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Both fighters were involved in the clinch, Rios holding him and swinging with his free arm. Putting that to the side 80 clinches that lasted no more than 3 seconds because the ref did a good job of pulling them apart, that's 240 seconds out of a 2160 second fight.
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Abril will have less fans after this fight. He only hugs, runs, and jabs. HBO won't care about him.Comment
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95% of Boxingscene had never heard of him until a month ago, how the hell is he gonna lose fans he never had.Originally posted by budfr View PostComment
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I found the fight entertaining. People are speaking as though Rios was not able to throw a punch in the fight because he was clinched to death when that is simply not true. Rios was able to get his offense going, I didn't see Abril preventing Rios from hitting him, what I saw was Abril preventing Rios from connecting by smothering him-closing his angles, or keeping his distance.
People's issue lies in the fact that it did not go according to what they had planned. A bunch of you slobs were licking your lips at the prospect of Rios KOing another stiff and now you are making excuses because your boy got schooled. Slating Abril because he opted to put on a match winning performance as opposed to standing in front of Rios like a sacrificial lamb.
All the result proves is that legacies nowadays are manufactured.Comment
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At times Abril smothered Rios by good body positioning and leverage.
Other times he straight grabbed him and pinned Rios' left hand close to him.
Big difference and pretty clearComment
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