Rios was a come-back fight after Pacquiao was brutally knocked out. If it wasn't a comeback fight, it would have been ridiculed.
Provodnikov has put together a string of good performances and there's some intrigue behind him. His fight with Bradley last year was a contender for FOY. He then smashed Alvarado in Alvarado's hometown. He wanted to face Marquez, but Marquez avoided the fight.
I wonder if the fight would be at 140.
If I were Pacquiao though, I'd fight Marquez and go after Canelo.
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