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Brandon Rios is still a bum
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Originally posted by Body Movin' View Postboth outboxed and smothered maidana and rios inside. both fighters lost fair and square. rios got easily outboxed and beaten up by lesser opponents and clearly lost to one but you're saying he'll never lose to alexander because?
Last edited by Doctor_Tenma; 10-18-2012, 08:25 AM.
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Not sure I can remember a pair of winning fighters criticized as heavily the week after their wins like Donaire and Rios. I'm sure it's happened, but I can't remember.
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Originally posted by ThePhantom5 View PostNobody's this ******.
TS is trolling for reactions. He's getting off on it. He might not like Rios. But he doesn't feel he's a bum.
Don't worry TS I understand.
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Originally posted by kiaba360 View PostMaybe I've missed it, but I haven't seen anyone call Rios a P4P fighter or an ATG.
I can't stand Rios's big mouth, but the action he provides is undeniable. I actually enjoy seeing him fight, regardless of how one-dimensional he may seem. His will and chin is definitely something to appreciate. Rios is not a bum, the only top 140lb fighter I'd outright favor over him is Matthysse. Marquez/Garcia/Khan are 50-50 fights. He still has time to develop his skill-set, but his intangibles make him a force.
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Chad Dawson looked so much better weighing in against Ward than Rios looked in his last two outings at LW, but lets give all glory to Abril and disregard Ward's win. You guys kill me sometimes. Stylistically Abril will always be problematic, Rios attempting to make '35 made it that much worse.
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Originally posted by ny123 View PostHe's on SI's p4p list. I believe he's top 15. I don't get why u think he would beat Matthyse but it's not a ridiculous opinion. He's a 50-50 fight with most guys at 140 I agree but Alvarado imo has been overrated in build up to this fight with Rios.Last edited by kiaba360; 10-18-2012, 08:38 AM.
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Originally posted by kiaba360 View PostNo, I said "favor over him", meaning I would favor Lucas over Rios. Alvarado is a solid 140lb fighter, we needed to see how Rios would handle the weight and how he would handle fighting a bigger fighter. Rios did perfectly fine, sure he was getting outboxed, but it was a competitive fight and he got the victory. He can only go up from here.
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Originally posted by Dominicano Soy View PostFor one, Abril is a much better defensive fighter than Alexander, he's more mobile and is skilled enough to fight with a low output, that isn't Alexander who's known to exchange and let off combinations, again...I don't see the comparison. Both may have had success in their game plan but they applied their work differently, they don't operate in the same manner. Alexander only has one way of defending in close and that's to clinch, Abril knows how to use his shoulders to block punches and counter.
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