I have a feeling Chavez is going to wreck Rios.

[JmH Reborn]

I think I will ride with Rios in a wild little war - I think a TKO10 is in order in favor of Rios. But I could see where you're coming from.

[Beercules]

I'll take Chaves for the upset. Rios is a live dog in any fight though. Unless Manny still has his confidence in a jar on his mantle next Margarito's eye.

[RiC-DiC]

whatever the outcome, Rios's eyes are gonna swell up bad. I think Chaves is faster and hits harder. His chin is legit too. He'll probably beat Rios at his own game.

[samouraï]

I could see it going either way. Rios has the toughness to survive a ton of punishment, but it could be that against the right guy with heavy enough hands we could see that finally fail him.

On the other hand, it's possible that for all Chaves has to offer - and in all the ways he may be superior to Rios - he may just not be able to keep Rios off of him, and his own ability to absorb the punishment he's dished may not be great enough.

I think it comes down to whether Rios can survive some early damage and turn it into a war of wills. If he can, I'd have to favor Brandon. But Chaves has a decent chin and is clearly more skilled. I think it's a great opportunity for him. Rios is a overdue for a real beatdown with a style like his.

[Aztekkas]

Chavez is clearly the better boxer but he's not simply going to outbox him. It'll be a battle of attrition and we know what Rios is made of.

Chavez might not be as tough and rescilient as his countrymen, ifhe is cut from the same cloth as guys like Maidana and Matthysse he beats Rios.

True, if Chavez's chin holds up Rios might be in for another rough one. I hope Rios brain is intact win or lose… dude's slurring is beyond horrid, I have to guess his words to put his sentences together.

[sicko]

I like Chaves BIG TIME in this match up, I wouldn't even consider it a Upset if he wins to be honest I am kinda expecting him to win.

The lost to Thurman for Chaves, Thurman is just that good and he is a BIG Welterweight and his Power is devastating. Thurman also can move around a bit and knows when to back away and he has good BOXING SKILLS.

Rios is NOTHING like that, Rios is very easy to hit, he uses no head movement so this means Chaves will have no problem landing clean with his Power. I see him doing some serious damage to Rios if Rios doesn't move his head more in this fight.

This could be a lot like Molina vs Matthysse, very explosive

[mathed]

Chavez does well in the early rounds but wears down as the fight progresses. Rios via stoppage around the 9th rd.

[vman075]

Haven't seen enough of Chaves to really favor him, only the Thurman fight and a few fights against seemingly overmatched opponents. But i was impressed in the Thurman fight. He clearly has speed and power, I'm not sure how many wars Rios can have in a row and still be fresh. The amount of punches he takes plus his weight fluctuation don't lend themselves to long careers, and after taking a 12 round beating from Manny, this could be the fight where it catches up to him.

[fceeviper]

Yeah I don't see him beating Chavez. Late TKO win.

[Dark Soul]

Chaves really interests me highly, from what he shown in the Thurman fight, I really think he has a high cieling for potential.