Why did people bash the Pacquiao Rios fight so much, ignoring the circumstances?

Call me crazy but I was mightily impressed with Pac's performance against Rios. I never thought Pac could move and technically box that way. He was very slick. I personally like boxing display of skills than just brawling, all balls to the wall. Although Rios is not an A, elite fighter, that performance of Pacquiao, for a return fight, made me respect him more. I would love to see Pac fight like that more and more.

I had no problem with Rios Vs Pac, due that he is coming off a KO. But Pac Vs Algeri was worse than Pac Vs Rios with Pac not coming off a loss, thats how bad Pac Vs Algeri was. Algeri had power comparable only to Paulie Malignaggi, and people acted as if Pac couldn't get pass that feather fisted jab.

plus if you remember correctly, Alvarado should have got the shot at pac because he had just beat rios. That's what bothered me about the fight, Top Rank didn't do right by boxing and award the winner the shot. Then again, I suppose they could argue Rios and Pac were both coming off losses, but we all know it was about money and Rios the more marketable name.

the problem was you cant charge 70 dollars for come back/tune up fights. pac/rios should have been on regular hbo the way jones/Johnson was after roy got knocked out. plus if you remember correctly, Alvarado should have got the shot at pac because he had just beat rios. I didn't really mind that they picked Rios and not Alvarado. Alvarado would have been just as much of a no hoper. More of one actually because Rios at least had the granite chin. As for why it was a PPV... probably because if it hadn't been, people would have thought "wow, Manny is not even a PPV fighter anymore? He has fallen this far?" Same reason Canelo vs Angulo was a PPV. Putting Canelo on PPV is a great way to convince the public that he's a PPV figher.

Pac was coming off a year lay off and being knocked unconscious. So why is it hyped so bad on here? Rios isn't as bad as people make out and has a decent resume and stellar amateur background of 230-35 . Even Bernard Hopkins said it was a risky fight coming off such a brutal knock out. Rios is around a similar level as Maidana, it's just that people hype Maidana because he beat an overrated blown up 147lber in Broner and couldn't even knock him out. This guy also got shut out by Devon Alexander for crying out loud. Rios would have probably beaten Broner and probably can beat him now. 0:40 check it out the problem was you cant charge 70 dollars for come back/tune up fights. pac/rios should have been on regular hbo the way jones/Johnson was after roy got knocked out. plus if you remember correctly, Alvarado should have got the shot at pac because he had just beat rios.

Mannys a p4p fighter and should be held to high standards. No way on earth should Rios be in the ring with a p4p fighter. It's more about Rios than Manny. Do you understand that he was coming off a knock out loss? When you grasp that, talk to me.

Great post and I agree. You mean he kissed your ass . Fight was ok after a KO if people admit it was a give me fight and Rios is C grade , Cotto done it with Jennings and its common practice after a bad loss to have a soft touch , its Mannys fanboys trying to hype Rios up is the problem same as Algieri , they C grade fighters and Vargas is the same , Manny has been cherry picking with honors for years now and he has been given a pass all the way .

Mannys a p4p fighter and should be held to high standards. No way on earth should Rios be in the ring with a p4p fighter. It's more about Rios than Manny.

It was a perfectly acceptable comeback fight, nothing more, nothing less. It's nothing to bash Manny for, but there's no need to big it up, either. It was hard to get excited about it because Rios' style was tailor made for Manny to look great against. Everyone knew that if Manny wasn't completely shot (and I didn't think he was), he would beat Rios in one sided fashion. Agree on the Maidana comparison but Floyd struggling with Maidana doesn't retroactively make Rios a great win for Manny. What fight would you say would retroactively make it great for a Pac win?

that's how crab mentality and jealousy work, they want you dragged deeper I remember donaire vs rigo, and when it's all done and everyone's running from rigo they're calling donaire a ***** wtf!?

Because Al Haymon knows how to hype his Boxers by feeding them with tomato cans. As long this fighters won't fight each other, we will never know who is the best in welterweight and jr. welterweight

It was a perfectly acceptable comeback fight, nothing more, nothing less. It's nothing to bash Manny for, but there's no need to big it up, either. It was hard to get excited about it because Rios' style was tailor made for Manny to look great against. Everyone knew that if Manny wasn't completely shot (and I didn't think he was), he would beat Rios in one sided fashion. Agree on the Maidana comparison but Floyd struggling with Maidana doesn't retroactively make Rios a great win for Manny.

Im a PAcman fan and I had no problem for this fight as a post KTFO fight. Hopkins said it takes 10 fight to get back from this fight. Nazim Richardson said people should put money on Rios. I guess they dont know abt boxing too? You know exactly who sh*tted on that fight. The Floyd groupies ( no disrespect to Floyds fan here, im talking abt the GROUPIES) who sh*t on everything Manny does. Some of them even sh*t on the Bradley win... Not alot of fighter can bounce back from that type of KO at this stage in their career. Proof that Manny is something special The fight I had a problem with is the Algieri fight. Im not one of those groupies who says it was a good win. F*ck it. F*ck Algieri and please no Vargas next. Manny is my favorite boxer of all time but is he will take those kind of fights, better he retires, he doesnt have nothing to prove anymore. Great post and I agree.

Im a PAcman fan and I had no problem for this fight as a post KTFO fight. Hopkins said it takes 10 fight to get back from this fight. Nazim Richardson said people should put money on Rios. I guess they dont know abt boxing too? You know exactly who sh*tted on that fight. The Floyd groupies ( no disrespect to Floyds fan here, im talking abt the GROUPIES) who sh*t on everything Manny does. Some of them even sh*t on the Bradley win... Not alot of fighter can bounce back from that type of KO at this stage in their career. Proof that Manny is something special The fight I had a problem with is the Algieri fight. Im not one of those groupies who says it was a good win. F*ck it. F*ck Algieri and please no Vargas next. Manny is my favorite boxer of all time but is he will take those kind of fights, better he retires, he doesnt have nothing to prove anymore.