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"Right now we don't know where Pacquiao is and where he's at physically and mentally after the spectacular loss he took," respected trainer Nazeem Richardson recently said in a video interview. "I've always known him to be a little tough son of a gun, but we know that sometimes guys don't bounce back from that kind of demise...An annihilation of that magnitude could put him in a place mentally where we may have seen the last of that Manny Pacquiao."
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Yes. What has become of Manny? What will become of Manny? What happens when he takes his first flush shot or, perhaps, if he gets wobbled by a punch? And what about "Bam Bam" Rios? He's hardly the type of foe you want to see if you are not 100%
"As we know, Brandon Rios is just a rough son of a gun," Richardson continued. "I've known him since the amateurs-- bring a lunch, no matter who fights him. He's gonna be rough, he's not gonna take a back step, he's not gonna back down."
This is hardly an easy tune-up for Pacquiao after a brutal knockout loss. Rios is a vicious, relentless thug in the ring and actually enjoys the brutality of the sport.
"It's gonna be an all out war," Rios told Doghouse boxing. "I think it will be a bloody mess, he's gonna go crazy, I'm gonna go crazy, it's just gonna be a great fight, you know. I say a war, a bloody war, that's what it's going to be."
The Mexican-American brawler also knows quite well what this opportunity means to him and to his career:
"I've gotta make a statement in this one, I've gotta go out with the win...a win over him would put me on top of the world, it would get me out there with the big, big names and everything."
Looking back at Mayweather-Canelo, though, we have a bout between two consummate professionals who, even with a loss, would come back and be just fine. A loss for Mayweather would cost him his precious undefeated record, but would probably make for a bigger event next time out as he seeks his revenge. A loss for Alvarez will be little more than a learning experience for a 23-year-old future superstar who will continue to be a major player on the scene.
For the loser of Pacquiao-Rios, there may be no tomorrow.
A third consecutive loss for Pacquiao would likely send him into retirement and a full-time life of politics and showbiz. A loss for Rios, considering that he lost in his last bout against Mike Alvarado, will stop him from joining the 1% elite of the sport and keep him stuck in his role as entertaining supporting act.
That's the reason Pacquiao-Rios will likely be the better, more emotionally charged event. It's a matter of comparing two battlers in a must-win scenario with two cold, calculating boxers in a boxing "event."
Hopefully, both fights go on to be memorable wars, but the smart money is on Pacquiao-Rios to overshadow Mayweather-Alvarez.
Pacquiao vs. Rios Manny Pacquiao has lost his last two fights and needs to make a statement against Brandon Rios in November. But Rios is looking to rebound himself and this matchup virtually guarantees action.
7:00 pm EST, Pacquiao vs Rios Preliminary Fights. In action: Chinese lightweight Ik Yang (13-0, 9 KO), Chinese super flyweight Rex Tso (10-0, 6 KO), Puerto Rican super featherweight Felix Verdejo (8-0, 6 KO), and 23-year-old Macao native Kuok Kun Ng (1-0), a junior middleweight prospect. BLH will have live coverage.
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Yes. What has become of Manny? What will become of Manny? What happens when he takes his first flush shot or, perhaps, if he gets wobbled by a punch? And what about "Bam Bam" Rios? He's hardly the type of foe you want to see if you are not 100%
"As we know, Brandon Rios is just a rough son of a gun," Richardson continued. "I've known him since the amateurs-- bring a lunch, no matter who fights him. He's gonna be rough, he's not gonna take a back step, he's not gonna back down."
This is hardly an easy tune-up for Pacquiao after a brutal knockout loss. Rios is a vicious, relentless thug in the ring and actually enjoys the brutality of the sport.
"It's gonna be an all out war," Rios told Doghouse boxing. "I think it will be a bloody mess, he's gonna go crazy, I'm gonna go crazy, it's just gonna be a great fight, you know. I say a war, a bloody war, that's what it's going to be."
The Mexican-American brawler also knows quite well what this opportunity means to him and to his career:
"I've gotta make a statement in this one, I've gotta go out with the win...a win over him would put me on top of the world, it would get me out there with the big, big names and everything."
Looking back at Mayweather-Canelo, though, we have a bout between two consummate professionals who, even with a loss, would come back and be just fine. A loss for Mayweather would cost him his precious undefeated record, but would probably make for a bigger event next time out as he seeks his revenge. A loss for Alvarez will be little more than a learning experience for a 23-year-old future superstar who will continue to be a major player on the scene.
For the loser of Pacquiao-Rios, there may be no tomorrow.
A third consecutive loss for Pacquiao would likely send him into retirement and a full-time life of politics and showbiz. A loss for Rios, considering that he lost in his last bout against Mike Alvarado, will stop him from joining the 1% elite of the sport and keep him stuck in his role as entertaining supporting act.
That's the reason Pacquiao-Rios will likely be the better, more emotionally charged event. It's a matter of comparing two battlers in a must-win scenario with two cold, calculating boxers in a boxing "event."
Hopefully, both fights go on to be memorable wars, but the smart money is on Pacquiao-Rios to overshadow Mayweather-Alvarez.
Pacquiao vs. Rios Manny Pacquiao has lost his last two fights and needs to make a statement against Brandon Rios in November. But Rios is looking to rebound himself and this matchup virtually guarantees action.
7:00 pm EST, Pacquiao vs Rios Preliminary Fights. In action: Chinese lightweight Ik Yang (13-0, 9 KO), Chinese super flyweight Rex Tso (10-0, 6 KO), Puerto Rican super featherweight Felix Verdejo (8-0, 6 KO), and 23-year-old Macao native Kuok Kun Ng (1-0), a junior middleweight prospect. BLH will have live coverage.
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