I think Alvarado boxed well against the slugger Rios. Mike peppered him with good shots all night long, but they didn't seem to even show damage until the ninth or tenth round. Mike did the smart thing to keep his distance at times, but he didn't do that the whole fight. There were periods when he stood right there in the pocket with Rios, exchanging bombs. When Rios began to land punishing blows, Alvarado remembered from the first fight to get out of there and reset. He then delivered some good combos which eventually weakened Rios. That's not running, that's good boxing. Provodnikov hits hard, but doesn't put punches together as well as Rios does. Alvarado should be able to pick him apart relatively easily.
I agree he did what he had to do in the Rios rematch. He boxed Rios and he will do the same to Ruslan. I see a close fight towards the last couple rounds and he will stop Ruslan.
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