Comments Thread For: Rios Beats Chaves By DQ in Nine, Near Brawl Afterwards

[pvj]

I think Nevada needed to put a ref that can actually speak spanish i mean half the stuff the ref would tell Chavez he couldnt understand cause he doesnt know a word of english!

Good point!

[Showtime..]

Well, Like usual I didn't get my advanced prediction anywhere within the realm of correct, but still got Rios win. I'll watch the fight soon and see what went on.

[cabalas]

Chaves abused of clinching and later complained that Rios was making this fight dirty (too much holding also brings bodies and heads closer so Diego should be aware of this). I heard that Chaves had the ability to box smart (which was very limited tonight) and that he was a beast with great power (it also didn't show tonight). I think that in terms of big shots Rios was able to wobble Chaves a few times and Brandon was also attacking the body all time. Nobody wanted to see a DQ and I think Chaves was a bigger disappointment than Rios who as always was receiving punches trying to make it a war to please the public.

[LAFIRPO]

Sometimes, these refs get too damn old, but boxing keeps them as refs. Vic has been around for a while, he's done OK most of the fights I've seen, but I think everyone can agree that he messed this one up.

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Both boxers were dirty but yeah, I also didn't see what Chaves did to get DQ'd. There was one more round left. The ref could have let it go.

Also, I don't think the referee gave Chaves enough warnings before the first point deduction. That certainly wasn't fair either.

Rematch...with a different ref!

[Mr.Fantastic]

Why don't they do this to black boxers that clinch too much?

[SweetScience]

Chaves ain't no Chavez

[pvj]

I understand, but, I saw the video again and I see no eye gauging by Chaves. So, what in the hell was the reason for the disqualification?

Agreed! I didn't see it on the dq either. And it was a close fight up for grabs, shame!

[BoxingFan82]

The only two facts that are worth paying attention to:

• The scores at the time of the stoppage.
• The round in which the word "disqualification"/"disqualify" was first uttered.

Even if you favored one fighter over the other, it's hard to avoid coming to the conclusion that what transpired tonight was shameful.

[anonymous2.0]

Even without the stoppage this fight was nowhere near the hype people had for it. TBH I was starting to visit other tabs on my browser and left my stream up so I could listen in.

If the most talked about things of your fight are the points deduction and the DQ, its a terrible fight in general.