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By Francisco Salazar - Everything was going well for Brandon Rios back in October of 2012.
He was unbeaten, was a world titleholder, and earning six-figure purses to boot.
Rios was on top of the world and his outspoken and brash attitude made him that much more of a persona in the sport of boxing.
Everyone wanted a piece of Rios. And why not? He was as hot a fighter as anyone in boxing.
Then there was the loss to Mike Alvarado over five months later.
No worries. He was getting a seven-figure purse and was fighting Manny Pacquiao on pay-per-view. After 12 rounds of one-sided action on November 24, 2013, Rios walked back to his locker room a beaten man, where his ego was bruised as much as his face from the repeated punches Pacquiao landed.
Things did not look all that better for Rios in his next fight against Diego Chaves in August of last year. He did win, but it was by disqualification and Chaves was up on two judges’ scorecards when the fight was stopped in the ninth round. [Click Here To Read More]
He was unbeaten, was a world titleholder, and earning six-figure purses to boot.
Rios was on top of the world and his outspoken and brash attitude made him that much more of a persona in the sport of boxing.
Everyone wanted a piece of Rios. And why not? He was as hot a fighter as anyone in boxing.
Then there was the loss to Mike Alvarado over five months later.
No worries. He was getting a seven-figure purse and was fighting Manny Pacquiao on pay-per-view. After 12 rounds of one-sided action on November 24, 2013, Rios walked back to his locker room a beaten man, where his ego was bruised as much as his face from the repeated punches Pacquiao landed.
Things did not look all that better for Rios in his next fight against Diego Chaves in August of last year. He did win, but it was by disqualification and Chaves was up on two judges’ scorecards when the fight was stopped in the ninth round. [Click Here To Read More]
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