Comments Thread For: Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia Part Ways After Long Run

[bigjavi973]

Beercules

I guess he didn't want no more tacos

remember the link I sent you haha

this what I'm talkin about:

Thank you @BorrachoTacos for the support ! #Rgba #boxing pic.twitter.com/TR7dMBEbOt

— Robert Garcia Boxing (@GarciaBoxing) January 22, 2016

[EdWins]

Surprise surprise, a fighter who claims retirement only to continue fighting.

It does shake things up a bit though to see him part ways with RGBA, but I honestly don't think it will make any difference, Rios is finished.

[paulf]

I think Garcia was was kind of arrogant, by saying, Rios made millions with me let your father make a few bucks!!!! to me was been arrogant..

Yeah I didn't like that either.

He was just making it clear that he wasn't bothered by the financial loss of one of his biggest fighters training with someone else. No arrogance.

Remember, Garcia is the sole reason Brandon Rios became a professional fighter and made any money at all in his career. He wasn't going to go pro, but Robert brought him out to California and let Brandon live with him until he got his career going. So naturally him leaving is a little more sensitive situation than the usual fighter coming and going.

[hectari]

Rios and Roach combo revives Rios career, and Robert Garcia disowns him like he did to his brother Danny Garcia for training Victor Ortiz.

[bigjer88]

This is a good start for Rios, but he really needs to go back to basics and complete the 2nd grade.

[robbyheartbaby]

Great to see, Brandon in shape can fight, he need to take his craft seriously and he can make some big fights at 147. Good to see him moving on and things with Garcia are sweet. An in shape Rios is dangerous.

[LouIE G]

Good move by Brandon. Hopefully he comes in more focused and in better shape in his next fight!

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

It's clear as day that what Rios lacks is discipline. My sense is that Garcia's gym is just one chilled out party, and they tolerated bad habits out of friendship. Rios needs someone that will torture him back into winning.

This right here, that friendship is what did Rios in. Everyone got way too comfortable and Robert isnt the type of trainer that babysits you, you either do the work or you dont, you either take care of yourself or you dont (diet,healthwise) and Rios never took care of himself. He would hire a fancy chef for fight camp but that doesnt mean shit when you show up to fight camp 40-50 pounds overweight.

A new setup where it wont be that easy to say "fuck that" and laugh it off would do good for RIOS.

War Rios.

and those reading way too much into Garcia comments, trust me its read worse then it actually sounds. Garcia and Rios are real cool with other. Rios wasnt bothered by it neither shall you guys be.

[Southpawology]

interesting didnt see this coming. but how good of a trainer is rios' dad??

[AddiX]

He was just making it clear that he wasn't bothered by the financial loss of one of his biggest fighters training with someone else. No arrogance.

Remember, Garcia is the sole reason Brandon Rios became a professional fighter and made any money at all in his career. He wasn't going to go pro, but Robert brought him out to California and let Brandon live with him until he got his career going. So naturally him leaving is a little more sensitive situation than the usual fighter coming and going.

The way Garcia said, "his dad can make a few dollars" was clearly a underhand comment.

But I agree these kinds of splits are sensitive to both the fighter and trainer.

But in all seriousness, Rios took those beatings, NOT Garcia.

One beating after another rios took under Garcia's watch. I don't care if Garcia helped him into this sport, he needs to show his fighter who made him so much $ more respect.