Anthony Peterson picked the wrong time to fight the worst bout of his pro career. Peterson was knocked down once and had four points taken away from him for low blows en route to a seventh-round loss to Brandon Rios in a WBA Title Elimination bout at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Rios started to take control of the bout in the third round after a spirited second round where both men traded punches with great vigor.
In the fifth round, Rios landed a left hand that dropped Peterson for the first time in his boxing career. From there, Peterson landed a series of low blows that caused referee Russell Mora to take numerous points away. In the seventh round, Peterson hit Rios with a second remaining that caused Mora to disqualify Peterson.
The loss was the first of Peterson's career and his record is 30-1, 20 KO's. Rios is now 25-0-1, 17 KO's.
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Did I hear right Gary that Rios was 162 tonight!!! And Ant was 139?? That shit is crazy that Rios came down that much and still had all that energy. Rios was good tonight. I think Ant picked the wrong strategy to stand toe to toe w/ the stronger Rios.
I think Rios was 152 but still he weighed a lot more than Peterson when the bell rang.
Yes. It was very apparent.
Who gives a shit what he weighed at fight time the man weighed what he was supposed to weigh at the time of the weigh in. Now don't start making excusses.
I am a huge Peterson brother fan but it is what it is.This was just a way to get disqualified because they didn't see any way to win the fight so a DQ looks beter than a TKO or KO loss on your record.This was a smart decision on the part of Barry Hunter.Now they can make excuses why they didn't win the fight and trick somebody else into giving them a shot at another title of somekind.Oh by the way was this televised and did Hunter give his usual DC. gang hand signals.
Signed
The muffinator
The bout was on HBO and if Hunter gave his "hand signals" I didn't see them.
I don't agree that a DQ looks better than a knockout. Not in this case. A loss is a loss and in this case, this hurts Peterson in a quest for a title shot. He didn't impress many with his performance tonight.
I wasn't making excuses it was obvious that rios was stronger. He's a beast. I was just making an observation.
Boxing needs to start limiting how much weight boxers gain-Rios looked like he was 2 weight classes bigger then Peterson-which he might have been.There should be a limit to how much weight they can put on.
who gives a shit how much you weigh at fight time. If rios lost 25 lbs..... he would be dead with no energy. lets call an ace an ace and a spaid a spaid. Anthony just finally fought someone who wasnt a foot shorter than him and wasnt just a sitting duck. This rios was very tough and didnt give a shit about anthonys record, history, etc. He stepped up last night and failed. I wouldve taken the knockout over that chicken shit DQ. Very intentional!!!!!
peterson had all the skills to make this a relatively easy fight, why who chose to fight right in front of rios (the only place rios can fight)is beyond me. kind of sad to see both of these brothers not being able to beat top competition. oh well, at least dave holland will be gone soon, that will cheer me up!
1) Rios weighed what he was supposed to weigh during the time of the weigh-in.... What he gains after that DOES NOT matter.... If anything, the 15 pounds (I believe) he put on in between the weigh-in and the fight should have hurt him because obviously that meant he dehydrated himself to make weight
2) I told you so.... I told you guys that the Peterson brothers CANNOT beat good competition.... Why get hype off of two fighters who have faced NO ONE??... It seems as hope for the DMV boxing scene is slowly dwindling seeing that we can't produce a prospect as of late to save our lives..... Maybe that's due to the fact we don't ask much of them...... Look at Jimmy Lange.... When is he going to step up and do something worthwhile??... Or are you going to keep showing up to his little fights that have no meaning and putting money in his pocket that he does not deserve...
The weight difference wasn't the problem.... It was the fact that Anthony WOULD NOT listen to his corner to save his life that made him lose the fight... The rounds where he took Barry Hunter's advice (1st and 4th round) of, "Circle around him and use your jab", he WON... But he wanted to walk through Brandon Rios like he walked through his previous opponents but OOPS, Brandon Rios' record isn't 13-45 like his other opposition...
With that said, I was very touched at the Peterson Brothers' story (if you actually watched the fight; HBO did a segment on them)... All they have been through... I also gained respect for Barry Hunter for the man that he is... We need more positive male role models like him in our communities...
If you believe that the weight Brandon Rios put on after the weigh-in in comparison to Anthony Peterson's weight didn't make a difference, I have talked to many a boxer and trainer who believe otherwise.
That begs the question: why didn't Peterson put on a similar amount of weight after the weigh-in? Not to imply Rios did anything illegal but 17 pounds to four?
Rios was closer to a junior middleweight than a lightweight in the ring and I believe that makes a big difference.
Exhibit A is former world lightweight champion Joey Gamache, who almost died in a bout against Arturo Gatti, because Gatti weighed so much more after the weigh-in. He reportedly suffered brain damage after that contest.
Gary we all are touched by the petersons story and are all pullimg for them but you are in fact making excuses for them.
Anthony just got beat by the better man last night.There are alot of fighters in this country and they are not all like the opposition that anthony has faced in the past.This kid came to fight so please don't try to take away his glory that he has earned.
Fights like last night make you really appreaciate Chop Chop and his efforts as of late.
I do believe, and have said, that Peterson fought a terrible fight, the worst one of his career and he picked the wrong time to do so.
After talking to folks about the situation, most agree that the weight could have been a factor. But surely, Peterson did not follow Hunter's gameplan.
Anthony didnt put on that much weight because he is constantly in the gym like an amateur...he has to understand that he is a pro and he needs to get rest..he needs to have true camps and stop training 365 days a year..i honestly think he over trained for that reason!
Agreed that he didn't impress anybody with his performance but I really disagree with you in the fact that you say a DQ isn't better for Peterson then him being stopped when it comes time for him to get a title shot of somekind.A DQ is a hell of alot eiser to market than a KO loss.
Signed
Frenchy Fouqwa
from the land of brown underwear
i don't think that was the worst performance of Peterson's career, i think it was the gutsiest. sure, he coulda stayed on the outside and jabbed the shit outta Rios and made it boring, but instead he stood his ground and fought like a real warrior. i give him props, and i don't think the low-blows were intentional either. The Petersons ain't done by a long shot.
Ant checked in last night! He took the easy way . A lot of people lost respect for him last night. True champions fight until the end.
Mr Hunter told him after the first round, that Anthony sparred tougher people than Rios. With that being said, Barry changed the fight plan mentally in Anthony's head. making him stand there and challenge him. Besides trying to straighten the game plan back out by telling him about his jab. Mr Hunter done nothing but scream and holler at his fighter asking him what wrong and what he should do! Not cool!!!! There's more than one way to skin a cat!!! They've out grown Barry as a coach. If he truely loves them, let them move on to someone else who can really get the most of there talent! As far as the weight thing, Mr Barry (manager) should have set a catch weight. We all know about Gatti deal.
gatti bwasnt seen weighed in against gamache first off.....rios weighed in at the time he needed to and was seen he made the weight....anthony was just beat by a better fighter.....there always excuses
First, those people saying that the weight didn't make a difference are making me wonder about thier knowledge of boxing, of course it made a difference, but he didn't lose the fight because of it. And for the person saying Hunter told him he spar harder people and then telling him to box, is not mixed information, that was motivation to say that you can deal with this guy. Peterson should have boxed more, but I think Rios was able to make Peterson fight his fight. It's only one lost no need to change coaches Mr. Hunter is doing a great job. He has gotten both of his boxer's on the cuff's of winning a championship that's more than a lot of other trainers could say.
Significant weight different or no significant weight difference.... Peterson fought Rios' fight.... Even if they would have been the exact SAME weight, the exact SAME thing would happen because Peterson DID NOT listen to his corner....
Why is nobody saying anything about the repeated low blows Peterson landed??..... I have DVR and I counted 7..
What's to say about them he was disqualified for his infractions. I don't think that if they were the same weight that would have happened, Rios wouldn't have been that much stronger, I don't think he would have been as strong as Anthony. To me Anthony is a more skilled boxer, and he would have displayed his talent. Rios was no more than a come forward banger with no speed.
I think that Rios was on course for stopping Peterson in nine or 10 rounds when the fight ended on a barrage of low blows at the end of the seventh. I wouldn’t say that Peterson was hitting Rios low deliberately. It was more a case of a hurt, confused fighter simply letting fly with everything he had in a last-ditch effort to slow down his man by hurting him to the body, and I think that Peterson was simply blasting away with survival uppermost in his mind, and no regard for accuracy, at this desperate stage of the proceedings
Peterson’s combinations to the body were flashy but Rios was doing the damage, especially with the left hooks underneath and the right uppercuts through the middle. Rios was also putting shots together — and he was jabbing more effectively than I have seen him do in the past. I wrote “Fight’s over” in my notebook in the second round, and when Rios’s left hook dropped Peterson in the fifth round the only question was whether the increasingly battered-looking fighter from the nation’s capital would make it to the final bell. Rios had an unstoppable forward momentum — it was like a Panzer division against the Polish cavalry
Brandon had an amazing amateur record of 230-35. In 2004 Rios won the United States Amateur .
Only now have I just seen Brandon Rios completely take Peterson's heart away. Amazing images. The first round was fairly even, Rios looked like a fairly straight forward, come forward type bull-fighter, but then he really started showing us some great technique and an excellent chin. He was hurting Peterson with both hands; uppercuts, hooks, and even a strong jab had his opponent reeling. Peterson tried to get back to Boxing but Rios was too aware that this man could not hurt him.
Shame on Peterson for intentionally trying to get disqualified. He kept going back low every time, despite not coming close to doing so before being hurt, so I don't see any other explanation. He wanted out, and the referee obliged him in a less than honorable fashion. I thought this was a shame after having watched the pre-fight segment detailing the trials and tribulations he had to endure as a kid growing up. You would have thought those kind of conditions would have stood him good stead in a brutal, back and forth war like this.
Rios can go all the way. You better believe it. He didn't complain about the low blows, he just went low himself and I have no problem with that. He wasn't hurt with anything Peterson threw at him, and he closed the distance intelligently, and seemed to be minimizing the effect of Peterson's punches by tucking in his chin and keeping a high guard. Throws good combination's, and I loved his post-fight interview. A fight between him and Soto would be an absolute war. Ortiz would do well to ride with this kid, too.
Anthony is a very good fighter and honestly he may have over trained those guys work hard man everyday.Rios was strong but it was clear to me that anythony didnt have all is normal strength coming in.
Gary,
Regarding "Exhibit A" involving Gatti v. Gamache, there is some question as to whether Gatti even made weight as he was on and off the scale so fast.
I'm tired of yall crying about the weight.Tell Ant to move down a weight class if he's that small.Thats what we do,cut weight so u can weigh in small and fight big.This is nothing new.After the weigh in i'm always 10 pounds heavier just when i wake up,let alone the time of the fight probably 4 more pounds.It was a tough fight and he loss.Keep ur head up Ant.Yall funny tryna change the rules of boxing.None of yall fight or ever fought so pls shut up.
Ant only gained 4 pounds after the weigh in?Did he eat or just drink a glass of water?
The corner lost this fight.What a sorry job.they are not ready for this level .any time your fighter keeps getting hit with the same punch .the uppercut, and all you can say is your blowing it son.The peterson brothers need a manager and trainer Who can take them to the top .
You only gain 4 pounds after the weigh in in the amateurs.Cause you have to weigh in and fight again the next day.
peterson not being able to make adjustments was troubling, kinda puts his status in question, how can you get hit with uppercuts over and over again, rios has heavy hands, but not fast hands! oh well, at least dave holland will be gone soon.
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Brandon Rios. I loved everything about the performance of this lightweight in his disqualification win over Anthony Peterson, from the eagerness to fight through the low blows to the all-out aggression. I think his boxing skill and physical ability is being underestimated a bit, though. No, he's not actively fast, and the amount he got hit in the 1st round before Peterson began to fall apart leads me to believe he's not as good defensively as I thought. But he's not in the class of brawling, pressure-fighting, iron-chinned Mexicans like Alfredo Angulo or Antonio Margarito in those regards. He's faster than both, especially in his feet, and he's better defensively than both of them. I'd pick a fast, slick boxer over Angulo and Margarito almost every time. I think Rios will struggle with that archetype, too, but I'd give him a far, far better chance.
good fight.. peterson had an off night. he looked tired mentally, but come fight time, you step in the ring you are letting the world know you're ready. the game plan was great, but wasn't followed. after some rest, he will have to climb back and prove himself. he had to be discouraged because he hit this kid with some great shots !! they guy didn't budge..like my old trainer, mr. hinton used to tell me. stick to what you know.. peterson could have outboxed the soxs off this guy.
First thing first, I like to congratulate Anthony for making as far as he made it without a lose. Far as the weight, some train & sacrifice to their advantage. What I mean by that is, they would fight low & to be stronger. That’s a plus and a minus; it can make you strong and or weak. Too much wt. lose will effect you through dehydration. Fighting close to your wt. class can cause you to be lazy in training to. (This is not a catch all for everyone, just through my experience.) Like again I say, this is through my Experience. We need to teach our kids about nutrition, vital important. That’s what make your tick goes tock. It’s not just about training the body physically, but nutritionally as well. Food is our fuel, wrong petro got to take the metro. High octane of (food) fuel, physical & psychological studies will equal “CHAMP” in the making. We as a people in the metropolitan area need to help out each other. In order for you to Live, you must Give. In order for you Give, you must live. Stay Positive.
I've NEVER seen Peterson fight any different so people who keep saying he coulda boxed differently really confuse me.
Even if Peterson COULD fight differently (it says HERE that he can't), how about giving his opponent some credit. His pressure took Peterson out of his comfort zone and he beat dat ass. These aren't the typical punching bags that the Peterson boys usually face. These guys hit back. Case closed.
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