It's clear as day he's not a power puncher and he has no dimensions to his game. It's like a 3 step program with Rios. He comes in hunched over with his head, rests his ugly noggin on the opponent's chest, and throws the slowest, ugliest, and most slopping combinations I've ever seen in a fighter of this caliber. The majority are arm punches, and the ones that don't get reflected, parried, or dodged only land in a non-thudding way. Every once in a while he'll land one clean shot, but only after he's taken 10 himself. Either his power didn't come up to WW or he's off the PEDs. And he still blows up 20 pounds on fight night but for what purpose? He can't even land punches, but he sure can lean on his opponents like Wlad does. He's not elite, nor will he ever be and it's time for you guys to get that through your heads.
Can we stop pretending Brandon Rios is a power puncher?
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He's not even that though. To be an accumulation puncher you have to land some damn punches. His punches to the body weren't impacting enough to do anything, even in the long stretch. His punches are so sloppy and awkward I wouldn't even call him that. He's just a sloppy feather fisted mess.Comment
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He's a great inside fighter and pretty pedestrian on the outside. His plan is to out-slug and outlast his opponent.Comment
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