Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
Just read on ESPN (link below) that Brandon Rios had not eaten for 5 days in the lead up to the Murrey fight at the weekend to try and make weight and only had drank a few ounces of water in 2 days.
How the hell did he have enough energy to fight let alone get the win
He definitely needs to move up in weight
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Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
No excuse for that. If it's too hard to make weight then just go up and beat the fuck out of Amir Khan.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
if this is true then well done to him, although he was in command it was still a tough fight with Murray. For somebody who hadn't eaten for 5 days he seemed to have a lot of energy for the fight. He needs to move up straight away and get involved in the 140 mix. Maidana wouldn't be scared to fight him and that fight would be a war !!! let it happen please ;D
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
That's just dumb! Dumb shit for a trainer to allow and for a fighter to do. You can tell by looking at him, he's thick all over and soft in the middle. The way he tajes to give that can only lead to him getting ktfo. Move your ass up already cause your biological clock could care less about some trinket.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
it sounds more like damage control to me, he struggled more than they expected and now are trying to give an excuse for it, if he did in fact have to go so long without eating then he obviously should be moving up, and not just one division
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
And my boy bambam still fucked him up, possibly shortening murrays career. Murray will not be the same after that ass whoopin. Murray is finished. Not that he was ever gonna be a major threat at 135 but hell probably be a gatekeeper from now.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
That doesn't sound healthy, he looked like he just got off his death bed at the weigh in. He needs to move up to 140, I want to see him brawl with maidana.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
This was supposed to be a total mismatch and it ended up being a closer than expected fight. It's not a huge accomplishment for Rios. It just served the purpose of showing that Rios can't fight at 135 anymore.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
I do not think Rios tried to make weight at the end think he played up a lot on looking weak and trying to get Murray to think he could beat him.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
he shouldn't have been at 135 for a while now. He weighed 150 in the ring in one of his televised fights in the past year. 150!! When everyone else that walks into the ring who weighs in at 135, weigh around 143-145 or so.
He is the same size as junior welters and he has been killing himself to make weight.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
Absolutely has to move up...but credit to him for fighting so well against Murray. I can't help but feel Joe Gallagher made a number of mistakes surrounding the fight, most notably letting Murray take at least 1 round too much of a beating.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
You guys do realize Rios is exaggerating and that AFTER he made weight, or didn't make weight I should say, he could and probably did eat as much as he wanted to. Its not like he starved himself and didn't eat anything then fought Murray.
Re: Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight
Yep this is utter shit
He woukdnt have managed the ring walk