Key #2 for Mike Alvarado Watch for the Right Hand
The second key for Mike Alvarado is to stay away from Brandon Rios’ right hand!
Rios landed 182 power punches, most of which were (you guessed it) right hands. In the previous two encounters Rios had some success using his elbow-to-elbow high guard defense that would draw Alvarado in, and the next thing you know there was a barrage of uppercuts followed by right hands.
Deep down Alvarado wants to have another war but if he wants to have the best shot at defeating Rios, he has to avoid that right hand and box from the outside.
Key #2 for Brandon Rios Go to War
By Lou Catalano
Mike Alvarado was able to hold Brandon Rios off in their second fight by boxing and creating distance. Rios can’t let him get away with that this time.
He has to force Alvarado into a brawl and then smash his head like a casaba melon. It’s brutal, but it’s the only way Rios knows how to win. The other thing is that Rios’ own dome is made of what appears to be the finest titanium insulation. If they go at it, Alvarado will blink first.
It certainly seems like Alvarado is the one with less gas in the tank, and he’s not the finest boxer in the world. Can he really keep Rios at bay for 12 rounds?
Rios needs to find out right from Round 1 exactly how much Alvarado really wants it. If it’s a war of attrition, Rios will claim the rubber match. And then probably say “fuck” a whole bunch of times.
