Bradley vs. Rios

By 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.

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By Dan Ambrose: After failing to make weight on his first attempt on the scale in coming in at 147.2lbs, Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) was finally able to hit the mark a little over a 40 minutes later in stripping nude to get to the 147lb limit for his fight on Saturday night against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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By Dan Ambrose: A drained looking Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) weighed in at 147.2lbs at today’s weigh-in for his title shot against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios, 29, now has exactly one hour to lose the .2lbs for him to be able to get a shot at Bradley’s WBO 147lb title.

For his part, Bradley weighed in at 146lbs and looked totally cut up and in excellent shape. Rios has looked drained all week long and he clearly has had a tough time making the 147lb limit for the fight. According to Dan Rafael, Rios’ promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is “furious” about Rios not making weight for the fight.

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By Dan Ambrose: Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) is a huge 5:1 underdog for his title this Saturday night against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) and next to nobody is giving him much of a chance of winning this fight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Trainer Freddie Roach believe that the 29-year-old Rios has a very good chance of winning this fight if he performs like the fighter he was in his last fight against a shot-looking Mike Alvarado last January in their rubber match.

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By Dan Ambrose: Brandon Rios’s career is on the verge of being over if he loses his fight this Saturday night against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) on HBO Boxing from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rios (32-2-1, 24 KOs) has lost 2 out of his last 4 fights, and in reality, Rios has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights because his win over Diego Chaves last year was one in which he would have lost if not for referee Vic Draukulitch bailing him out by disqualifying Chaves for throwing a phantom elbow in the 9th round. Rios would have lost that fight if not for the disqualification.

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