Rios people were disrespecting Margarito going into the fight, calling him a punching bag.Who did better against Pacquiao? Did one come to fight more than the other? Who deserves more respect between Rios and Margarito, performance wise? Did you lose respect for one of them after the fight?
Watch the post fight press conference. Rios said it himself by the 2nd half of the fight he knew the game plan wasnt working and if he opened up to look for the knockout he would probably end up getting koed. He just wanted to survive the last rounds unlike margarito who never stopped trying.
Margacheato ended up with a ****ed up eye for the rest of his life Rios didn't
But, would you say Rios did better against Pacquiao. It's a boxing match, did Rios try to win? You don't go into a boxing match with the hope of just surviving, do you?
Margarito tried to win. Rios just believed that surviving would earn him the "no punching bag" moral victory.
More importantly, Margarito folds Rios like a lawn chair.
Yeah, I think that was a very bad performance by Rios. The fight was supposed to be a war, but it was kind of a dissapointment. Manny did his part, but Rios looked like he was happy to survive, and didn't try to win at all.