Who is this Brandon Rios guy fighting Pacquiao?

[mathed]

Come on man, don't be bigging up Aydin, he sucks. Use Berto at least

He was undefeated and more than a few posters were claiming things like "Aydin is going to punch his head off" and stuff like that. Guerrero just ruined him, that's all.

[ZMGregg]

Manny Has Everything to Lose

So who is this guy? I know he is a former lightweight and light welterweight champ and coming off a loss but besides the obvious who is this guy?

Is this a credible fighter to fight Manny? Where does Rios even rank? Is he a good opponent? Does he have a shot at beating Manny?

What does it mean for Manny if he wins? What's next for him if he wins? Does that mean he is back because he beat Rios?

What does it mean if Rios wins?

Discuss.

It would depend on how Manny wins. Manny may want to find a different line of work if he suffers another defeat. It would be a shame for him to wind of being used as a name on a young and up and coming fighter's resume. If Rios wins, the sky is the limit. If he loses, he still wins because this will be the biggest payday of his career.

[HeroBando]

He was undefeated and more than a few posters were claiming things like "Aydin is going to punch his head off" and stuff like that. Guerrero just ruined him, that's all.

He ****** to begin with. You must know he robbed that featherfisted LWW Jojo Dan in his hometown? He was always a reach challenged midget also, that hasn't changed

[mozzer101]

He's the handpicked heir apparent to Juan Manuel Marquez. Buy the fight, Pac's going to get knocked out by a counter right hand again.

"heir apparent to Juan Manuel Marquez" you can't compare Rios to JMM. Rios is a basic brawler. Rios is nowhere near JMM level.

[mozzer101]

So who is this guy? I know he is a former lightweight and light welterweight champ and coming off a loss but besides the obvious who is this guy?

Is this a credible fighter to fight Manny? Where does Rios even rank? Is he a good opponent? Does he have a shot at beating Manny?

What does it mean for Manny if he wins? What's next for him if he wins? Does that mean he is back because he beat Rios?

What does it mean if Rios wins?

Discuss.

He is nothing but a walking punching bag. Tune up fight for PAC.

[BrushMyCage]

brandon rios is the cure for parkinson's disease.

[Mike D]

This fight shouldn't be PPV. Respect to Manny but How many PPVs have happened with the main event both coming off losses?

While I agree -- Manny will never go back to being a HBO After Dark fighter. The day Arum says it's not a PPV fight is the day Manny hangs it up. Plus, there's still good money to be made in this one. People will wanna see how Pac's chin holds up...has that JMM KO shattered it? Will it happen again? Or will Manny have a sort of a rebirth and clown the f**k out of Brandon? Rios may be somewhat made to order (we'll see), he's still far from a scrub fighter and if MP looks spectacular then it could potentially open up some nice PPV options in the future for HBO & him.

[Hougigo]

So who is this guy? I know he is a former lightweight and light welterweight champ and coming off a loss but besides the obvious who is this guy?

Is this a credible fighter to fight Manny? Where does Rios even rank? Is he a good opponent? Does he have a shot at beating Manny?

What does it mean for Manny if he wins? What's next for him if he wins? Does that mean he is back because he beat Rios?

What does it mean if Rios wins?

Discuss.

I know who Rios is, but who is this Pacquiao character?

[Left Hook Tua]

It's a tuneup after getting brutally KTFO. /thread

pretty damn good tuneup if you ask me.

[Left Hook Tua]

While I agree -- Manny will never go back to being a HBO After Dark fighter. The day Arum says it's not a PPV fight is the day Manny hangs it up. Plus, there's still good money to be made in this one. People will wanna see how Pac's chin holds up...has that JMM KO shattered it? Will it happen again? Or will Manny have a sort of a rebirth and clown the f**k out of Brandon? Rios may be somewhat made to order (we'll see), he's still far from a scrub fighter and if MP looks spectacular then it could potentially open up some nice PPV options in the future for HBO & him.

the only good thing about pac is the ko loss won't affect him psychologically.

a lot of fighters, it affects them.

pac has been koed before and he was fine. the guy is mentally tough.


now physically.... that's a different story. we'll have to see.