Comments Thread For: Koncz: If Pacquiao Follows Plan, Rios Gets KO'd in Five

[BuckToothed]

The TKO in this fight will happen in the 12th round only because Pac wants it too. He hasn't forgotten about Rios poking fun at the expense of Freddie Roach during the Pac\Marg 24\7...He said it before that he hasn't forgotten. I can't wait to see the beat down Rios is going to get and I hope his corner is as ****** as they were with Marg...Pac will pretty much end Rios' career like he did Margacheato...can't wait.

I think Pac being called a has-been by his rival and the media is a bigger motivator for him to outperform in his next outing.
And Rios is the perfect opponent to get that beating that will invigorate Manny once again.

[LAPete]

I also wanna see if Manny has a chin left. Rios is going to tag his face all nite long. And we all know Rios can take a punch.

"Rios is going to tag his face all nite long"???... the same way you testified that Stevens was going to knock Golovkin out?
Give it a rest.

[Beercules]

Unless Mannys chin is really cracked I don't see Rios making it the full 12.

[SUBZER0ED]

In retrospect it did fit the times - because it changed the times and found its place. And it aint hype if it can be backed up and it was backed up. The connotation of hype is that reality rarely matches the hype but in this case, it exceeded the reality of the time, Ali was surreal.

hy·per·bo·le (h-pûrb-l)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. -The Free Dictionary

Backing up hype doesn't negate what is, as defined above. "It's gonna be a chilla and a killa and a thrilla when I get the gorilla in Manila"- Muhammad Ali. This is clearly hyperbole, or "hype". Calling Joe a gorilla made it tasteless hype. It also damaged their friendship. Ali won when Frazier's corner called the fight off, but he was very close to quitting himself. Both men were hurt badly in that war. Ali himself admitted that such scathing words as those said before that fight and calling Frazier "Uncle Tom" and "White man's champion" were meant to promote their fights. We know Frazier in fact helped Ali get his boxing license back, and even gave him money while he was banned for not going to 'Nam. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Mu...r_(3rd_meeting). Yet Ali "hyped" their fights by creating the image that they were enemies. I acknowledge Ali for his boxing skills, but he could have left that ignorant trash-talking at home. As for the times, it was not long after the Civil Rights Movement. One black man insulting another black man by suggesting that he is an ape and unintelligent to promote a fight? Shameful then and always.

[richardt]

hy·per·bo·le (h-pûrb-l)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. -The Free Dictionary

Backing up hype doesn't negate what is, as defined above. "It's gonna be a chilla and a killa and a thrilla when I get the gorilla in Manila"- Muhammad Ali. This is clearly hyperbole, or "hype". Calling Joe a gorilla made it tasteless hype. It also damaged their friendship. Ali won when Frazier's corner called the fight off, but he was very close to quitting himself. Both men were hurt badly in that war. Ali himself admitted that such scathing words as those said before that fight and calling Frazier "Uncle Tom" and "White man's champion" were meant to promote their fights. We know Frazier in fact helped Ali get his boxing license back, and even gave him money while he was banned for not going to 'Nam. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Mu...r_(3rd_meeting). Yet Ali "hyped" their fights by creating the image that they were enemies. I acknowledge Ali for his boxing skills, but he could have left that ignorant trash-talking at home. As for the times, it was not long after the Civil Rights Movement. One black man insulting another black man by suggesting that he is an ape and unintelligent to promote a fight? Shameful then and always.

No one is trying to justify the name calling. Ali did make fun of opponents at times and some thought it was funny, others did not, but my assertion has to do with the main tangent, the predictions of rounds when the fight would end or end by and there are few guys today that have that type of capacity and often look funny trying to make those predictions. Angel Garcia and Bernard Hopkins have shown to be accurate. Too many other guys do it and fail miserably at it.

[MDPopescu]

hy·per·bo·le (h-pûrb-l)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. -The Free Dictionary

Backing up hype doesn't negate what is, as defined above. "It's gonna be a chilla and a killa and a thrilla when I get the gorilla in Manila"- Muhammad Ali. This is clearly hyperbole, or "hype". Calling Joe a gorilla made it tasteless hype. It also damaged their friendship. Ali won when Frazier's corner called the fight off, but he was very close to quitting himself. Both men were hurt badly in that war. Ali himself admitted that such scathing words as those said before that fight and calling Frazier "Uncle Tom" and "White man's champion" were meant to promote their fights. We know Frazier in fact helped Ali get his boxing license back, and even gave him money while he was banned for not going to 'Nam. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Mu...r_(3rd_meeting). Yet Ali "hyped" their fights by creating the image that they were enemies. I acknowledge Ali for his boxing skills, but he could have left that ignorant trash-talking at home. As for the times, it was not long after the Civil Rights Movement. One black man insulting another black man by suggesting that he is an ape and unintelligent to promote a fight? Shameful then and always.

Few people knew at that time... Few remember... (their first fight was clearly fixed...)

[Heavy Heart]

It takes MARQUEZ four fight to KO Pacman ,and FLOYD want his health first. Do you think RIOS will KO Pacman..tsk tsk tsk . Feel sorry for RIOS already...

[awara]

Alvarados punches were landed on his chin but mannys punches lands on eye BIG DIFFERENCE I see stoppage bcuz of cut on eyes

[Evol]

Manny fan here but I honestly don't see PAC knocking rios out, if anything PAC will get a late tko. If PAC wins it's going to be a decision or tko and if rios wins it's gonna be by ko. I don't see rios getting the decision over PAC and I don't think roach nor the ref is gonna stop the fight in favor for rios. Brandon will have to ko PAC to win.

[Evol]

I could see a TKO, but late in the fight.
I'm interested to see how Pacquiao comes to the fight without Ariza in his corner.
Will he have the same amazing stamina he did when he had Ariza with him?

I thought pac's stamina was way better before ariza, just take a look at his fights in the lower weight.