Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios Prediction and Discussion Master Thread

[KidKwik]

Rios has a great chin, I don't see him getting KOed at all. Only stoppage would come by him not getting off the stool or something like that

[Dr Rumack]

Rios has a great chin, I don't see him getting KOed at all. Only stoppage would come by him not getting off the stool or something like that

He could get beaten down. Doesn't have much of a gas tank. Could see him eventually dropping and being too exhausted to continue.

[-PBP-]

damn the hype for this fight is kind of surprisingly low

Definitely doesn't have the feel of a Pacquiao fight week.

[Hougigo]

This Pac KO is gonna feel so satisfying for Roach.

[Hougigo]

Sooooooooooo freaking hyped for this fight now... That one moment was better than Guerrero sr. and Mayweather.

Ariz and Roach want to murder each other

[Hougigo]

Mark Whicker @MWhickerOCR 15m
Was Pacquiao shaken up by all this? Not really. At the end of his mitt session with Freddie, he pretended to kick him

[HanzGruber]

Definitely doesn't have the feel of a Pacquiao fight week.

The damn Freddie roach threads have more posts than this one lol

[Ljc]

I'm trying to think of ways that Rios can win this fight. He has power and a pretty good chin, but he's limited. He has one style and it is not the kind of style it will take to beat Pacquiao.

The Rios-Alvarado fights are pretty good examples of what this guy is capable of. He's fairly rugged and he can make you pay. He does not lack heart and likes to brawl.

There are a couple of things that stand out as flaws in Brandon's game that I think will hurt him in this fight. First he lacks speed, and second he's far too easy to hit. Pacquiao is going to land, and land often. I do believe that initially Rios will survive the assault and perhaps land some significant shots of his own but he will just be delaying the inevitable. By the mid rounds Manny will start chipping away at his face and it could get ugly. I also think that Rios will gain a lot of respect for taking a beating from one of the best, but it will get stopped before the final bell either because of cuts or because Manny finally knocks him out.

This is right on the money.

[Spoon23]

Mark Whicker @MWhickerOCR 15m
Was Pacquiao shaken up by all this? Not really. At the end of his mitt session with Freddie, he pretended to kick him

Really you saw it? How?

[Sgt Fightmaster]

Yo peeps! It's not like Manny was getting beat convincingly by Marquez. He was beating him to a pulp until he got caught by being overly aggressive. I don't think Pac has lost a step at all. Don't count him out just yet.

I think this would look similar to the Diaz fight. Rios will be too slow. Pac will carve Rios' face slowly but surely.

FIN.