Comments Thread For: All Tied Up: Alvarado Evens Score With Brandon Rios

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By Cliff Rold - With a combination of legs, right hands, and tremendous guts, 32-year old Jr. Welterweight Mike Alvarado (34-1, 23 KO) of Denver, Colorado, avenged the lone loss of his career Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with a unanimous decision in twelve rounds over previously undefeated 26-year old former WBA Lightweight titlist Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO) of Oxnard, California. It was a sensational fight that saw both men badly hurt but never on the floor, every bit the instant classic their first fight was last October.

Alvarado captures an interim WBO Jr. Welterweight belt.

Both men came into the bout spot on the Jr. Welterweight limit of 140 lbs. The referee was Tony Weeks.

Rios began the fight on the front foot while Alvarado attempted to move, establish the jab, and create some distance. Rios landed fierce body shots and some stiff stuff upstairs and Alvarado slowed down. Into the second half of round one, Alvarado answered with some thundering power shots near mid-ring. Rios took them well and stayed on his game, hustling to get close. [Click Here To Read More]

[puga]

clear win for alvardo but i feel tony weeks got too invloved in the fight .. everytime rios got close , alvarado would tie up waiting for the ref to break it up forcing rios to reset.. thats the only complain i have with this one...

[GRUSTLER]

clear win for alvardo but i feel tony weeks got too invloved in the fight .. everytime rios got close , alvarado would tie up waiting for the ref to break it up forcing rios to reset.. thats the only complain i have with this one...

That's called a game plan and fighters do use them in boxing. Shane did the same to Margarito. Pressure fighters have to have their momentum stopped. Either with effective counter punching or tie them up and frustrate them.

[Los Zetas]

That's called a game plan and fighters do use them in boxing. Shane did the same to Margarito. Pressure fighters have to have their momentum stopped. Either with effective counter punching or tie them up and frustrate them.

Game plan yes, but holding is illegal in boxing as far as I know.

[Samadafish]

That's called a game plan and fighters do use them in boxing. Shane did the same to Margarito. Pressure fighters have to have their momentum stopped. Either with effective counter punching or tie them up and frustrate them.

Thats not a game plan...thats holding & its a ***** move. similar to what berto does

[davidw9785]

Thats not a game plan...thats holding & its a ***** move. similar to what berto does

Wow, holding is part of the game dude. Anybody ever see Ali-Foreman?

[Apple Mac Stud]

LOL, Brando Rios is full of chewed up grass! When Max Kellerman asked him if he was hurt during the fight, he flat out denied it and told Max he needs his eyes checked!!! Wow, just wow! The whole world could see his one dimensional butt got hurt at least twice during the fight and he's not honest enough to admit the obvious!

BRANDON I'M SO GLAD YOU GOT DESTROYED BY MIKE ALVARADO. WHAT WAS THAT GARBAGE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ADRIEN BRONER AGAIN? THOUGH SO BOY!!!!!!

Nothing but the highest praise and kudos to Mike Alvarado for giving this bum his first pro loss on national TV!

[Tomasio]

It was a great fight where both fighters showed heart, strength & good conditioning! It was a close fight, but I saw Alvarado clearly wining..Alvarado & his team came with a better game plan of sticking & moving more & not staying in the pocket as much as he did in the first fight.. & this time around he rocked Rios a few times..