why is pacquaio fighting rios and not alvarado?

[Godsfly]

alvarado can actually box a little bit if he needed to (rios can't box whats so ever) the rios style is a little less risky...........

[sicko]

Because Alvarado is a BOXER so his style and skills could make for a much tougher fight for Pacquiao

Rios is the style that Pacquiao fought against to Build Up His Name And Reputation...You know when he was fighting most Flat Footed Mexican Fighters who are easy for him to hit because they stand right in front of him and come forward! They (HBO, TOP RANK) Desperately need Pacquiao to look impressive his next fight!

[TBear]

No doubt, a non puncher is in order. Does TR have a Paulie in their stable?

Wasn't too long ago Roy Jones Jr. returned from his first knockout loss and jumped right in with Glen Johnson, a fighter he would dominated a year earlier.
When a fighter loses by knockout, it is an injury and with any injury you come back slow. Trying to what you could do before the injury right away is not good. Time is to heal is always best in this situation. Most trainers know that slowly working your way back is crucial. But champions have pride and when they reach a certain level like Jones Jr. and Pacquiao did, who can tell them what to do?

[al-Xander]

Hopkins Shocked: Pacquiao is Brave to take Rios Fight

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Because Alvarado is a BOXER so his style and skills could make for a much tougher fight for Pacquiao

Rios is the style that Pacquiao fought against to Build Up His Name And Reputation...You know when he was fighting most Flat Footed Mexican Fighters who are easy for him to hit because they stand right in front of him and come forward! They (HBO, TOP RANK) Desperately need Pacquiao to look impressive his next fight!

@ Alvarado being a "BOXER"

[littlemac]

Simply because Rios will help market Pacquie as beast again. Alvarado will just remind us how limited Pacquie is and could potentially be a threat and decision him that is of course if Pacquie's chin isn't cracked were could then end in another KO lose to the corrupted congressmen hype job.

[Bermuda]

it's just a tune up fight to see how much of pac is left after that devastating KO..plus a rios vs pac fight is guaranteed to be more entertaining...

if pac struggles against a guy who is tailor made for him then it will say a lot about how far removed from his prime he is...

[Reloaded]

Manny has a history of fighting guys coming from their biggest loses so he has no pride there , plus Rios coming of a Abril robbery and a loss to Alvarado shows is on his way out , not up ! so its really good money sense for Arum to serve Rios on a plate , Manny can still get big money fights if Arum can get him winning , so Bob is thinking cash in and sacrifice Rios who is gone as far as he going anyways .

Alvarado is too dangerous they got to get Manny a win , that's also the reason they wont fight a WW they all to risky , Rios is the perfect B grade meathead , and Manny will be the next Abril killer .

[RapidFire_Royce]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it was said Alvarado had a hand injury after the Rios fight.

Yeah thats what I heard but with Alvarado scheduled to fight in october either the hand healed faster than expected or that was just an excuse.

[brettWall]

Hopkins Shocked: Pacquiao is Brave to take Rios Fight

Hopkins knows nothing about boxing. Clowns in this site do.