Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado III possible for January 2015

rios1By Dan Ambrose: With Top Rank promoter Bob Arum opting not to put former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) back in with Diego Chaves to clear up the controversy of his tainted in over him from last August, Rios now could be facing former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs) in January of 2015, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

It looks like Rios will be out of the ring until then because he’s got a sprained right arm that he’s dealing with right now. But besides that, it’s probably too risky to continue to match Rios against other fighters after the way he looked against Chaves and Manny Pacquiao.

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Pacquiao could fight Alvarado or Abregu if Algieri negotiations fail

alvarado7By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado 34-3, 23 KOs) and #2 WBC, #4 WBO Luis Carlos Abregu (36-1, 29 KO’s) on standby as a backup plan for one of them to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) if the negotiations with WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) fail to work out for the 35-year-old Pacquiao’s November 22nd fight in Macao, China, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

Both Abregu and Alvarado are promoted by Arum, and would be easy for him to match up with Pacquiao in the event that things don’t work out with Algieri in trying to put the fight together.

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Alvarado thinks Provodnikov would beat Marquez

provodnikov2By Dan Ambrose: Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) wasted his chance to beat Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) last Saturday night by fighting too passively and not throwing enough punches in their fight in Inglewood, California. Alvarado believes that if he had jumped on Marquez after knocking him down in the 9th, he would have stopped him. Additionally, Alvarado thinks that Marquez would be vulnerable against someone like WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KO’s).

“Provodnikov would probably exploit that out of him. Provodnikov just comes at you and fights aggressive,” Alvarado said. “If Marquez could knock him out, that’s the only way I think he could beat him.”

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Marquez beats Alvarado by just about a shutout

marquez44444By James Allen: Observers can be forgiven for wondering whether Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) was beginning to slip just a little bit as the his fight against Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) on May 17th approached. His last outing saw him suffer a lopsided points defeat to fellow Manny Pacquiao conqueror Timothy Bradley last October, where the younger man’s athleticism was a telling factor.

Ten months previously he had achieved what will be remembered as his most famous victory as he left long-time rival Manny Pacquiao face-down and motionless after landing a devastating right hand with only seconds left in the sixth round. However, the clinical finish combined with an earlier knockdown in the third flattered to deceive.

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Arum: I’m confident I can make the fight [Pacquiao-Marquez 5]

marquez7776676By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was quite pleased with the results of last night’s fight between Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) and Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s), because Arum now has the much more popular Marquez as the winner for a possible 5th fight against Arum’s No.1 fighter in his Top Rank stable Manny Pacquiao for later this year. Arum is now waiting for the word from Marquez whether he’ll agree to take the fight with Pacquiao, and Arum feels very confident he can put the fight together if he gives him the green light.

Marquez would really sink Arum’s battleship if he were to turn around and say ‘No thanks’ to the idea of him fighting Pacquiao a 5th time. Arum doesn’t have a lot of other options for Pacquiao to fight for his next fight for later this year. Unless Marquez says yes to the rematch, Arum’s only hope for an interesting fight for Pacquiao is if Oscar De La Hoya can make a fight happen between his Golden Boy Promotions company and Top Rank.

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Marquez beats Alvarado: What’s next for Juan Manuel?

marquez999By Yannis Mihanos: This last Saturday night, 2 brawlers Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) and Marc Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) gave fans all the entertainment that a boxing fan could hope for in their fight at the Forum in Inglewood, California. There were 2 stunning knockdowns (one for each fighter) and many wild hurtful punches. The end result was a 12 round unanimous decision victory for Marquez.

The 40-year-old Marquez won the fight fair and square as he was clearly the better man, and the one who inflicted the most damage. One look at the face of Alvarado after the fight told the whole story. Alvarado’s face was cut up and badly swollen. Marquez was clearly one class above warrior Alvarado.

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Marquez unsure if he’ll fight Pacquiao again

marquez777aBy Chris Williams: Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) isn’t sure yet whether he’ll give WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao another fight. Last night, Marquez pitched a near shutout in defeating former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA.

It was very impressive performance from Marquez, as he showed that he was the better fighter than Alvarado in every way. Indeed, Marquez was so dominant that he had Alvarado afraid to pull the trigger on his punches for fear of being countered by him. Each time Alvarado would throw something, Marquez would sting him right back with hard counters to the head and body. Alvarado’s punches rarely landed in the fight, and the final punch stats bare that out. Alvarado landed 178 of 510 punches for a 35% connect percentage. Marquez landed 278 of 627 punches for 44%.

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Marquez conquers Alvarado, but Pacquiao might be too much for him now

marquez6By Alon Calinao Dy: Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) fought a very hard battle against the brawler but slower Mike Alvarado in a 12 round fight. The veteran Marquez won via unanimous decision over Alvarado for WBO welterweight eliminator at the Forum in Inglewood, California, USA.

All three judges were in favor of Marquez with the scorecards of 117-109, 117-109, and 119-109 since Marquez was throwing lots of punches and much busier than Alvarado. Marquez dropped Alvarado in round 8, but Alvarado returned the favor by knocking Marquez down in the following round.

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Marquez easily beats Alvarado; Postol dominates Aydin

marquez7aBy Jim Dower: In a mostly one-sided fight, 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) easily defeated Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a WBO welterweight eliminator bout at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. The final judges scored were 117-109, 117-109 and 119-109. Marquez dropped Alvarado in the 8th. In the 9th, Alvarado returned the favor by knocking Marquez down in the 9th.

The fight was one-sided throughout as Alvarado was unable to land his single power shots due to the head and body movement of Marquez. Alvarado needed to throw combinations, but he spent most of the fight just throwing one punch at a time. Even with his jabs, Alvarado was throwing one jab instead of doubling it up.

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