Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado II - Saturday night fight/chat thread

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Originally Posted by CFH

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Originally Posted by Spicoli

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Originally Posted by CFH

Fucking stupid goddamn throttled wifi on this stupid fucking goddamn boat caused me to miss yet another awesome fight. Can someone PM me a link to the fight when it shows up online?

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You have a boat ??? Lucky shit. Missed a great fight.

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I wish I had a goddamn boat. I've been taking the ferry back and forth from my home town and where I live now because my Grandpa is dying of cancer (and fairly regularly before that because we often go back to visit friends/family). It fucking ALWAYS causes me to miss great fights.

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Check your PM's

I was at the fight. Sat next to a cool cat from Manchester. Great night, hell yeah, now how do I get outta Easter Mass tomorrow because this dude is faded???

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Originally Posted by DannyV297

I was at the fight. Sat next to a cool cat from Manchester. Great night, hell yeah, now how do I get outta Easter Mass tomorrow because this dude is faded???

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Easy. Don't go

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Originally Posted by Mars_ax

So I guess all you "haters" who believe that Rios is massively overrated will have a field day in the morning.

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Rios is a bit limited, but I don't think anyone can really call him overrated. He'd be a handful for any boxer and I love watching him fight. For what it's worth, I think he'd punish Marquez (blasphemy, I know). And I like the fact that he speaks his mind, even if he does come across as an asshole sometimes. That's one thing that is great about boxing, that the fighters tend to show their personality. I'll take that over the canned, cliched approach of other athletes.

rios is a douche. headbutted all night. was a sore loser. he is a warrior though.

so Rios got his second loss...cool

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Originally Posted by #1FightFan

rios is a douche. headbutted all night. was a sore loser. he is a warrior though.

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Anyone who would be happy about losing that fight is a moron.
I get pissed during post fight interviews, everyone expects a calm, reasoned and insightful answer from someone who was fighting five minutes earlier. You are not going to get that from a person like Rios, who runs on emotion.
I can put up with some colorful language and bravado after I've seen fight like that one.
I'm not sure I'd want to be the winner of that fight either, Alvarado looked like he'd been in a fight with three guys. Man, what a war!
Teddy Atlas picked Rios to win. Teddy's endorsement is like the kiss of death.
How can you talk about head butts, when these two were banging heads all nite? They didn't start throwing punches, half the time, until they banged foreheads. When that much infighting is happening head butts are going to happen.

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Originally Posted by beenKOed

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Originally Posted by #1FightFan

rios is a douche. headbutted all night. was a sore loser. he is a warrior though.

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Anyone who would be happy about losing that fight is a moron.
I get pissed during post fight interviews, everyone expects a calm, reasoned and insightful answer from someone who was fighting five minutes earlier. You are not going to get that from a person like Rios, who runs on emotion.
I can put up with some colorful language and bravado after I've seen fight like that one.
I'm not sure I'd want to be the winner of that fight either, Alvarado looked like he'd been in a fight with three guys. Man, what a war!
Teddy Atlas picked Rios to win. Teddy's endorsement is like the kiss of death.

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Good post @beenKOed - fights like this one are good for boxing, I hope we get to see the trilogy by the end of the year. Chances are we will since HBO lost so many pugs to Showtime.

Had that fight been 15, I'm not sure Alvarado makes it to the final bell. Rios looked like he could have fought 25.

Rios is what he is and yes, he is limited! He's a warrior and lives and fights in the moment but ffs he's not some solo savior of a warriors creed. I think his style and 15 minutes have caught up to him.

Congrats to Mike Alvarado! He made the adjustments, he slugged with Rios and he boxed him when he needed and did it well. He earned the night and boxing damn sure needs fighters like him just as much as a brash lead with your chin and mouth Brandon Rios. Rios is a case of not knowing when to shut up, even in defeat. Alvarado is every bit the warrior.

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Originally Posted by Spicoli

Rios is what he is and yes, he is limited! He's a warrior and lives and fights in the moment but ffs he's not some solo savior of a warriors creed. I think his style and 15 minutes have caught up to him.

Congrats to Mike Alvarado! He made the adjustments, he slugged with Rios and he boxed him when he needed and did it well. He earned the night and boxing damn sure needs fighters like him just as much as a brash lead with your chin and mouth Brandon Rios. Rios is a case of not knowing when to shut up, even in defeat. Alvarado is every bit the warrior.

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Respect to Alvarado, he fought his heart out.

Both warriors. It was an awesome fight. If Rios thinks he won he is an idiot though. He fell for the slip of the shoulder then the right hand all night. He wasn't robbed, he was beaten and hopefully he watches the tape and sees the fight for what it was. Great fight though, and respect to both men for putting on a fucking great show for the fans. More fights like this please.

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Originally Posted by IamInuit

Had that fight been 15, I'm not sure Alvarado makes it to the final bell. Rios looked like he could have fought 25.

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I had the same feeling, Alvarado looked like he was beginning to fade a couple of times, but he keep roaring back. A couple of pit bulls with all the heart in the world, fighting until pulled apart because they can't or don't know how to do anything else. Impressive!!

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

I have it a draw

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You and Rios. That was no draw. Alvarado schooled a very limited 1 dimensional fighter for at least 7 rounds. Rios has no plan B, no class, no respect for boxing. Alvarado is by no means the best boxer at the weight but he made Rios look like the clown he is. He can't come in on weight, can't admit it when he loses. What's to admire the fact that he is willing to be someones punch bag?

Is this fight going to come on box nation?