Quote Originally Posted by p4pking View Post
Well he is definetly a nasty piece of work, but I don't personally appreciate his style much at all. Of course seeing him in a fight like he was tonight is a lot of fun, but before calling it infinitely moreso than a Mayweather or Donaire, imagine how hopeless he'd look if he ever meets someone with those kind of skills. That's the other side of the coin with a guy like this, just take how shit he was against Abril who didn't let him get inside and work. This guy can only win fights by trading recklessly in close, and it doesn't take anyone all to special to keep him at bay imo. I think even tonight Alvarado may well have had the ability to beat him if he'd just kept using his jab and moving. I also still maintain that Yuriorkis Gamboa would put him in the hospital despite being well undersized and having a tendency to brawl, Rios would not be able to eat his shots and get his own work done imo. Having said all that 140 doesn't have to many guys who stand to have an easy time with him at the moment, he'll be matched up carefully and in a few more barnburners I'm sure. What a goon though, I wish nothing but awful things upon him
Have to disagree with you, I don't think a jab and movement is going to keep Rios off of anyone! As soon as Alvarado stopped punching in bunches, it was just a matter of time.
The thing that really surprised me about this matchup was there was
very little body work, they both threw a few body shots, but body work didn't seem to be part of either fight plan. I don't remember either corner asking for body work either, strange.
I didn't have a clue who was going to win until Alvarado started to wilt a little. A great fight, but truthfully, I don't enjoy seeing a fight with so little of the "sweet science" in it. Raw aggression is great but boxing is a thinking mans sport too, Rios steps into the ring and starts swinging until someone stops him. Rios is tough as a nail and a punching machine, but I'm wondering how long he can keep it up. Oh, and by the way, Rios and Alvarado both have enough heart for 10 fighters!