Abril is a boxer, and he proved that he's a damned competent one at that. He knew he wasn't ever going to win the fight if he fought the way Rios would have wanted to. Rios has been punched in the head upwards of a million times and probably won't be rattled by anything someone who doesn't have phenomenal KO power will throw. So Abril did what he had to do: he outboxed him at a distance, controlled the pace of the fight, and either wrapped Rios up when it had to go inside or went into a shell and made it so Rios couldn't land any effective shots.
It's Rios' fault that he could not adapt to ****. He has close to no technical skill and should have lost the decision. I am one of the few guys who picked Abril to win, based on the little I saw of him and the fact that I knew Rios is severely limited. Plus, seeing that look of confidence and total calm on Abril's face before the fight signaled to me that he was game as hell. Didn't disappoint.
Anybody who thinks Rios won is insane. Whether you liked Abril's style or not, he's the one who scored the clear shots and Rios scored next to none, and looked like **** the entire time. Abril (and by the way, Herrera) got himself some new fans last night.
It's Rios' fault that he could not adapt to ****. He has close to no technical skill and should have lost the decision. I am one of the few guys who picked Abril to win, based on the little I saw of him and the fact that I knew Rios is severely limited. Plus, seeing that look of confidence and total calm on Abril's face before the fight signaled to me that he was game as hell. Didn't disappoint.
Anybody who thinks Rios won is insane. Whether you liked Abril's style or not, he's the one who scored the clear shots and Rios scored next to none, and looked like **** the entire time. Abril (and by the way, Herrera) got himself some new fans last night.
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