Photos and Quotes: Brandon Rios Stops Antillon, Carlos Molina Shines Against Cintron
by Bad Left Hook on Jul 10, 2011 3:27 AM EDT
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Last night's Showtime double-header lived up to the hype, with an action-packed, three-round war of a main event between Brandon Rios and Urbano Antillon, and a surprisingly one-sided upset of Kermit Cintron by Carlos Molina in the co-feature.
(All photos by Tom Casino/SHOWTIME)
Rios vs Antillon
Rios: "We knew going in that whoever could take the best punch would win. Tonight I was faster and tougher for the couple of rounds we had. I had power in both hands."
Antillon: "That left hook caught me on the top of the head and it devastated me. I was never the same after the first knock down. Rios punches very hard. I just got caught and I was never able to recover."
Al Bernstein: "When you punch like that and when you have a chin like Rios does, it's going to be very hard to beat this man."
Rios: "We watched tape and saw the mistakes he's made over his last few fights and capitalized," he said. "I took my anger for him into the ring. I thought he might make it into the later rounds but he didn't. I'll fight anybody at 135 -- Marco Antonio Barrera or any of the big names."
Editor's Note from Scott: As high as I am on Rios' fighting style and his ability to make great fights, and as much as I want to see Brandon Rios fight on my TV, I would feel a bit dirty if I let this comment pass without noting what a terrible matchup Rios vs Barrera would be at this stage of their careers. I think that's one purely for sadists, and the fight deserves to be criticized. There are too many good fighters at 135 pounds. Barrera's not even top 20 in the division at this point.
Cintron vs Molina
Molina: "I was never hurt, thank God. I was prepared and ready. I didn't think about [Cintron's] ring rust. I've had to deal with two years of ring rust in my career. You still have to prepare to fight."
Cintron: "It was a tough fight. I've had a lot of them. It is what it is."
Ronnie Shields (Cintron's trainer): "No excuses. ... He couldn't get off. I asked for more punches but they never came."
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Rios-Barrera would deserve criticism
but so did Maidana-Morales.
How sweet would it be if the old warrior rose to the occasion, just like his old rival?
I’m the biggest Maidana fan on this site, and I can tell you that 1) Rios is a healthy step better than MM and 2) Barrera is far more shot than Morales is/was. Rios/Barrera will be the fight everyone expected from MM/Morales, and possibly worse.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jul 10, 2011 12:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am glad, truly, to see that Mr. Christ
is a humanist—
Unfortunately, boxing has more in common with the Serengeti Plains than the higher elevations of mankind.
I hope I don’t see Rios/Barrera, even if the old guy pulls one out.
Barrera’s still fighting?
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
sort of
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jul 10, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Rios really doesn't need Barrera
His resume is already impressive. It would be Barrera asking for another payday IMO if such a match were made. And as a big MAB fan,i sonograms to see him hurt. Rios can really bang…..and I believe he is a bit faster than he looks.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
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