Did Peterson essentially quit?

[starkiller]

That fight was a joke, it was a Lightweight vs a Welterweight. Rios at the end of the fight was like, "he couldn't hurt me". Well, no **** seeing how you're about 15 pounds more muscle then Peterson. Rios is asking for Ortiz to make 138 so they can fight? Why a catchweight if Rios can easily make 140? He is bigger then Ortiz anyways.

[ATG Fighter]

Yes, no doubt about it. He was about to get knocked out so he took the coward/cheater way out of the fight.

I haven't seen Peterson before but apparently this guy was being ducked by lightweights? Certainly didn't look like a guy that should be ducked.

I feel sorry for Peterson's trainer because he was giving him all the right advise and he seemed to have a good game plan for Peterson, but Peterson just didn't listen or was incapable of executing--I think it was the latter. Peterson was told to use his feet and side step. He should have been fighting that way from round 1 but he just stood in front and elected to fight on the inside, which is the strength of Rios and Petersen's weakness. After listening to his trainer, Petersen tried fighting on the outside for the first time in the fight (5th round), but he looked like an amateur doing it. I was like "wtf is he doing, he is looking so ****** right now." Then it was back to the inside and getting knocked down. You would think a guy with 30 fights would know how to keep distance and side step but apparently Petersen doesn't.

Rios fought his fight and fought like a warrior. Gotta love the heart he showed by taking the low blows and still telling the ref he is ready to fight. Btw Rios rehydrating to some insane weight (can't remember exactly) also was a big factor in this fight cause he looked the much bigger and stronger man.

[Spray_resistant]

Yes, no doubt about it. He was about to get knocked out so he took the coward/cheater way out of the fight.

I haven't seen Peterson before but apparently this guy was being ducked by lightweights? Certainly didn't look like a guy that should be ducked.

I feel sorry for Peterson's trainer because he was giving him all the right advise and he seemed to have a good game plan for Peterson, but Peterson just didn't listen or was incapable of executing--I think it was the latter. Peterson was told to use his feet and side step. He should have been fighting that way from round 1 but he just stood in front and elected to fight on the inside, which is the strength of Rios and Petersen's weakness. After listening to his trainer, Petersen tried fighting on the outside for the first time in the fight (5th round), but he looked like an amateur doing it. I was like "wtf is he doing, he is looking so ****** right now." Then it was back to the inside and getting knocked down. You would think a guy with 30 fights would know how to keep distance and side step but apparently Petersen doesn't.

Rios fought his fight and fought like a warrior. Gotta love the heart he showed by taking the low blows and still telling the ref he is ready to fight. Btw Rios rehydrating to some insane weight (can't remember exactly) also was a big factor in this fight cause he looked the much bigger and stronger man.

It was 151 to Peterson's 139 but he made weight and should be allowed to rehydrate to where he can comfortably perform, if anything Peterson should move down.

[kadyo's]

It was 151 to Peterson's 139 but he made weight and should be allowed to rehydrate to where he can comfortably perform, if anything Peterson should move down.

Thats almost 12% body weight rehydration which is a no-no in boxing but he still was able to retain his speed so I guess it's alright for his case.I was thinking in the earlier round that peterson shuld box and not engage in a phone booth fight but when he tried to use the ring and box in the fifth round, he got tagged with a counter left hook that sent him to the canvass.

[Spray_resistant]

Thats almost 12% body weight rehydration which is a no-no in boxing but he still was able to retain his speed so I guess it's alright for his case.I was thinking in the earlier round that peterson shuld box and not engage in a phone booth fight but when he tried to use the ring and box in the fifth round, he got tagged with a counter left hook that sent him to the canvass.

Well he tried to explode with a quick combo on Rios and got caught on the back end, you could just see the frustration in his trainer.

he told him all of the right things but it was up to Peterson to do them and he didn't, I would like to see Rios against Funeka in the future.

Sounds like an entertaining fight when Rios stops him, Funeka doesn't take shots to the side of the head well even from modest punchers.

[Mr. Fantastic]

That fight was a joke, it was a Lightweight vs a Welterweight. Rios at the end of the fight was like, "he couldn't hurt me". Well, no **** seeing how you're about 15 pounds more muscle then Peterson. Rios is asking for Ortiz to make 138 so they can fight? Why a catchweight if Rios can easily make 140? He is bigger then Ortiz anyways.

[Crazylegs77]

Yes, no doubt about it. He was about to get knocked out so he took the coward/cheater way out of the fight.

I haven't seen Peterson before but apparently this guy was being ducked by lightweights? Certainly didn't look like a guy that should be ducked.

I feel sorry for Peterson's trainer because he was giving him all the right advise and he seemed to have a good game plan for Peterson, but Peterson just didn't listen or was incapable of executing--I think it was the latter. Peterson was told to use his feet and side step. He should have been fighting that way from round 1 but he just stood in front and elected to fight on the inside, which is the strength of Rios and Petersen's weakness. After listening to his trainer, Petersen tried fighting on the outside for the first time in the fight (5th round), but he looked like an amateur doing it. I was like "wtf is he doing, he is looking so ****** right now." Then it was back to the inside and getting knocked down. You would think a guy with 30 fights would know how to keep distance and side step but apparently Petersen doesn't.
Rios fought his fight and fought like a warrior. Gotta love the heart he showed by taking the low blows and still telling the ref he is ready to fight. Btw Rios rehydrating to some insane weight (can't remember exactly) also was a big factor in this fight cause he looked the much bigger and stronger man.

Peterson has been how do you say in a bit soft.

[Ray*]

I'm not sure if it was quitting but he went Golota on Rios.

Well thats another way to quit in a way.

[Doctor_Tenma]

No, he did not. Some of the low blows were intentional; some, not all. In my opinion he tried to buy time and did, but he also became very stubborn, usually when the ref gets on the fighter's case to that extent...they stop doing what they're doing, but Peterson was stubborn and continued tryin' to dig shots to the body despite knowing the risk of hittin' Rios with another low blow and getting DQ'd. So I wouldn't say he quit, more like he was being stubborn.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Well he tried to explode with a quick combo on Rios and got caught on the back end, you could just see the frustration in his trainer.

he told him all of the right things but it was up to Peterson to do them and he didn't, I would like to see Rios against Funeka in the future.

Sounds like an entertaining fight when Rios stops him, Funeka doesn't take shots to the side of the head well even from modest punchers.

He did listen, at some point he tried to give Rios lateral movement, box; establish that jab, but even in doing that Rios was still able to outland him. On the real, Anthony Peterson uses the shoulder roll and he isn't very effective with it, Rios was still able to land alot of shots on him. So Peterson had no other choice but to **** with the much bigger guy. Anyway, Rios would stop Funeka.