Comments Thread For: Brandon Rios, Provodnikov Ready To Face Each Other

[PainfromUkraine]

Ruslan got this.

[hitking]

He's an HBO fighter, his promoter has made that clear, the other guys you mention are Showtime.

It's pretty much Pacquiao, Marquez, Bradley II, Alvarado II or Rios.

Fine by me. If he wants to handcuff himself so be it. He's not contractually bound to TR or HBO. Pac ain't gonna fight him. Bradley ain't gonna fight him again if he doesn't have to. And I doubt at 40, JMM's gonna wanna go though what he'll have to go through to beat him. So if he wants to be a dumbass and let TR and HBO use him as a glorified club fighter, its on him. He'll be matched in one brutal, can't miss action fight after another. And after he's ruined, Bob won't have **** to do with him. And HBO will have no problem shippin' his ass back to ESPN so he can resume getting his ass kicked by the Maricio Herrera types.

[hitking]

Well, his face told a different story and getting hit over and over with 4-5 punch combinations for 12 rounds looked pretty brutal.

OK. If it makes you feel better, Pac "brutalized" him. Guerrero's face didn't look all that hot after his fight with Floyd. Did Floyd "brutalize" him?

[R_Walken]

Hopefully this fight gets made soon. I'm going with Rios. It'll be a war regardless.

[HeroBando]

Fine by me. If he wants to handcuff himself so be it. He's not contractually bound to TR or HBO. Pac ain't gonna fight him. Bradley ain't gonna fight him again if he doesn't have to. And I doubt at 40, JMM's gonna wanna go though what he'll have to go through to beat him. So if he wants to be a dumbass and let TR and HBO use him as a glorified club fighter, its on him. He'll be matched in one brutal, can't miss action fight after another. And after he's ruined, Bob won't have **** to do with him. And HBO will have no problem shippin' his ass back to ESPN so he can resume getting his ass kicked by the Maricio Herrera types.

Why bite the hand that feeds you? HBO gave him 2 great opportunities, and he made many times his career total just last year. It's not like Showtime offered him any fights, right? When do they ever match GBP guys with non GBP/Haymon fighters, unless 10/1 underdog? Espinoza said they prefer Murat to Kovalev, that will tell you a lot

[Vasyl’s dad]

Nikolai Volkoff by stoppage. Can't wait to see this.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Ofcourse Rios is going to say yes. Its a social media, don't want to look like a punk in front of your fans. But I doubt this fight happens. At least not yet

What fights has Rios ever turned down?

[Puya]

Damn great news. I'm buying a projector for this one.

Provo will brain damage Rios!

[ButtScratcher^^]

The consensus is provo wins this. But what if, -- it turns out, rios can take provo's best shot? Provo isn't a dynamic mover like pacquiao is; and thus, rios will be able to unleash extreme volume punching that he is very much capable of doing so. Rios has a better stamina and a very hard puncher as well so if he can take provos best punch. I think provo is going to be stopped due to cuts or freddie is gonna have to.

[KO'er]

Isn't boxing amazing these days. LOSE a fight and you're in for a big fight.

I have no interest in watching this fight. Rios is just a one dimensional fighter who has no chance when his opponent shows more than one dimension. Alvarado boxed a little in Rios-Alvarado II and had Rios in circles. Richard Abril outclassed Rios by far. Provodnikov is somehow being put in Pacquiao's class all of a sudden, a solid top 3 weltereight.

I like to see world titlists fight and world titles changing hands.