Arum: Brandon Rios vs. Pacquiao a possibility for 2013
January 2nd, 2012
By Chris Williams: While there countless guys that would be perfect opponents WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to fight, his promoter Bob Arum is eying a future match-up with former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios in 2013. Arum sees that as a future big fight. Arum, by the way, just happens to be the promoter for Rios, so this would be one of those in house Top Rank fights that Arum likes to put together. Gosh, that’s like seeing Pacquiao fight Ricky Hatton again. What a joke.
I don’t know that I like this mismatch. Rios looked pretty awful in his last fight against John Murray from the UK last month on the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito card at Madison Square Garden on December 3rd. Rios had to starve himself for the last week before the fight to try and make weight and yet he still came in over the 135 pound lightweight limit and subsequently lost his title. As for the fight, Rios was hit a lot and the fight was pretty close until the second half of the fight.
I think Rios was perfect where he was at in the lightweight division but now that they’re talking about moving him up in weight to 140 to compete at light welterweight, I can’t see Rios beating anyone other than the WBC champion 35-year-old Erik Morales. Lamont Peterson would be too strong for Rios and Amir Khan would be much too quick for a plodder like Rios. He would take him apart.
I think a Pacquiao-Rios fight would be like resurrecting Ricky Hatton and throwing him out there with Pacquiao to tee off on. Rios is like a poor man’s version of Hatton. He doesn’t do anything better than Hatton and would be a sitting duck for a fighter like Pacquiao with his speed and southpaw stance. Pacquiao eats up stationary fighters like Rios for dinner.
I think Rios’ days as a champion are finished now that he’s moving up out of the lightweight division. He’s no light welterweight and to throw him out there with a welterweight like Pacquiao for an in house Top Rank fight, that’s an utter joke. I just hope that when the time comes for Arum to set up this mismatch, he at least gives the boxing public a good deal by discounting it to the hilt and selling it for $1.99 because that’s all I see this fight being worth. Rios is a plooder, a poor man’s Ricky Hatton in my view.
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I SEE RIOS AN UPCOMING MONSTER IN THE RING!
is it manny pacquiao or congressman Pacquiao? one should know the difference. the congressman fought in Marquez III and got his ass whooped.
manny lost to a mexican in eric morales and stoled 2 fights from juan manuel marquez and floyd lost to castillo and also got a gift,the filipines has never and will never be as good as mexico it makes e laugh how you finally have a megastar and now you feel you guys run boxing! lol hey retard get your head out your ass
slauther first bradly to convinced the world before fighting pacquiao!
rios is crap.. maidana would murder him.. so would katsidis. most of the top guys at 135-147 would.
tim bradley
maidana
khan
peterson
katsidis
marquez
ortiz
kevin mitchell
all these guys would beat rios.
RIOS IS MORE OF MARGARITO BUT YOUNGER
CHRIS WILLIAMS IS RETARD RIOS IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO BEING LIKE HATTON NOOOOOO WAY CAN YOU COMPARE THEM RIOS HAS WAY BETTER CHIN AND CAN FIGHT WITHOUT USING THE CLINCH ONE ARM TECHNIQUE HATTON USED FOR LONG TIME HATTON OVER RATED AND RIOS A REAL BEAST WAITING TO EMERGE
Floyd and Many fight on 4th of july 2012.
Mexican you’re a big fool!
It’s marinating time.
Rios is a K.O. waithing to happend, but that is what make boxing great .
Mayweather and PAC are protected from Mexicans !! Mex has the most champs and most Americas with belt have Mexican blood ! Floyd won’t fight a Mexican in his prime . Floyd has never tkod a Mexican straight up ! Didn’t u c he had to hit Ortiz when he wasn’t looking . That’s the only way he tko anyone for that matter! Ricky hatton ! Who hasn’t knocked that dude out . No one wants to see Pretty Boring Floyd in another 12 rd BS decision zzzzzzzzzzzzz! He is always gunna b known as the Artful Dodger . Not a real fighter . Pacs a real fighter but is only good a beat guys who were retired and old . Cotto waS is only legit win . And that’s was after beating he took from marg
Making that fight would be like a 1 legged man in an azz whuppin contest, and no oakland strokin dont go gettin all excited bout that there cupcake, rios is just in way outta his depth with Pacquiao, let the kid get some more experience before sending him to his death
PACtard will beat Floyd ! Even inside jail ! Lol yeah that realistic do u realize how dumb u PACtards . Manny will get whipped by Floyd . PAC looked like an idiot after the JMM fight . Imagine what FM will make himm look like . I would b a shamed to b a PAC fan . He might as well b fighting Chavez sr. Or is Chavez sr to young for PAC . Lol PAC is boring ! Unless u are a Flipperpino!
Rios will kill PACtard .
The sooner the better bob arum drops dead the better boxing matches boxing fans will see . His a wrong on .
What about Rios vs Gamboa???
Arum considering Rios vs pacquiao? I see a lamb being led to the lions cage.
Pacquiao in another catchweight fight with a blown up lightweight who doesnt train serious? Why am i not surprised?
No way Arum matches Rios up with Manny. Rios has something Manny does not. An inside fighting game. Rios is the real deal. Wouldnt mind seeing him verse, Marquez, Peterson, Bradley or Khan. Great future.
@ verg
Quit actin like chocha. Pac n may love all the mexican food. I mean fighters. Or food. Same $h!t.
Seriously though, marquez deserves a rematch with a higher purse. N do it in mexico for cinco de mayo! Mexican fans have been a huge factor in keeping boxing alive.
Lol @ oakland stroke
Leave em alone. He’s already suffered enough. Lol
Now is the best time for a marquez rematch. He’s got the weight so he will be better conditioned with the extra time. But does he have the heart to try n take the fight to pac. Aztec warrior or aztec chihuahua?
cherry guy pacquiao
Lol. Im in da hood foo. U.S.A. you’re pride is hurt. Pacquiao is just doing his job. Lol
Mi verga is hurtin cause of pac. Its hard for a pac or mayweather hater.
@SME
Weight drained at light or not, it is an hell of a huge step from light to welter against Pacquaio. There are a bunch of guys from Bradley, Alexander, Berto, Ortiz, Peterson, Khan, Maidana, Morales who Rios would need to prove himself against first.
One thing making the weight at welter, it is another if Rios can absorb the punches at that weight and land effective punches.
long live the FLOMOS!
Uncle Bob can sell this fight!! He can hype Brandon Rios as the Mexican who can stop Pacquiao!! Thousand of Mexican-American boxing fans will buy this mismatch!!
this will be a good fight for PACRIOD!!!
again catch weight issue ispossible!!!
long live king FAKEquiao!!!!
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Not surprisingly you are wrong about Rios
I saw the fight with John Murray and he looked
Good considering how weight drained he was.
Rios can take punches and has a big heart. He will
Give anyone trouble at 140. I agree with Arum as
I expect big things from Rios. I like the way he fights.