If Pacman beats Rios Easily, the hype is back instantly

[thebowtod]

Yes he lost to marquez(not even going to mention Bradley), but if he man handles Rios the hype is back regardless. There is always that fighter that has a number on you for some reason and gives you trouble. For mosley it was forest, For ali it was Frazier, hell even for mayweather it was castillo. Great Boxers come back from that tough fight and are still be as marketable as they once were. And if he knocks out or owns rios, people will be talking about him again.

Plus, if he beats Rios, Besides maybe Pacman and Floyd, he has got the two biggest potential Fights in boxing, Pacman vs Bradley, or Pacman vs Marquez. No other fight that mayweather can have can come close to those two in my opinion.

[Warrios]

Yes he lost to marquez(not even going to mention Bradley), but if he man handles Rios the hype is back regardless. There is always that fighter that has a number on you for some reason and gives you trouble. For mosley it was forest, For ali it was Frazier, hell even for mayweather it was castillo. Great Boxers come back from that tough fight and are still be as marketable as they once were. And if he knocks out or owns rios, people will be talking about him again.

Plus, if he beats Rios, Besides maybe Pacman and Floyd, he has got the two biggest potential Fights in boxing, Pacman vs Bradley, or Pacman vs Marquez. No other fight that mayweather can have can come close to those two in my opinion.

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[bojangles1987]

Most the hype, not all.

[The Gambler1981]

I would gain a good percentage back but not all of it

[Hougigo]

We discrediting him already? I thought we'd at least wait until later October/Early November

[PAC-BOY]

Yes he lost to marquez(not even going to mention Bradley), but if he man handles Rios the hype is back regardless. There is always that fighter that has a number on you for some reason and gives you trouble. For mosley it was forest, For ali it was Frazier, hell even for mayweather it was castillo. Great Boxers come back from that tough fight and are still be as marketable as they once were. And if he knocks out or owns rios, people will be talking about him again.

Plus, if he beats Rios, Besides maybe Pacman and Floyd, he has got the two biggest potential Fights in boxing, Pacman vs Bradley, or Pacman vs Marquez. No other fight that mayweather can have can come close to those two in my opinion.

Id say yes. Rios only loss came from the guy he (rios) Kod. And that was by a decision. Nobody has really beat down Rios. If Manny does it will show no rust or timid thoughts or signs of slacking...He will be back with a vengeance. In no way at all is Rios a look over type fighter!

[James_Toney]

he will beat him easily....

hype won't be back though.... not unless he beats a 'real' ww.... or gets jmm/bradley back in the ring and beats them....

it's gonna take something significant....

[BrokenHat]

Guys come on. Rios is a sacrificial lamb. Pacquiao is going to massacre him.

Maybe, at this stage in his career, other than FLoyd obviously, there some welters that could beat Pac. But Rios is definitely not among those WWs.

Rios is one of the easiest fighters to hit, and isn't so big and powerful that his inside game is going to trouble Pac.

I do potentially see Floyd - Pac in the future. At this point, considering how sharp Floyd looked against Canelo, you've gotta believe Floyd won't be as worried about losing as he previously was.

[Biolink]

Don't agree. Pacmania will never be like it was. It won't return from beating a guy that is not relevant at the weight class.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I still think he'd have to beat the winner of Marquez-Bradley