The standings currently show TRS in the lead 130-126 with plenty of boxing in the final two months of the season.
Timothy Bradley kept his name in the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes with a ninth round knockout of Brandon Rios.
R.L. and I each thought Bradley would win via decision,but Rios showed up badly out of shape and other than a decent first two rounds,was badly outclassed.
Rios was dropped twice in the ninth round and basically had nothing left.
Rios announced his retirement after the bout,although in boxing,look for Rios to qualify for a 2016 Zabbie after his less than professional effort,but for Bradley after his initial bout with new trainer Teddy Atlas,there are a few appealing options for the first time in a while.
Bradley is one of three names mentioned for Manny Pacquiao,but a third fight between the two after two less than great action bouts,makes Bradley the third choice in the eyes of most fans after promising star Terence Crawford or England's Amir Khan.
However,an interesting name arose after Bradley's victory-Canelo Alvarez.
Alvarez,who win,lose or draw,in his WBC middleweight title bout vs Miguel Cotto is not expected to face Gennady Golovkin in his next fight (as mandated by the WBC) and might be looking for a name opponent.
Bradley fits both bills,but being the naturally smaller man would make him a strong underdog in that bout.
Bradley looked as good as he has in a while,although only his next fight will tell whether Atlas has made that much difference or just that Rios was a rusted battleship ready to be sunk....
R.L and I each earned two points for Vasyl Lomachenko's 10th round stoppage of Romulo Koasicha with a body shot that I felt.
Lomachenko won every round against Koasicha,who consistently showed gameness,but was out of his league against Lomachenko.
I feel bad for Lomachenko,who is so talented,but just has no one to fight in his division.
A fight with Nicholas Walters would have been interesting,but Walters gave up his title on the scales and Lomachenko wants to stay at 126.
WBC champ Gary Russell was dominated by Lomachenko and promotion difficulties would arise to make a rematch,
WBA beltholder Leo Santa Cruz would be interesting to see,but again promotional issues are there as well and considering the PBC saw how Lomachenko controlled Russell,I cannot see them losing another cash cow to the Russian in Santa Cruz.
The makeable fight appearsto Guillermo Rigondeauz,the former WBA and WBO Jr.Featherwt.champ,who recently was stripped of both belts for inactivity.
Rigondeaux has worked with Top Rank in the past,HBO has signed off on buying the fight and it has an historical aspect as well-It would be the first ever match between two multiple winners of Olympic gold medals.
It might not be an action packed fight,but should be very technical and pleasing enough from two of the best in the world...
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