Rios was softer than normal, even for him. I don't think he was in the fight mentally, either.
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How the f*** did Tim Bradley knockout Brandon Rios?!
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Obviously says more about Rios then it does about Bradley. Rios was in terrible shape and basically retired after the fight. Shot fighters get knocked out all the time. A prime Rios doesn't quit/get knocked out. He probably still doesn't beat Bradley but it still doesn't end the way it did. Bradley didn't get some new pop he just fought a shot fighter.
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I was there live man, Bradley just beat the $h1t outta Rios plain and simple, he was just to fast and overwhelmed him. Soft body/didnt train are just excuses. Rios had no answer to Tims onslaught. Tim went at him knowing that he could hit him at will and not get hit clean back. I think Tim couldve won that fight without sparring during training camp, it was like bag work against Rios.
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Originally posted by bojangles1987 View PostRios was barely there.
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Originally posted by Boxfan83 View PostI was there live man, Bradley just beat the $h1t outta Rios plain and simple, he was just to fast and overwhelmed him. Soft body/didnt train are just excuses. Rios had no answer to Tims onslaught. Tim went at him knowing that he could hit him at will and not get hit clean back. I think Tim couldve won that fight without sparring during training camp, it was like bag work against Rios.
Anyways even if Rios was in great shape and ready for the fight I think Bradley would have still won because he is faster and has better boxing skills but since Rios was in the state he was in mentally for that fight he got stopped.
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Rios came into camp completely out of shape and looked like he was being carried away by Robert at the weigh in. He was soft as hell and there for the taking.
And that is no excuse; Bradley worked harder and it paid off, he kicked Brandons ass. Pretty much the same thing as Rios-Alvarado III only it was Brandon who was completely unprepared this time.
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Rios has been struggling with weight for eons, dropping that kind of weight at the speeds he has to takes a toll on you. He refuses to do it naturally through year round nutrition and instead has to start camp even earlier than normal. Unlike Maidana who it never really caught up with Rios was done by the time he hit the scales.
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