Comments Thread For: Roach Sells PPVs: Brandon Rios is a Journeyman at Best

[hhs661]

Idk if Rios is good enough to be a journeyman

[nauti4life85]

the real question is...

What does that make Manny if he goes all 12 rounds vs Rios? is the real question. Conservative and smart or lost his step and needs to retire?

[mrlopez]

ummm no sht.

rios is pacs guerrero.

but the difference is that Pac will engage & wont run, which = an entertaining fight!

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

I don't think you understand my original point bro..


Read the title of this article and then reread my first two posts

I don't think you understand what you are talking about. The article does not refer to the level of opponent, but to Roach stating that Pacquiao is fighting nothing more than a journeyman on a 60 dollar pay-per-view. Mayweather knows how to sell his opponents and his cards, whereas Roach always plays down their opposition to the point where you wonder "why should I spend 60 dollars to watch Pacquiao stop a journeyman in four rounds."

With Mayweather we had a decent undercard to both shows so even though Floyd was a heavy, heavy favorite people bought the PPV for the overall event. This undercard for this show is horrific. I can't even believe Verdejo, Shiming, Ruiz facing stiffs is part of the card with so many other fighters under Top Rank's stable who could have been on this show in competitive fights. The best fight next to the main event is Dib-Gradovich, which tells you everything you need to know.

[Larry the boss]

So why was this fight made?? Manny fighting a bum ass journeyman on ppv??whats thew point?

[Holywarrior]

So why was this fight made?? Manny fighting a bum ass journeyman on ppv??whats thew point?

to make ppv money. TR needs every last cent they can get out of Manny.

[chavmex]

This is the same crap Sergio Martinez was saying about Chavez jr, and then leading to the fight he told the world that he was in the best shape of his life, bacause Chavez was a dangerous man!!!!Al fighter should give credit to their opponents, Roach thinks he is the star of the show....He has being gone for a while now!

[hhs661]

No lie here.. but the opening main event fight on ESPN FNF is better and will be more competitive than this one

[boxingfeind]

Rios is just a cherry pick for for Pacquiao to make Pacquiao look like he`s been resurrected.After Pacquaio win,the Pac groupies gonna say Pacquiao is back and he`s gonna destroy everybody from 147-168.

[BronxBull1215]

**** Freddie roach, hes getting more and more of a bad taste in my mouth since this altercation thing. He blatantly lied instead of just fessing up and saying "it was in the heat of the moment, sorry." He thinks his **** don't stink when in actuality, not taking anything away from him but you took a guy (pacquao) who already had the speed when he came to you and the power, brushed up his defense and all of a sudden your this god like trainer.