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War “Bam Bam”: 3 Keys to Victory for Brandon Rios

By Alex McLeish

Posted on January 22, 2015

The template for Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado 3 was laid out in their first two fights. A slugfest certainly benefits Brandon Rios, while a fight resembling more of a boxing match would benefit Mike Alvarado. Read on for Alex McLeish’s three keys to victory for Brandon Rios.

2. Be The Tougher Man

We know how tough Brandon Rios is. We’ve seen him take a licking and keep on ticking.

Mike Alvarado, on the other hand, has been stopped in two of his three defeats–once by Rios himself and the other against Ruslan Provodnikov, who made Alvarado quit on his stool in front of his home crowd).

I was smiling ear to ear during Rios-Alvarado 1 as I watched Rios yelling over his trainer Robert Garcia’s instructions saying “I love this shit! I love this shit!” That’s the type of mentality that can give Rios a big edge in this fight. Turn it into a war and make sure Alvarado knows how much you love it.