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Thursday, August 22, 2013

"Logic Behind the Leather" Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios: A Meeting at the Crossroads

On November 23rd, Manny Pacquiao faces off against Brandon Rios for the vacant WBO International Welterweight Championship title.  Many sports fans had hoped to see Pacquiao face off against Floyd Mayweather Jr., but those hopes soon faded after many failed attempts between the two camps to come to an agreement, and his knockout loss by Juan Manuel Marquez in their last bout.  Brandon Rios, who is also coming off of a loss, believes that a win against an opponent such as Pacquiao, will catapult his career and land him more big name fights.  So it seems that both fighters are at a crossroads of their careers, and their bout will certainly be an explosive event to witness.
Pacquiao is out to keep his name as one of boxing's greats and is seeking to destroy whoever is in his path.  Pac-Man's camp couldn't have chosen a more perfect opponent in Rios, who is a slugger who gets hit way too much due to his lack of defense.  Pacquiao's style of fighting, angling off, throwing combinations and using defense, will surely land him a victory over Rios.  We may even see him get KO'd for the first time in his career.  I'm not saying that Rios doesn't have a chance against Pacquiao who's been knocked out three times, the first coming from Rustico Torrecampo and his latest loss against Juan Manuel Marquez, but Rios will have to have a solid game plan, while going head to head with Manny Pacquiao.  Rios can use Pacquiao's lastet loss to his advantage, in hopes that he will be gun shy from his last knockout loss, but I wouldn't count on it.  As you can see, Pacquiao has been out before and still went on to become one of boxing's top fighters.  He knows how to get knocked out and come back better than ever, Rios, on the other hand, has not had that pleasure!
So this match-up will culminate into one of two things: Pacquiao's win by knockout or Rios' loss by knockout! Rios doesn't have a chance if he goes into the fight like he does his others, slugging and brawling.  Pacquiao will use his experience to out box Rios and become the new Welterweight Champ,  and finding himself paving the way to an unforgettable boxing career.  


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