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

[Silkeyjoe]

Rios is a great brawler but his skill set is massively overrated. I think he'll probably win this but I'd expect he gets easily oitboxed when he steps up.

When he steps up?, who the fuck is he going to step up to at Jr. Welterweight?

As for being massively overrated, kind of like you on this forum.

He should have lost to Abril but got a gift if a decision. I agree he is not that good a technical boxer and someone with good skills could beat him. But in the division at the moment he give anyone a fight. I reckon he beats Peterson and Garcia and loses to Matthysse in a war. That's the top 3 in the division. I think he loses easily to Broner

[Mars_ax]

Rios is a great brawler but his skill set is massively overrated. I think he'll probably win this but I'd expect he gets easily oitboxed when he steps up.

When he steps up?, who the fuck is he going to step up to at Jr. Welterweight?

As for being massively overrated, kind of like you on this forum.

He should have lost to Abril but got a gift if a decision. I agree he is not that good a technical boxer and someone with good skills could beat him. But in the division at the moment he give anyone a fight. I reckon he beats Peterson and Garcia and loses to Matthysse in a war. That's the top 3 in the division. I think he loses easily to Broner

Thank you, but he's not "overrated", and he's good at what he does. As for little boner, Rios kicks his punk ass.

[Kirkland Laing]

I rewatched the first fight recently. I scored it the same as Lederman. Rios edged the first but then basically lost every round except the one he stopped Alvarado in. Alvarado boxed as much as he could in the first fight and the second fight will be very similar to the first. Rios wins an entertaining brawl, it may be quicker or longer than episode one lasted. Can't wait to watch it though.

[Mars_ax]

I rewatched the first fight recently. I scored it the same as Lederman. Rios edged the first but then basically lost every round except the one he stopped Alvarado in. Alvarado boxed as much as he could in the first fight and the second fight will be very similar to the first. Rios wins an entertaining brawl, it may be quicker or longer than episode one lasted. Can't wait to watch it though.

If I remember right, didn't Rios have some issues, like being weight drained for the Abril fight? I'm not making excuses for Rios, just saying i've never seen him look as bad, and I believe he would kick Abril's ass in a rematch.

[Kirkland Laing]

I rewatched the first fight recently. I scored it the same as Lederman. Rios edged the first but then basically lost every round except the one he stopped Alvarado in. Alvarado boxed as much as he could in the first fight and the second fight will be very similar to the first. Rios wins an entertaining brawl, it may be quicker or longer than episode one lasted. Can't wait to watch it though.

If I remember right, didn't Rios have some issues, like being weight drained for the Abril fight? I'm not making excuses for Rios, just saying i've never seen him look as bad, and I believe he would kick Abril's ass in a rematch.

He didn't look great against Alvarado until the end of the penultimate round when he finally landed a few big punches. Maybe he gets through a lot faster this time. Really looking forward to this one even if I have to watch it on a stream.

[Beanz]

Rios is an almighty twat who repeatedly failed to come in at the agreed weight with both Murray and Abril. He is a dumb boxer and an even dumber individual. As soon as he fights anyone with the sense to outbox him or the patience to counter him he gets annihilated. Rios is a punk. Matthhysse sparks him, Broner sparks him, Marquez sparks him in double quick time.

[Mars_ax]

Rios is an almighty twat who repeatedly failed to come in at the agreed weight with both Murray and Abril. He is a dumb boxer and an even dumber individual. As soon as he fights anyone with the sense to outbox him or the patience to counter him he gets annihilated. Rios is a punk. Matthhysse sparks him, Broner sparks him, Marquez sparks him in double quick time.

Come on Beanz, Rios ain't 'that' bad, yeah he's a twat, but he can fight, and he's a live dog with ANYONE @140.

[Violent Demise]

Rios is an almighty twat who repeatedly failed to come in at the agreed weight with both Murray and Abril. He is a dumb boxer and an even dumber individual. As soon as he fights anyone with the sense to outbox him or the patience to counter him he gets annihilated. Rios is a punk. Matthhysse sparks him, Broner sparks him, Marquez sparks him in double quick time.

Look at his fights with Anthony Peterson and Miguel Acosta to see what happens when fighters try to outbox him. And don't make a fool of yourself by saying they weren't good fighters

[Beanz]

Rios is an almighty twat who repeatedly failed to come in at the agreed weight with both Murray and Abril. He is a dumb boxer and an even dumber individual. As soon as he fights anyone with the sense to outbox him or the patience to counter him he gets annihilated. Rios is a punk. Matthhysse sparks him, Broner sparks him, Marquez sparks him in double quick time.

Look at his fights with Anthony Peterson and Miguel Acosta to see what happens when fighters try to outbox him. And don't make a fool of yourself by saying they weren't good fighters

They land on his over exposed chin and head again and again. Hooks , uppercuts, lazy jabs it's like someone forgot to give you a knackered air rifle at the coconut shy and you can't miss. Sometimes they catch him with a low blow and he almost crys after dropping. Bam Bam ? Bum Bum is more like it.

[beenKOed]

Rios is an almighty twat who repeatedly failed to come in at the agreed weight with both Murray and Abril. He is a dumb boxer and an even dumber individual. As soon as he fights anyone with the sense to outbox him or the patience to counter him he gets annihilated. Rios is a punk. Matthhysse sparks him, Broner sparks him, Marquez sparks him in double quick time.

Would enjoy seeing if you are correct.

[Mars_ax]

Weigh-in - both pugs come in @140:




They seem friendly for 2 guys getting ready to beat the shit out of each other.

[Nameless]

That can only be an exciting fight, no matter the ending. I personally fear a copy/paste of the first bout but the idealist in me thinks that Alvarado, with a few adjustments could edge that one.

[Mars_ax]

That can only be an exciting fight, no matter the ending. I personally fear a copy/paste of the first bout but the idealist in me thinks that Alvarado, with a few adjustments could edge that one.

Toss the adjustments out the window, Rios is just too strong for Alvarado.

cheers

[Mars_ax]

Rios has some fans in attendance.

Round 1 looks like a repeat of the 1st fight.

[Galaxy]

Great pace!

War!

Alvarado hurt big time in round 2