Bam Bam Rios vs Juan M Marquez....

[Pain~Lucy]

we all know that marquez is done, please dont get a legend get ktfo by bam bam or ruslan

[lefthook2daliva]

Yup, disregard his knee injury and age and simply make it about his "alleged" PED abuse.

Preach.

The residual butthurt of KTFO6 burns eternal.

Funny thing is, it's the sore sphincters themselves that keep it alight.

One KO to rule them all.

Anyway, I didn't see the fight so I gotta ask: did Rios really look good last night or was it more that Alvarado is done? Cause I heard crazy things from my brother like Bam Bam was boxing. Actually trying to move his head and avoid getting hit, etc. Crazier still, he was having success with it.

So what's the deal? Are we seeing a new Bam Bam? Is he attempting a Barrera style transformation?

[FrankieClutch]

I wouldn't mind that fight at all. I'd rather see Ortiz vs Rios, but I wouldn't be mad at this

[thecomedian2]

I will give Marquez his props as a HOFer if he wins.

Marquez KTFO6 Plankiao and creates a Tsunami that sends a wave a chill down the spine of the boxing world and he aint a HOFer to these Hating Pac.Turds? seriously these guys have **** for Brains if you think Beating Bum Bum Rios is >> KTFO6 Pac..

[thecomedian2]

Preach.

The residual butthurt of KTFO6 burns eternal.

QFT

[Aztekkas]

Preach.

The residual butthurt of KTFO6 burns eternal.

Funny thing is, it's the sore sphincters themselves that keep it alight.

One KO to rule them all.

Anyway, I didn't see the fight so I gotta ask: did Rios really look good last night or was it more that Alvarado is done? Cause I heard crazy things from my brother like Bam Bam was boxing. Actually trying to move his head and avoid getting hit, etc. Crazier still, he was having success with it.

So what's the deal? Are we seeing a new Bam Bam? Is he attempting a Barrera style transformation?

To be honest with you I think it was a combination of Alvarado being mediocre/shot and Rios finally fighting at his natural weight. He looked faster, stringing together beautiful combinations up stairs and down and his motor was on overdrive during the entire 3 rounds. He's always been able to block and slip a few punches here and there so I wouldn't say he's morphing into a boxer puncher/defensive - tactician at all, but I do believe his new weight class brought him some extra breathing room and the speed to unload flashier combinations.

It could be all that or just the fact that Alvarado was completely out of it One more fight at 147 and we will see what's really going on with Rios.

[lefthook2daliva]

To be honest with you I think it was a combination of Alvarado being mediocre/shot and Rios finally fighting at his natural weight. He looked faster, stringing together beautiful combinations up stairs and down and his motor was on overdrive during the entire 3 rounds. He's always been able to block and slip a few punches here and there so I wouldn't say he's morphing into a boxer puncher/defensive - tactician at all, but I do believe his new weight class brought him some extra breathing room and the speed to unload flashier combinations.

It could be all that or just the fact that Alvarado was completely out of it One more fight at 147 and we will see what's really going on with Rios.

Thanks for the analysis. Will look forward to checking it out when I get a chance and will be interested to see how Rios fares going forward at a weight that he's maybe best suited to.

I was thinking he was starting to look shopworn and punchy, but maybe not...?

WAR Bam Bam!

[Showtime..]

Either that or Rios-Ruslan/Matts winner......wooowee.

That winner fights the Algieri-Crawford winner @140.

Rios should stop Ortiz first and then it depends on what Bob wants to do with him. Arum can feed him to Bradley knowing he would lose a close decision, or he can keep building Rios a little more for an even bigger fight down the line.

[SterlingStained]

if you're gonna take this kind of punishment, you might as well fight pacquiao again.

[VAGAB0ND]

There's only two reasons why I think Marquez could lose the fight...(and me being a massive Rios fan isn't one of them, )

1) His age.

2) His recent problems with his knee.

If Marquez can step in the ring in good condition, he schools Rios and bashes his head in with his signature counter right hand. However I think Rios is in his optimal weight class, his stamina has always been incredible but this past performance was just the perfect blend of everything that makes great brawlers.

Could you imagine the uppercut shoot outs we would witness? That would be FOTY, or a candidate at least. Doubt it happens though, the legend is on his way out and Brandon just had the massive confidence booster he was looking for since his back to back losses. at the forum though, Rios goes from bum to unstoppable within seconds on here.

Yeah, Dinamita's knee is a cause for concern, but as long as the Marquez that beat Alvarado is the one that fights Rios then it'd be a massacre. I think it'd be a fun fight in stretches, but ultimately Marquez would leave Rios a bloody mess.

If Marquez isn't up to par with at least his Alvarado performance then the fight might be a bit more even. I'd still bet on Marquez figuring out a way to win though.