HBO/BOXNATION- PACQUIAO v RIOS -The Clash in Cotai-SATURDAY NIGHT CHAT THREAD

[bradlee180]

It's always entertaining seeing know-it-all kellerman proven wrong time-and-time again with fight predictions and whatnot.
His kind of knowledge comes from basically remembering facts from Boxing stat-books and regurgitating them.

[bradlee180]

This is the kind of fight where I miss 15 rounders.
Pressure-fighters run out of time in 12 rounders.

[Spicoli]

This is the kind of fight where I miss 15 rounders.
Pressure-fighters run out of time in 12 rounders.

He really hasn't done anything to maximize the time he already had though

[Swice]

I think Rios expected Pacquiao to just stand in front of him and throw punches for however long the fight lasted. He wasn't expecting to have to actually box tonight and ate shots because of it. He spent most of the fight trying to find Pacquiao, walking around and getting hit. He didn't even try to cut off the ring, I really didn't understand his game plan.

[p4pking]

Rios has never had a game plan, he's just a really tough guy. I'm only surprised that he took so many flush shots tonight.

[IamInuit]

Rios has never had a game plan, he's just a really tough guy. I'm only surprised that he took so many flush shots tonight.

Cant believe they gave Rios a few rds when tallied. Rios looked like both his feet were nailed to the floor. Like watching oil pour at -30

[Addicted to_boxing]

Rios has never had a game plan, he's just a really tough guy. I'm only surprised that he took so many flush shots tonight.

Cant believe they gave Rios a few rds when tallied. Rios looked like both his feet were nailed to the floor. Like watching oil pour at -30

I had a clean sweep. Contgrats to Pac he clearly exposed Rios for what he is ... a tough mid level caliber knuckle head fighter with little skills / movement and a trainer that took a vacation in Macau. Impressive show but it "DOES NOT WARRANT" a Mayweather fight. It warrants a Prod, Bradley or Garcia match. Only a win over Garcia will earn Pac a match with Money despite a desperate HBO clamoring for the fight. Besides if it ever does take place it will be on Showtime.

[Nameless]

a 12 rounds one direction total mauling, Rios barely landed more than one interesting/meaningful punch per round.

[Spicoli]

Rios picks a fight with Kellerman cause he couldn't pick one with Manny. Dude, Come on.

[Swice]

Rios picks a fight with Kellerman cause he couldn't pick one with Manny. Dude, Come on.

Kellerman should have just been honest with him. "Do you think I was a punching bag?" I think if you were a rock em sock em robot your head would have popped up by now.

[TitoFan]

Rios picks a fight with Kellerman cause he couldn't pick one with Manny. Dude, Come on.

Great fight. But the difference in class shows up AFTER the fight. Manny goes around and congratulates the entire Rios camp on a good show. Then he does a classy interview. Rios and his puffed up face claims he never felt Pac's power, and decides to pick a fight with Max instead.

Par for the course.

[ruthless rocco]

you guys are a bunch of dicks!
lets see one of you take flush shots to the face for twelve rounds and feel jolly and good at the end.
max's question was condescending and rios called him out on it. max showed no respect and didn't have the balls to back his own words up.

i picked pac to win by ko so i'm impressed that rios went the distance taking all that punishment.

[KananKrus]

Rios' big mistake was getting Ariza instead of Heredia... Without a guardian angel overseeing extra preparations, Bam Bam soon enough found out how inadequate he was and had to borrow Joshua Clottey's play book--digging deep unto a survival kit of to do's and dont's.

[Hulk]

Rios picks a fight with Kellerman cause he couldn't pick one with Manny. Dude, Come on.

Great fight. But the difference in class shows up AFTER the fight. Manny goes around and congratulates the entire Rios camp on a good show. Then he does a classy interview. Rios and his puffed up face claims he never felt Pac's power, and decides to pick a fight with Max instead.

Par for the course.

Rios is still a punk. A very very tough punk though.

I'd like to see Rios take the Randall Bailey right hand then smile and talk shit.

[beenKOed]

Rios picks a fight with Kellerman cause he couldn't pick one with Manny. Dude, Come on.

Great fight. But the difference in class shows up AFTER the fight. Manny goes around and congratulates the entire Rios camp on a good show. Then he does a classy interview. Rios and his puffed up face claims he never felt Pac's power, and decides to pick a fight with Max instead.

Par for the course.

Personally, I wish he had knocked Kellerman on his ass. If Rios was Puerto Rican, Kellerman would have been falling all over him.
I don't have anything against Puerto Ricans, but I don't like journalists or color men who think they can say anything they want and never get called out for it.
I was feeling good last night, RJJ was hammering Max all night and Rios stood him up at the end.
I'm a Manny fan, I wanted him to win, I'm glad he won and his post fight comments were what I expected.
I like Rios too, his fights with Alvarado were great, but he is Mexican from a Mexican gym so you are not going to hear any 'We are the World' stuff come out of his mouth. When Rios said, referring to Manny, "His speed bothered me a little." that was a HUGE admission for him.
It's who he is, coming from the culture he grew up in, and I respect it. You don't have to respect it but you should try to understand it, because it's not going to change any time soon.
By the way, I used to be a Kellerman fan, but he's turning into a younger version of Larry 'The Pompous Ass' Merchant.
Hey, I feel much better now! Hahaha