The last round of Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios was more a matter of if Rios would be able to make it to the final bell or if Manny could manage his first stoppage win in four years.
Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios results live: Round 12 - Manny takes decision win
A look at the action from round 12 of Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios’ fight on HBO pay-per-view.
Jeoffrey Maitem
While the crowd changed for Pacquiao, he landed some more heavy shots that started to wobble Rios’ legs a bit.
Is Pacquiao broken?
Boxing’s not so well kept dirty secret is that, financially, most fighters can never stop. Rios kept trying, throwing power shots that just didn’t land, and Manny kept busting him up, but couldn’t manage to score the stoppage, instead sending a swollen and bloodied Rios to his corner to await the formalities of the official decision.
SB Nation scored the bout a shutout 120-108 for Pacquiao.
The official cards saw it 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110, all for Pacquiao who picked up his first win in three fights.
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