Pacquiao vs. Rios live results: Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision

Manny Pacquiao came out in round four of his bout with Brandon Rios looking to use his speed to avoid getting hit with more of Rios’ power.

Rios did start to try to dirty it up with some scrapping in the clinch but he had a lot of trouble hitting Manny, who was ducking under many of the big rights of Rios.

Brandon Rios and Manny Pacquiao had brought a fair amount of action to the first two round of their fight, but Rios needed to start figuring things out in the third as Pacquiao had been landing some hard shots and troubling Rios with his speed.

Pacquiao continually got in with his lead left and kept Rios from really getting off with significant combinations in the first half of the round.

Manny Pacquiao is a rarity in boxing. A superstar, a longtime, no doubt, pound-for-pound contender and almost always entertaining to watch. For all the greatness that Floyd Mayweather possesses, that last part has been the part that has been lacking during his rise to the top of the boxing world.

Pacquiao’s style may have finally caught up to him in his last bout when Juan Manuel Marquez connected with a shocking punch that left Pacquiao out cold. That loss came after a “loss” in name only when Timothy Bradley was gifted a win that made no sense to almost anyone outside of the two judges who saw a Bradley victory.

Coming off consecutive losses and the longest layover of his career, Manny Pacquiao is looking to challenge rising speculation that his abilities -- and career -- are on the downswing when he faces off against Brandon Rios on Saturday in Macau, China.

Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO) lost a controversial decision to Timothy Bradley in June 2012 and suffered a brutal knockout against Juan Manuel Marquez in his last outing. It would appear the aging fighter has lost some of his famous speed and quickness, though he’ll have ample opportunity to prove otherwise against the slower (but more powerful), Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO). Rios is a hard-charging volume puncher that is known for his ability to wear an opponent down, so expect Pacquiao to take advantage of the straight-ahead attack by using angles and combination punching.