Rios/Provodnikov is going to happen

I love it could be fight of the year

fight of the year, I hope is in southern cali so I can go I am putting all my points on rios if herrera gave ruslan a great fight, what make you think rios is not going to do it, they have the same style, rios is a better pressure fighter than herrera, plus rios has a lot of fans in cali, rios wins by KO in 6-7 rounds

Instant classic! I don't like the fight that Rios is taking tough fight after another but is going to be fight of the year.

This would be epic on a pac-bradley undercard +1 but apparently Bob doesn't believe in good undercards "there's nothing cool about taking punishment." - floyd mayweather jr.. rios should take heed. Rios claims to enjoy it. That probably says it all...

Brandon Rios. David Haye. Same thing.

Pac/Bradley are fighting each other Marquez wont fight ruslan hes waiting for the winner of Pac/Bradley. Alvarado dumped his sisters escalade into a lake so hes going to be out for a while. That only leaves Rios and Ruslan. The stars are aligned, Thankyou boxing gods. We need Froch/Groves to happen so we can have Chavez/Golovkin this year too. Hell put them on the same card.

Yup sh*t would be absolutely brutal Call me crazy but I actually think it has the potential to surpass the brutality level of Rios/Alvarado 1 i don't; think that's crazy. alvarado can box a bit, and can be effective using the ring. rios and provodnikov cannot.

"there's nothing cool about taking punishment." - floyd mayweather jr.. rios should take heed.

This would be an epic fight, and much more winnable for Rios than people will be thinking. Provodnikov should be rightly the favourite considering Rios is coming off two straight loses, t he a a very different fighter than Alvarado. It would be trench warfare, and with Rios' chin, stamina and inside skill and power, it makes for a different fight and one that suits both guys and gives both a chance to win. Man, I hope this happens.:headbang:

rios needs to prove he belongs in the welterweight division. many see him as a bum who is a one dimensional fighter and never makes weight. rios gets destroyed by provodnikov Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Rios is a minature Margo. Face-first brawler, not much boxing skills at all, mostly offence. Too careless. Guy has heart though. But that's not enough to ensure a climb up the latter, imo. Past wars might have taken their toll, also. I don't see much for him in the future. I don't think much of his ring IQ...just my :2 cents:

Why should Provodnikov fight a no-name like Rios? Rios doesn't deserve any big fights after his performance against Pacquiao where he managed to be a punching bag for an entire 12 rounds. Provodnikov would stop Rios in four rounds at most. While I think Provo will destroy Rios, Rios is far from a no-name.

This would be epic on a pac-bradley undercard

Rios will be retired by 30 Quote: Originally Posted by way2strong Ruslan is not a toprank fighter but he has said he will remain loyal to hbo for making him a star his next fight will probably be some unknown guy..Rios would fold. I think ruslans promoter is good friends with arum. So he's essentially a tr fighter lol 30? Idk how old Rios is but I think you're being modest. If someone lets this guy till he's 30 then they need to be put in jail. Unless he just fights total cab drivers. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Provo would have won anyway but I think Pacquiao's thrashing of Rios make it even easier. Rios is very hard to KO but I think he will lose a ud if this fight happens. I don't like the way Rios said he would retire Pacquiao and then threw less than 30 punches a round and took a beating in every round. If he had said after the fight that Pacquiao is a damn good fighter that would be good but he never did. Maybe face fighter Rios should retire before he gets serious brain damage. There wont be no UD. Provodnikov either KOs Rios or Rios stops Provodnikov on cuts. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Ruslan by brutal TKO if it does indeed go down

Why should Provodnikov fight a no-name like Rios? Rios doesn't deserve any big fights after his performance against Pacquiao where he managed to be a punching bag for an entire 12 rounds. Provodnikov would stop Rios in four rounds at most.

If true this ain't much of a surprise. I'm sure we'll be seeing this mix and match between the stable at top rank for quite some time

Rios will be retired by 30 Ruslan is not a toprank fighter but he has said he will remain loyal to hbo for making him a star his next fight will probably be some unknown guy..Rios would fold. I think ruslans promoter is good friends with arum. So he's essentially a tr fighter lol

Actually Rios would not make a good sparring partner for Pacquiao. He is too easy for Pacquiao to improve his skills.