Would Alvarado win the rematch if he stays on the outside?

I'm not sure. Could he keep that up for 12 rounds? I don't think so. He would get inside. If not Rios would just keep pressing until the final bell. He would try to throw the overhand right over the jab. Rios by late TKO.

His attempts to box failed miserably the first time, they'd fail miserably the second time as well. He was doing a pretty decent job for a guy who doesn't usually fight in that manner. I think if he fights a bit more defensive-minded next time, he would do much better.

His attempts to box failed miserably the first time, they'd fail miserably the second time as well.

Alvarado can win fighting on the inside but not for too long. Do some in and out fighting and he could win. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Alvarado was doing well when he boxed, but he needs to be careful on the inside cuz he was getting caught with stuff he didn't see. He needs to throw jabs to the body and then follow it up with overhand rights.

Alvarado was outboxing him in a big way in the first fight. But the problem was that he was hitting Rios with everything but the kitchen sink and he couldn't hurt Rios, whereas when Rios landed a big punch he hurt Alvarado big time. So unless he has the discipline to stay on the outside the whole fight then Rios would probably win again.

hek no, i knew he would try to outbox Rios the first match thats why i knew he would lose, lol at everybody that said Rios suck n would get whooped his best chance its to go to war with him, he might have more power than Rios

He can't stay on the outside it's just not his game. He did his pretend boxer thing as well as he could the first time. I agree. He tried it in the first fight but everytime he got tagged, he just went back to brawling.

anyone who doesnt suck completely can make rios look foolish.. at times. the hard part is keeping it up for 12 rounds without getting worn down and knocked out. i dont think alvarado can consistently follow that kind of gameplan when someone is applying that kind of pressure on him. in a rematch he would most likely do better job of boxing early and win more rounds, the fight would last longer but in the end see the same result. imo.

Very true, Alvarado blew the first fight, he was owning Rios. The difference is Rios was able to hurt him bad and Alvarado wasn't and the was the deciding factor.

He will be able to box on the outside for a little bit but then his warrior spirit will take over and he will be sucked into another toe to toe war

I think thats his best chance of winning, he cant go inside and win againts Rios. Rios will wear him out again, but if he swallows his pride and just boxes him from the outside he can win.

Anyone that fights Rios needs to work the body early in the fight. Rios has been hurt bad a few times from body shots and looked like he was ready to go against Acosta.

If I was training Alvarado I would be watching cotto-margarito II and Martinez-Chavez jr a lot.

That would help Alvarado but I don't think he is capable of just staying on the outside he just is not that sort of fighter. Still the more he focused on the outside the better off he would be.

I agree with most everyone here. Alverado won't stay on the outside the entire fight and will engage often enough to get hit good by Rios. It may go the distance this time, but I'm thinking it will end in KO again with Rios winning. I'd rather see Rios fight someone else, but that's Top Rank for you.

Well I think the way to beat Rios is by keeping him at long range so would Alvarado win if he manages to do that? Maybe. But I doubt Alvarado has the ability or the desire to do that. I think the rematch will basically be a replay of the first fight, except that maybe Rios will have a little bit of an easier time getting the stoppage.

He can't stay on the outside it's just not his game. He did his pretend boxer thing as well as he could the first time.

Nope.............

it's a possibility but i think rios could still initiate and take him out later. if i remember correctly alvarado's jab was giving rios problems for a couple of rounds. the thing about alvarado though is that while he likes to box he also likes to brawl so there will be openings for rios no matter what.