With the win in the bag, Filipino ring legend Manny Pacquiao says he eased up on Brandon Rios late in the fight. “In the last round I didn’t want to get careless so I backed off a little bit and gave him a chance to finish. I didn’t do that because I’m tired or anything. I did it because boxing isn’t about killing each other. Boxing is about entertaining people. And I think through twelve rounds people were satisfied with my performance. Why be careless like the last fight with Marquez?”
Trainer Freddie Roach stated, “Manny did take it easy in the last round. I feel he didn’t step on the gas pedal. I think he could have finished Rios, but he told me there was no sense in beating him up anymore. He beat him every round.”
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