i don't think this fight is goign to be nearly as one sided s people believe.
it sounds silly, because people onyl look at weight classes, but pacquiao is smaller than rios. he's coming off of a knockout loss; a real one. he was unconscious for a long time. his chin let him down in the marquez fight before he was knocked out. how does he react now that he's been put to sleep again in his mid 30's? he's at the end of a career where he's taken punches in victory and defeat.
i'm still shading pacquiao because of his footwork and ability to use the ring to generate offense and defense, but it's not going to be the one sided drubbing everybody expects. i'm expecting an exciting fight, with rios walking through a lot of stuff to give manny problems and get him on the ropes at some point.
pacquiao decision.
it sounds silly, because people onyl look at weight classes, but pacquiao is smaller than rios. he's coming off of a knockout loss; a real one. he was unconscious for a long time. his chin let him down in the marquez fight before he was knocked out. how does he react now that he's been put to sleep again in his mid 30's? he's at the end of a career where he's taken punches in victory and defeat.
i'm still shading pacquiao because of his footwork and ability to use the ring to generate offense and defense, but it's not going to be the one sided drubbing everybody expects. i'm expecting an exciting fight, with rios walking through a lot of stuff to give manny problems and get him on the ropes at some point.
pacquiao decision.
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