Why was there so much hype behind Bradley beating rios?

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Rios was a heavy bag at the best of times, at 147 he was just a fatter, softer, washed up heavy bag.

Bradley getting a stoppage win is newsworthy, he's very much feather fisted, hence the excitement. Really, he just continued to hit the extremely soft Rios to the body and he quit.

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I don't get it. It's Rios. I understand that it was a knockout which Tim rarely gets. But it's Rios. He can make everyone look spectacular. That's his purpose. He is officially that guy. If Pac gets knocked out against Marquez then put him in there against Rios in the next fight. He'll be back to being the devastating whirlwind Pacquiao. I'm just saying, out of everyone Bradley defeated, from Devon Alexander, to Lamont Peterson, to even Marquez, everyone hyped Bradley over defeating Rios? Weird.

I think because he had a big weight advantage, Bradley hardly ever gets a KO and Rios had never been stopped before.