I know for some boxing fans they don’t care about the undercard, and they’re willing to pay $60 to see Pacquiao and Rios fight all by itself, but I’m not one of them. I like to see a quality undercard for expensive PPV fights, and I’m just not excited about this undercard.
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Here are the undercard fights for Saturday’s Pacquiao-Rios fight card from the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China:
Manny's last training session was nothing short of amazing. We were supposed to do six rounds on the mitts and I cut it off after four rounds. They were the best four rounds of mitts I have ever done with Manny. He was blazing. He was throwing the heat," the coach noted in a Nov. 18 post on MP8.ph. "I know I predicted that Manny would knock Rios out inside six rounds but based on our last workout, I don't see how Rios makes it past the fourth round."
Known for his legendary speed and agility, the powerful southpaw may be the undoing of Ross who has yet to meet such a heavy puncher, Manny Pacquiao's website noted on another Nov. 18 post. However, Brandon Rios notes that noone should take him lightly, definitely not Manny.
"Nobody is giving me credit. Freddie Roach, he apparently thinks I'm some kind of [expletive] pushover. Well, believe me, I'm going to prove to Freddie Roach and everyone else that I'm no pushover. If they picked me
I’ve seen Shiming fight before, I don’t see him as a future
world champion or even a contender. I saw him win two gold medals for China in the Olympics, and I thought he was beaten in both Olympics by more than one fighter. He may have two gold medals, but I don’t recognize him as a former gold medalist and he’s looked terrible in his two pro fights.
Heavyweight Andy Ruiz has some potential to be a Chris Arreola type of heavyweight, someone with big power but questionable stamina and boxing ability. I’m not interested in seeing him in a mismatch against Tor Hamer. I would watch it on ESPN, but I’m not interested in paying to see him beat Hamer. That’s boring and a waste of my money.
Super featherweight Felix Verdejo (8-06 KO’s), but I don’t see it even slightly appealing to pay to see him fight a guy making his pro debut in Duanaaymukdahan Petchsamuthra (0-0). That’s a pure mismatch right there. A slugger like Verdejo going up against someone fighting for the first time as a pro.
As far as the other three fights go, I’ve never heard of those guys and I certainly don’t want to pay to see them fight.
Given the less than appealing undercard, I’d be interested in seeing this fight card if Bob Arum would discount it to $10. Rios and Pacquiao are coming off of losses, so why should I pay to $60 if the undercard is totally lacking. I could see them asking for that kind of cash if the undercard was a good one from top to bottom, but I don’t see one interesting fight on the card with the exception of the main event.
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