Thread: Let's be serious now- Pac-man is going to DESTROY Rios!

... let's stop all of this BS now. If you feel Rios has a shot at winning one round, at least, then you need to have your head examined.

Pac is going to destroy this lad. Totally!

Total mismatch. Unless Pac has REALLY gone downhill since the KO, this should be a massacre.

People compare it to Margarito, but in reality Marg was a legit light middleweight. Brandon is a light welterweight. I don't think he'll have the bulk to stand up to Pac's onslaught.

On paper and a prime Manny I'd agree. I rewatched FNF last night and tbh what I saw was somewhat a shell of a man. A man who is trying desperately to hang on and I hate to say it cash out. Rios on the other hand seemed confident and surprisingly quiet in his role.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Total mismatch. Unless Pac has REALLY gone downhill since the KO, this should be a massacre.

People compare it to Margarito, but in reality Marg was a legit light middleweight. Brandon is a light welterweight. I don't think he'll have the bulk to stand up to Pac's onslaught.

Rios won't get out of the way of the punches. I think it's clear Marquez added some power to his pop from his "special" trainer.

Pac destroys this kid. As you said, unless he has gone waaaayyyy downhill, Rios doesn't have the power nor the speed to hit Pac, neither does he have the speed or skill to get out of the way.

We need to put that Marquez "win" into context- up until that point, Pac was dominating the fight. He got hit with a good shot.

If you and I fought 4 times, better believe- if I have the passion and pride as Mexican fighters do, like Marquez does- then I would win, at least, one of them. Marquez won that night- but Pac still owns the series.

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Marquez won that night- but Pac still owns the series.

To me, the only fight Pac won was the 2nd one. And I think Marquez's brutal KO gives him the lead.

We have no idea how that KO will have affected Manny, but that's about the only thing Rios has going for him imo. I think people may be overlooking the possibility that Rios is already dented up as well. Watch the first Alvarado fight and then the second, it's not the same guy.

Speculation on that aside, yes this is a tremendous mismatch.

Rios KO7

People act is if Pac did nothing in the Marquez fight, it looked like his was kicking Marquez ass.

I see, unless something really is mentally wrong with Pac, a spectacular knockout as Rios follows this guy around the ring thinking that he can walk through punches that he will not walk through. I think that Pac will hit him from a weird angle and he'll never see it coming.

If Rios can walk down and knock Pac out, it's time to concentrate on politics.

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

... let's stop all of this BS now. If you feel Rios has a shot at winning one round, at least, then you need to have your head examined.

Pac is going to destroy this lad. Totally!

Pac is over the hill

Pac is supposed to destroy stupid fighters like Rios but but it's hard to say at this point. It's not a fight where i would bet on that's for sure.

Rios is just to slow and doesnt have good movement pac should be way to fast for him but no1 really knows what pac has left

rios is tough

I think it will go a few rounds

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Marquez won that night- but Pac still owns the series.

To me, the only fight Pac won was the 2nd one. And I think Marquez's brutal KO gives him the lead.

I thought the 2nd fight was a more clear cut win than the KO. I was fuming after that fight.

I don't think it is bullshit to assume Rios might take this. Pacquiao to me strikes me as a man who is looking to cash out from boxing. I wouldn't be shocked if he was gun shy after what Marquez did to him. Rios hits hard. It has happened to better fighters, no reason it won't happen here. Everyone's ability duanes at some time.

Pacquiao is shot. And Marquez is the one who shot him. People still talking like Pacquiao is still the same destroyer he once was. He's not. He's a fishing boat now. Not a destroyer. He's been like that since he got off the juice. You gotta go all the way back to the Cotto fight for his last stoppage win. And that was more of Cotto quitting than a stoppage. So really you gotta go back the near decapitation of Ricky Hatton for his last real stoppage. Clearly his power isn't the same.

Rios hasn't struggled to make 140 to the extent he was struggling to make 135. But he still has struggled. The move to 147 (which really should be his natural weight) will be a good one for him. He'll be stronger there. Rios also has the hunger Pacquiao is missing. He's really gonna be keyed up for this fight