Comments Thread For: Rios on Pacquiao Shot: It Will Be The Fight of The Year!

[LouIE G]

Truth but in theory your listed reasons are not enough to cancel out the speed, power, experience and talent of Pac. Rio's gets hammered and add's another (L) to his resume. KO/TKO mid rounds.

Pacquaio`s ko loss reminds me of roy jones and fernando vargas they were never the same after they got koed(jones and vargas).pac has been in alot of wars and being koed cold the way he did is gonna affect him...a few years ago rios has no chance,pac was a beast but now rios got a chance cuz nobody knows if pac is going to take punches the same way,he might be succeptible to right hands now more then ever before,pac is the favorite but i think rios might shock the world nov.23!!i got points to back it up

[The Problem Child]

I have no doubt it will be, Bam Bam. I'm telling people, if you want to end your year with an all out war... get this one. It will be entertaining. Bam Bam will be on his toes very aware of Pacquiao's speed and throwing combinations while at it. Pacquiao will bring the best out of Bam Bam even though he'll beat him in the process. It will be a classic war, watch.

[b Murphington]

Pacquaio`s ko loss reminds me of roy jones and fernando vargas they were never the same after they got koed(jones and vargas).pac has been in alot of wars and being koed cold the way he did is gonna affect him...a few years ago rios has no chance,pac was a beast but now rios got a chance cuz nobody knows if pac is going to take punches the same way,he might be succeptible to right hands now more then ever before,pac is the favorite but i think rios might shock the world nov.23!!i got points to back it up

good points made, Pac's KO loss is kinda like Roy's, but there are some differences, Roy wasn't out cold the way Pac was (which might make it worse) and Roy was undefeated at the time...while we know that Pac has lost in the past and has been tested in controversial decisions when he fought JMM (makes it less important)


also, everything that Roy did in the ring was based off of pure athletic ability and reflexes...pac's is more based off of speed and power, not as much pure athleticism and definitely not as much reflexes

but still, when a top guy goes down like that it catches peoples eyes

but yes, pac's chin might not hold up to a big punch the same....that kinda KO changes a fighter's career forever, and let us not forget, pac has been in wars, he's an old fighter and hes going up against a guy at his peak.

makes no mistake about it, Rios has a very good shot at the upset, everyone writing this guy off, I actually put $30 on Rios in Vegas last summer....hoping for the upset.

[LouIE G]

good points made, Pac's KO loss is kinda like Roy's, but there are some differences, Roy wasn't out cold the way Pac was (which might make it worse) and Roy was undefeated at the time...while we know that Pac has lost in the past and has been tested in controversial decisions when he fought JMM (makes it less important)


also, everything that Roy did in the ring was based off of pure athletic ability and reflexes...pac's is more based off of speed and power, not as much pure athleticism and definitely not as much reflexes

but still, when a top guy goes down like that it catches peoples eyes

but yes, pac's chin might not hold up to a big punch the same....that kinda KO changes a fighter's career forever, and let us not forget, pac has been in wars, he's an old fighter and hes going up against a guy at his peak.

makes no mistake about it, Rios has a very good shot at the upset, everyone writing this guy off, I actually put $30 on Rios in Vegas last summer....hoping for the upset.

How big of a favorite is pacquaio right now??

[b Murphington]

How big of a favorite is pacquaio right now??

at the time that i placed the bet the lines were something like Pac -500 : Rios +330....something like that, i don't have the betting slip with me at the moment

[Pacquiaotard86]

Pacquiao is paying $1.17
Rios is paying $4.60.
Pac is paying $4.20 for the ko
In aus

[Hawkeye_616]

It WILL be fight of the Year....more like KO of the year also. Goodnight Rios, better luck next time.

[kingpinas]

No way it will be the fight of the year, I see pac man beating rios without any problem, speed level is just so diferent

[MDPopescu]

Manny needs to win this by KO, not by "fight of the year"...

[v.cassiusali@ya]

rios reminds me of fernando vargas..the man just come to fight like a real fighter...his brand of fight easily got the attention of the boxing fans...that makes him tailor-made for pacman because we all know how dangerous pac can be against a stationary and come-forward fighter...

but it may not be a fight of the year because i see a knockout happening earlier than most people expected...