Bradley-Rios

Bradley-Rios averages only 910K viewers on HBO

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By Chris Williams: In a sign that boxing fans weren’t interested in seeing Top Rank’s in house fight last Saturday night between two of their stable fighters WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) and Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs), the fight averaged only 910,000 viewers on HBO Championship Boxing, according to ESPN.

The Bradley-Rios fight had a peak of 1.03 million viewers. The fight cost HBO $3 million, according to Dan Rafael. Bradley’s last mismatch against another over-matched Top Rank fighter, Jessie Vargas, averaged 1.12 million viewers on HBO.

How much can Teddy Atlas increase Bradley´s Desert Storm?

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bradley2222222By Gerardo Granados: Last Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, USA, the WBO welterweight belt holder Tim Bradley outclassed and defeated Brandon Rios by TKO9. Although I called the fight right for Bradley, I bet on him to stop Rios on the 11 round so I ended up losing a few notes but still feel fortunate to have seen Tim performance, I know he defeated a brave fighter and not a slick welterweight boxer puncher but still this was a different Bradley for me.

The fight that convinced me Tim had a storm inside of him was his epic battle versus Ruslan Provodnikov, before that bout he showed determination and huger but the Siberian Rocky was his baptize of fire.

Bradley-Rios: Should Rios retire?

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rios100By J Caldwell: Whenever “elite” fighters take a beating the way Rios did last night in Las Vegas, the big “R-Word” starts to linger. I think it’s time to hang it up. I’m done,” Rios said following a long night of questioning from reporters. As a thoroughly beaten fighter, it’s only natural. Nevertheless, after watching the lackluster fight between Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) and Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) unfold, you get the general impression that there was something fishy going on. Brandon Rios, along with his trainer Robert Garcia, arguably one of the top conditioners in the business, came into the Thomas and Mack center on the night of November 7th with the smell of fish on their hands.

Put simply, Rios looked terrible! Weighing in the night of the fight at a whopping 170lbs, Rios looked the part of sushi-eating Japanese sumo wrestler. Whatever happen to the “Bam Bam” Rios we diehards came to know and love; the same “Bam Bam” Rios that pulled-off a show stopping comeback of Mike Alvarado in the first part of their vicious fight trilogy.

Bradley marching along together with trainer Teddy Atlas

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bradley99999By Yannis Mihanos: WBO welterweight champion Tim “Desert storm” Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) produced a convincing 9th round knockout victory last Saturday night against Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bradley overwhelmed a slow and over the hill Rios with his superior hand speed.

After the first two rounds the fight turned to a one sided display. Rios came to the fight with his mind made up to retire right after the fight. The money offer for this fight was $800,000 that Rios couldn’t turn it down.

Bradley: Just imagine how I’ll look in a year with Teddy Atlas

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rios0848566By Dan Ambrose: WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) was tooting his own horn last night after his 9th round knockout win over challenger Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) in their fight on HBO Championship Boxing in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bradley says that he only worked with trainer Teddy Atlas for seven weeks to prepare for the Rios fight. Bradley feels that after a year of working with Atlas, he’ll be even better. Just how much better he thinks he’ll be is the big question. There is such a thing called diminishing returns, and I think we’ll see that with Bradley’s so-called improvement with Atlas.

Arum in favor of Brandon Rios’ retirement

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arum787By Tim Fletcher: Brandon Rios’ decision to retire from boxing has been met with approval from his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, who thinks it’s a good idea for the 29-year-old fighter to hang up the gloves at this point in his career if he’s saved enough money to retire on.

Rios looked like he didn’t have his heart into his fight last night in losing by a 9th round knockout to WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s hard to believe that a motivated Rios would have looked this bad.

Rios: I’ve been in too many wars; it’s time to retire

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rios100By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) says he’s retiring from boxing after his 9th round knockout loss to WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs).

At 29, Rios says his body isn’t say anymore due to him being out of the ring for the past eight months, and he feels he’s had too many wars in the ring during his 11-year pro career.

Bradley’s WBO title on the line against Rios tonight

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By Dan Ambrose: Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) will have his WBO welterweight title on the line tonight for his fight against Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Fight News, the World Boxing Organization has decided to let the 32-year-old Bradley’s WBO title be up for grabs for the fight.

There was some confusion about whether the title would be on the line for the fight due to #1 WBO challenger Sadam Ali being the mandatory for the fight, and the one who was supposed to be getting the fight instead of Top Rank fighter Brandon Rips.

Atlas confident Bradley will beat Rios

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bradleyBy Tim Fletcher: Teddy Altas, an ESPN analyst and trainer for WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs), feels very confident about the 32-year-old Bradley’s chances of success against Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday night in their fight on HBO.

This is Atlas’s first fight as Bradley’s trainer, but he’s quite pleased with what he’s seen from Bradley during their 7-week training camp for this fight. Atlas said that Bradley followed all his instructions during the camp and proved to be a quick learner. Just how much Atlas needed to teach Bradley is unclear.

Bradley vs. Rios winner has 90 days to fight Sadam Ali

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rios11111By Tim Fletcher: The winner of this Saturday’s fight between WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) and Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) will have only three months [90 days] to fight #1 WBO mandatory challenger Sadam Ali (22-0 13 KOs), according to the World Boxing Organization. That’s not much time for the winner to heal up from what could be a very tough fight on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Per WBO, Bradley-Rios is for Bradley’s title. Winner has 90 days to face Sadam Ali, who blew $100K step aside for same outcome. #boxing,” Dan Rafael said on his Twitter.