Pacquiao-Rios Bout in 2013?

Pacquiao-Rios Bout in 2013?

Mountains of speculations were created about Rios-Pacquiao bout this coming 2013 when Bob Arum suggested Brandon Rios to probably get a shot at Manny Pacquiao in 2013.

However, Arum raised an eyebrow as he didn’t specifically name Rios. Rather, the Top Rank Boss indicated that the winner of this past Saturday’s showdown between Rios and Mike Alvarado would probably fight Manny in 2013, and Rios was the one who won that match.

After the match has ended, Rios was asked about potentially taking on Pacquiao, and how he felt he would do against the Filipino champ.

"You see what happened to Mike Alvarado? I think I could do the same thing to them, too. Mike Alvarado, I think, he hits harder than them and he's more tougher," Rios said.

"Pacquiao’s an in and out guy. But you know what? Like I always do, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. taught me very well. Break the body down and the head will fall down."

Obviously Rios wasn’t lacking in confidence that night. Handling a very legitimate fighter like Alvarado which experienced a first career loss is big achievement; however, the difference between taking down a good fighter and taking down a legendary one like the Filipino champ is pretty massive.

"The fact that Brandon is being mentioned doesn't mean that the fight is going to happen, so they both have their own managers. We're not 100 percent that it's going to happen," said trainer Robert Garcia.

"Brandon ain't taking it easy with nobody. He wants to fight the best guys out there. Everybody says that Brandon fights similarly to Margarito, and that could be true. Brandon keeps on coming, works the body beautifully and throws really good uppercuts in there. The only difference is that Brandon is 10 years younger than Margarito, which could be a big difference in a fight with Manny Pacquiao," added Garcia.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Friday October 19 2012, 4:44 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0