Only a day until BUM BUM gets

[ATG Fighter]

Their fights weren't even a year apart.... Or maybe Abril just made him look that way?

I don't think so buddy. Forget how apart the fights were, Acosta just wasn't the same. I've seen the fight and pretty much any decent punch by Abril had Acosta stunned or rocked. Lets not forget that the last 4 rounds against Rios were quite brutal for him. That Rios fight seems to have ruined Acosta.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I don't think so buddy. Forget how apart the fights were, Acosta just wasn't the same. I've seen the fight and pretty much any decent punch by Abril had Acosta stunned or rocked. Lets not forget that the last 4 rounds against Rios were quite brutal for him. That Rios fight seems to have ruined Acosta.

You saw it live or TV? Ive been looking for videos and can't find it, the Abril-Acosta fight.

Well Acosta has no one to blame but himself for falling into Rios' game IMO.

[ATG Fighter]

You saw it live or TV? Ive been looking for videos and can't find it, the Abril-Acosta fight.

Well Acosta has no one to blame but himself for falling into Rios' game IMO.

I think I saw it live on a stream

[EdWins]

I'm going to come back to this thread and lol after Rios stops Abril.

[Jie Ke]

What a plum Rios is. Just came in at 137.

[dan_cov]

I'm going to come back to this thread and lol after Rios stops Abril.

Hes meant to stop him, this is meant to be a walk in the park for him.
Its boxing, anything can happen.

Personally I won't at all be surprised to see Rios get exposed in this fight, presuming the unprofessional gob****e can even make the weight.

Nothing but a clown that only fights bums & cherrypicks guys half his size that are made for him. He was bawling in one of Ellies videos last week about Joan Guzman being a can-crusher & unprofessional haha what a hypocrite & for the record Guzman would beat the fcuk out of him at any weight.

[dan_cov]

What a plum Rios is. Just came in at 137.

Haha I kind of guessed that would be the case, it was only a few days back he was reported to be at 155 I think it was & from the vids of him on the mitts its believable.
He must walk around at 160+

Nice to see his nutritionist is doing a splendid job

[Pony Boy]

Yeah he brings excitement cause everyone is always waiting to see if he makes weight!

[dan_cov]

Providing they both pull through I'd love to see Katsidis vs Rios at 140 that has war & FOTY written all over it.

[scottishwhiskey]

Anthony Peterson was a good win, peterson brothers are all-around well schooled boxers, DC style.

Rios' punches are crisp on the inside, the uppercuts, and he can roll with some punches on the inside sometimes. I don't agree with Abril being an easy fight either, Abril is the type of style that Rios will eventually lose to. The question is if Abril can withstand the pressure and hurt Rios enough to gain respect.

Rios is a tough fight for anybody. Someone that can make easy 12 round work of him is indeed an excellent boxer.