actually. i thought lundy's speed would give him problems, but it didnt.