bam bam lost every round....

[Pullcounter]

the KD's mostly came from acosta having shoddy balance when he backs up or moves to the side, imo. first KD came from a jab for fuck's sake lol. he had the fight up until the stoppage. had good outside game, great inside game, good defense... just fell short on stamina and footwork. not impressed with rios' win at all. dude's a basic fighter.

nah... acosta is a great technical boxer.

he just couldn't keep rios off him.

[Pullcounter]

i dont think Acosta's stamina was the isssue. it was more of Rios pressuring Acosta. like you said Acosta had great movements, inside and outside game, good defense with a hand speed and still lost.

it's the stamina plus rios' power and pressure.

[John Barron]

i dont think Acosta's stamina was the isssue. it was more of Rios pressuring Acosta. like you said Acosta had great movements, inside and outside game, good defense with a hand speed and still lost.

he should've gone straight to the body and nothing but after chin checking rios so many times in the first few rounds. it's the only way to stop these tough mexicans.

well... unless the mexican's name is victor ortiz.

[John Barron]

nah... acosta is a great technical boxer.

he just couldn't keep rios off him.

nah what? i didn't say he wasn't.

[Pullcounter]

he should've gone straight to the body and nothing but after chin checking rios so many times in the first few rounds. it's the only way to stop these tough mexicans.

well... unless the mexican's name is victor ortiz.

yeah... acosta should've dug to the body more to slow rios down.

[Chief2ndzOnly!]

I had him(Rios)winning the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and ofcourse the 10th. So losing every round is out of the question. What fight were you watchin Pull?????? 86-83 at the time of the stoppage.

[Pullcounter]

I had him(Rios)winning the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and ofcourse the 10th. So losing every round is out of the question. What fight were you watchin Pull?????? 86-83 at the time of the stoppage.

using hyperbole... imho, it was a close fight.

acosta was outboxing bambam for large portions of the fight imho.

[STRUGG]

BAM BAM wasnt there to outbox acosta..he was there to wear him down........................mission accomplished

[versatech]

the fighter beats the boxer.

[ChiTown2Diego]

nah he lost the first 4, had a good 5th and 6th, then acosta had no more gas.

bam only won because acosta got tired. he just wore him down physically.

Statements like this just bother me.

There is always some dude that says he "only won because" ...then they fill in the blank with physical attributes of the opponent - stronger, faster, etc., OR they'll point to the condition of the losing fighter - fatigue, cuts, etc.

He only won because Acosta got tired... well ***** - He got tired because he had the starch taken out of him by the other fighter. He only won because Acosta got tired... well ***** man, why did he get tired? Like if the condition you're being forced into by your opponent has no bearing on the way the fight develops