If little ass Gavin Rees was able to land on the inside, Rios could really hurt Broner but Broner has the superior handspeed.
Rios is going to get hit a lot but when fighters pressure Broner it is fact that he lowers his punch rate.
Who wins?
I would favor Rios, but Broner's speed would give Rios problems. Would be good fight to watch. The trash talk would build up the fight, Broner's back is against the wall, so hopefully that would be enough to fight harder than he did against Porter. If Broner lost to Rios, his career would be pretty much over. Broner would be better off in the 140 division.
Rios isn't a Porter or a 165lb Maidana
He is flat-footed, slow garbage who doesn't jab his way in, move his head and comes in in straight lines.
Broner would outbox him and light him up on the inside. He sucks.
Funny...these were peoples EXACT predictions about maidana before the broner fight lol
Rios isn't a Porter or a 165lb Maidana
He is flat-footed, slow garbage who doesn't jab his way in, move his head and comes in in straight lines.
Broner would outbox him and light him up on the inside. He sucks.
Take away the hugging and Rios would solve the problem in a few rounds. About time these excessive huggers are called for what they actually are, one-dimensional. They can't fight on the inside and their only solution is to hug.
I think Rios wins this on points. He'd probably have to see out a few crazy combinations and potshots over the first quarter/third of the fight, but after that Broner would see that he wasn't going anywhere and go into his shell. Rios is the definition of ' Bad style match-up' for Adrien Broner - Tough guy, decent puncher, high activity.
Exactly, Rios would wreck Broner from rd 1 until the stoppage.
If little ass Gavin Rees was able to land on the inside, Rios could really hurt Broner but Broner has the superior handspeed.
Rios is going to get hit a lot but when fighters pressure Broner it is fact that he lowers his punch rate.
Who wins?
Rios has the wrong style for Broner. I say he eats Broner alive and stops him. Broner is pretty much done.
If Broner didn't step up for Porter, he isn't suddenly going to take a fight against Rios seriously. This would look a lot like the Porter fight and probably be the best win of Rios's career. I got Rios by decision.
Got a feeling Broner is going to be the new Malignaggi soon. Someone who's boxing skills gets hyped up so that other fighters can beat him on their way up and point to it as a solid victory.