Pacquiao The Merciful.. he didnt KO Rios out of compassion

[chris6878]

*Rios wasn't going anywhere, regardless of what Pac said did... kudos for Rios for fighting at 147 against a very good Pac in his backyard ,in a statement fight..and not getting ko'ed.

so rios can take blows like evander.....well evander dam near cant speak anymore. if rios was smart he would go down.

[Spicoli]

*Rios wasn't going anywhere, regardless of what Pac said did... kudos for Rios for fighting at 147 against a very good Pac in his backyard ,in a statement fight..and not getting ko'ed.

so rios can take blows like evander.....well evander dam near cant speak anymore. if rios was smart he would go down.

Evander was never 'let off' late in a fight, and sure as Hell never acted like he was just happy to be there to last.

[p4pking]

I thought that was the case actually. Whether Rios might have survived anyways, they did touch gloves several times during the 12th and it looked like a little agreement to ride it out. Manny was reluctant to sit down on his punches the whole fight, but Rios was really there to be taken out by the end and seemed to know it. Don't think it speaks one way or another for Pacquiao, he's done it before and he'll always fight with fire when he has to.

[Vendettos]

I noticed the reluctance to go for the stoppage, probably because of the killed KO he suffered.

But hey, Floyd doesn't knock people out either.