Comments Thread For: Merchant: Rios is a Good Opponent For Manny Pacquiao

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Larry has spoken...the fight will happen

[The Big Dunn]

Everything you said is true especially about the experience factor, but that's also something I think really doesn't matter because Rios simply does not give a **** where he fights or who's watching, he just want's to hit somebody. That's why I'll give him a punchers chance.

bam bam is going to take the payday-he'd be ****** not to. but go watch a film of davey moore-roberto duran to find out what happens when a young guy with all balls and no defense fights a HOF who still has something left.

or drive to oxnard and ask fernando about fighting tito and ODH.

[The Big Dunn]

Atleast ur man enough to say it and I can respect that. The real reason why these Floyd fans doesn't like this match up is because with rios style it's very possible that PAC will lay rios out making PAC look like an unstoppable beast again and this is why they don't want this fight. It's not because rios will be going up in weight or how rios is not on mannys level. It's none of that its for the fact that PAC will put rios out. Just look at it like this, they complain that manny never fights a young fighter, well how old is rios??

we don't want it because we want floyd vs manny. almost any fight for manny outside of floyd is as unacceptable to us as is almost any floyd fight without manny is unacceptable to manny fans.

[junior gong]

bam bam is going to take the payday-he'd be ****** not to. but go watch a film of davey moore-roberto duran to find out what happens when a young guy with all balls and no defense fights a HOF who still has something left.

or drive to oxnard and ask fernando about fighting tito and ODH.

Actually a very good point. I was trying to think of a parallel, and Moore v Duran is a good one.

[FeFist]

At least Rios will come to fight unlike wheelchair Bradley and Clottey

And this fight is no worse than the floyd-ortiz fight

Come again? Ortiz beat Berto in a bout that won fight of the year to collect the WBC Welterweight strap.

Rios beat Alavardo at Jr Welterweight in a fight that could win fight of the year, before that he cheated the scales and won by way of robbery against Abril.

Rios hasn't beaten a top Jr Welterweight let a top 5 Welterweight.

[The Big Dunn]

Actually a very good point. I was trying to think of a parallel, and Moore v Duran is a good one.

the only difference is duran went to 154 to fight davey. bam bam would be going to 147 to fight manny.

this will end very badly for brandon.

[p4p-champ]

$60 to watch Manny work a heavybag, no thanks Larry, you old sack-o-shit. Hopefully Marquez will put an end to all the shenanigans.

[BoxngLove]

Davey Moore was a much more polished boxer style than Duran. He had an extensive amatuer career and he was about 4-5 inches taller than Duran. Moore was a career 154, and Duran was a career 135. I completely fail to see the comparison, as Rois couldn't box his way out of a USPS flat rate.
The blueprint to beat Rios is already there. There is no blueprint to beat Pacquiao convincingly.

[Rapid Counter]

Pac has to beat Marquez first and I honestly don't see that happening.

[The Big Dunn]

Davey Moore was a much more polished boxer style than Duran. He had an extensive amatuer career and he was about 4-5 inches taller than Duran. Moore was a career 154, and Duran was a career 135. I completely fail to see the comparison, as Rois couldn't box his way out of a USPS flat rate.
The blueprint to beat Rios is already there. There is no blueprint to beat Pacquiao convincingly.

the comparison is moore was a young fighter, in against an opponent FAR superior to him. Moore didn't have the skill or experience to deal with Duran. Manny/rios is no different.