9. Brandon Rios vs. Lucas Matthysse
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There are stories of sparring sessions between these two warriors. The more and more I hear about them, the better they sound.
It goes that Brandon Rios used his size over Lucas Matthysse; while Matthysse used angles to put together punches, with not one stepping back.
Some people say Rios was hurting him, some say the opposite, but all agree it was a sparring war.
All this hoopla and these guys were wearing protective gear and heavy set gloves.
Just imagine the thud and smack of each punch between these two in an actual fight!