HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson continues to speak with former junior lightweight champion and current day trainer Robert Garcia, as he speaks on the performance of his brother Mikey last month in New York during his decision victory over Juan Carlos Burgos.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia, as he speaks on the future of his fighter Brandon Rios following his loss to Manny Pacquiao this past November. Hear what Garcia had to say about Rios against Ruslan Provodnikov in a future fight.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia, as he speaks on the future of his fighter Brandon Rios following his loss to Manny Pacquiao this past November. Hear what Garcia had to say about Rios against Ruslan Provodnikov in a future fight.
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HustleBoss.com catches up with former WBA lightweight champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he speaks on the upcoming April 12 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former junior lightweight champion and current day Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia inside of his personal gym in Oxnard, Calif. as he gives details about his upcoming training with former champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ahead of his rematch on HBO against Brian Vera.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former junior lightweight champion and current day Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia inside of his personal gym in Oxnard, Calif. as he gives details about his upcoming training with former champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ahead of his rematch on HBO against Brian Vera.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KO’s) inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. as he reflects on his November loss to Manny Pacquiao while eyeing a big showdown with Ruslan Provodnikov.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KO’s) inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. as he reflects on his November loss to Manny Pacquiao while eyeing a big showdown with Ruslan Provodnikov.
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Brandon Rios speaking in Oxnard, Calif. (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
2013 may not have played out the way Brandon Rios expected, but the former lightweight titlist is still relatively upbeat as the New Year pushes forward.
Catching up with Rios inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. on Wednesday afternoon before his training session with assistant Donald Leary, Rios took a moment to reflect back to his last ring appearance, a unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao this past November in Macau, China.
“I lost to one of the greats,” Rios explains of his effort against the eight-division champion. “I wish I would have won but it was a great experience for myself. I’ve been in with one of the best of the world. I’m not too down about that.”
Rios admits that Pacquiao’s blend of speed and precision, coupled with his unorthodox southpaw stance, was simply too much for him to cope with.
“The first round I felt good,” Rios said. “After the second round, I lost control. His quickness and his awkwardness caught up to me and [him being] southpaw. I got lost. Once you lose your mind, you lose your fight. I got lost in the second round.”
Still just 27 years old and already having endeared himself to fans because of his pressing style and outspoken demeanor, there are still plenty of options on the table for Rios despite a two-fight losing streak.
The one fight scenario that seems to catch Rios’ eye the most is a mouth-watering showdown with WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov.
“I want it to happen,” Rios says of facing the stout Russian. “I want that fight. Everybody wants that fight. That would be a good fight for everybody around the world. Not only that, but everybody would tune into that fight. Honestly, I’ve been telling my manager all the time that I want that fight. It would be a great fight.”
For Rios, simply dealing with a style that is far more suitable to his own is reason enough to clamor for the match.
“He comes to fight,” said Rios. “That’s what I like. We’d both be in the middle of the ring fighting it out. That’s why I want that fight. It would be toe to toe. We’d be brawling it out.”
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On Friday, Dec. 13, the boxing world was caught off guard when it was revealed that former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios had failed his post-fight drug test following his defeat to Manny Pacquiao.
Rios, who dropped a unanimous decision to Pacquiao on Nov. 23 in Macau, China, was found to have traces of methylhexaneamine in his system. The drug is commonly associated with dietary purposes.
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Reporter Elie Seckbach catches up with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Alex Ariza, and Mikey Garcia to get their thoughts on what happened during the fateful post-fight drug test from Brandon Rios that led to his testing postiive for a banned substance. Check out the video for more
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Reporter Elie Seckbach catches up with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Alex Ariza, and Mikey Garcia to get their thoughts on what happened during the fateful post-fight drug test from Brandon Rios that led to his testing postiive for a banned substance. Check out the video for more
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HustleBoss.com goes behind the scenes in Oxnard, California prior to Brandon Rios’ big fight against Manny Pacquiao. In this exclusive video, please check out Rios getting tested by VADA for the first time in advance of the big HBO pay per view fight in Macau, China
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HustleBoss.com goes behind the scenes inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA and Marcos Maidana spars some rounds with talented prospect Darwin Price on Nov. 8, 2013 ahead of his huge upset over Adrien Broner on Showtime
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HustleBoss.com goes behind the scenes inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA and Marcos Maidana spars some rounds with talented prospect Darwin Price on Nov. 8, 2013 ahead of his huge upset over Adrien Broner on Showtime
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Former junior welterweight champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s) has wrapped up his training camp in Oxnard, Calif., as he is expected to hit San Antonio, Tex. on Monday in advance of his big fight against WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner. Check out the video for one of Maidana’s last days of training in the gym
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Former junior welterweight champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s) has wrapped up his training camp in Oxnard, Calif., as he is expected to hit San Antonio, Tex. on Monday in advance of his big fight against WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner. Check out the video for one of Maidana’s last days of training in the gym
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Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Chris Robinson catches up with junior welterweight prospect Darwin Price (3-0, 2 KO’s) inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif. as he speaks on his recent sparring session against Marcos Maidana while assessing the Argentinean’s Dec. 14 match against Adrien Broner
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