It's really a shame we didn't get to see this fight. Both are fighters with iron chins and prefer to block with their faces. It could have been this generation's Gatti-Ward.
I would pick a prime Ruslan to win. He had more punching power, a better chin and he would never quit the way Rios did against Bradley. He had the the power to KO Rios and could take anything Rios could throw. Ruslan took tremendous punishment from Matthysse and Matthysse hits harder, faster and more accurately than Rios. Rios was just stopped with one big Danny Garcia right hand and Ruslan hits that hard or harder.
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