Garcia vs Rios FULL FIGHT: February 17, 2018 - PBC on Showtime

(February 17, 2018) Danny Garcia delivers early candidate for 2018 Knockout of the Year-stopping Brandon Rios via ninth-round TKO.
Former two-division world champion Danny Garcia returned with a vengeance, knocking out Brandon Rios in a WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator in the main event on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Returning for the first time since dropping a close split-decision to Keith Thurman in a welterweight world championship unification fight in March of 2017, Garcia reminded fans of his position amongst boxing's elite at 147 pounds with an early candidate for 2018 Knockout of the Year.
Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) did his best work in the center of the ring, where he was able to box at a distance and fend off Rios' furious pace. Rios, who returned in 2017 from a brief retirement, was most effective against the ropes where he gave Garcia trouble with his constant pressure and his favorite weapon - a wide overhand right.
In the ninth round with the fight where Garcia wanted it - in the center of the ring - the Philadelphia native landed a huge counter right to the chin that sent Rios flat on his back. Rios beat the count, but was clearly wobbly on his feet, forcing referee Kenny Bayless to halt the contest at 2:25 of the ninth. "I felt the ring rust a little bit in the beginning," said Garcia, who recorded the 20th knockout of his career. "He's a good inside fighter and he was giving me some good uppercuts. I felt good, it was a good nine rounds. He came to fight. I came to box, I did that. I came to bang, and I gave the fans what they wanted - a knockout.
"I just noticed when I was getting my punches off he was standing right in front of me and I just let it go. As soon as I got the fight in the middle of the ring where I wanted I landed good shots. I was just letting my hands go and the punch landed."
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[@brandnew9834]

These guys commentating are the most honest commentators. No politics with them.

[@ricardobjj24]

Those wars with Alvarado really took a lot out of Rios, he's one of the toughest fighters out there I always love watching him fight

[@KuyaPixels23]

Rios’ used to have a solid ass chin, i think he was still banking on that granite chin and tried to eat that hook shot from garcia and didn’t realize he doesn’t have it anymore

[@boxing4life410]

Nah it just when he got to 147 his power didn’t carry him anymore rios was just a banger one of the most flat footed boxers ever

[@boxingdialogue4676]

Discipline was his biggest problem, he would gain too much weight and goof around too much during training.

[@boxing4life410]

@@boxingdialogue4676 true that but he was lacking mad boxing skills

[@777tillinfinity]

No doubt. This the fight that Danny made me feel like my coming out being Jewish was the time and never looked back.

[@johnsuggs8810]

Rios was doing an exceptionally great job blocking Garcia’s punches with his head.

[@noelhuerta8309]

Yessir

[@lourdessantos5809]

A7. ...

[@russelfulgencio8349]

:D

[@ycee8629]

stop doing that to people that gave their all into the hurt business its not fun to hear its u are hurting the guy

[@jesusmariano6732]

@@noelhuerta8309 jjiììiììiìi8ìi

[@user-et4do4jm1q]

Danny is so fun to watch when hes actually letting his hands go

[@xxjer23xx91]

yes, same thing happens with adrien broner

[@mr12aT]

I really enjoy watching Danny fight. He should be proud of his achievements.

[@derocdero]

Danny looked like he was simply sparring as if he was in there teaching rather than actually fighting. But boy when he lets his hands go with intention, they're hard with pin-point accuracy.

[@joelvidal5935]

Amazing face blocker and smiler. Rios smile even he is down. Amazing boxer of all time

[@mx_nana_banana]

I think rios saw god for a solid second at the end there.

[@allenruben765]

Good shit Danny G you did that

[@rojai9673]

Danny at 140 was a problem, when he moved up he got comfortable and it showed in All of his big fights at 147

[@kingladelldonaldson3728]

That’s his limit.

[@forfoxacheman]

His power didn’t really carry up to 147 imo.

[@quentincassell840]

Just not a natural 147 guy

[@brandnew9834]

But to be honest look at who he lost to. 3 probable future Hall of Famers. Thurman, Porter, and Spence. Those aren’t bad losses. He two of them were very close.

[@conflicto7575]

@@brandnew9834 true to me danny beat porter and draw with thurman the only guy beat danny clearly was spence

[@friedapartlow]

GREAT FIGHT GARCIA

[@juliomartinez6651]

Nice work Danny,just wish your corner could lay out which tactical moves is expected to win this fight, otherwise great fight... Danny Garcia mi Boricua 🇵🇷

[@Rico-Suave]

Rewatching this Rios had a really good jab. He was catching Danny a lot more than I had remembered.

[@Rico-Suave]

@Dancing Diva I'm a Danny Garcia fan. He's my favorite boxer. I'm not dissing Danny just making an observation & yes he got k.o.'d in highlight worthy fashion.

[@tharaskol5058]

@Dancing Diva Lol at you

[@AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis]

Rios better work those back muscles (trapz and late) and obliques. prolly one of the reasons why his punches lack sting

[@Rico-Suave]

@@AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis Well Rios is done at a championship level. Hopefully he saved enough & can enjoy life without having to take anymore trauma to the head.

[@o1h823]

I actually thought he should've used his jab way more it looked like he was on a punching bag

[@thedhive6512]

Garcia moved up to 147 and found out its a different game lol Rios gets credit for going 12 with Pac but they both need to go back to 140 or become gatekeepers.

[@brandnew9834]

Danny can’t make 140 anymore. These guys are in their 30’s now. That 140 ship has sailed lol.

[@neal6473]

@@brandnew9834 That's right.

[@josephmills619]

How is Danny a gatekeeper ,he got beat by Spence other fights close

[@paulineatpaulangeloromero9948]

Rios is the mos flat fotid boxer off all time

[@alexmacias1515]

No cave duda q el boxeo es un deporte en decadencia un campeon sin tecnica Ni revursos boxisticos ofencivos y defensive un rival mas poderoso ya lo ubiese noqueado en Los primeros asaltos

[@lhumbertogomez5180]

Why the hell is Rios going forward/chasing him the entire fight, like if he’s a bad ass 😂lmfao he basically beat his own ass up going forward

[@SuperPulseadasArmwrestling]

He loved Danny and Danny putted him in the friendzone 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@boxingdialogue4676]

Are you new to boxing? That was his style, he was a pressure fighter.

[@lhumbertogomez5180]

@@boxingdialogue4676 who told him he was a pressure fighter hahaha

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@boxingdialogue4676 he was a punching bag, if alvarado wasn't dumb af he could've beaten rios and put him in the nether the 1st fight. good thing pac made him a clown by beating him up with rios' saying that he had the "best training and condition ever" in his career pre-fight

[@josephmills619]

Thts his style he doesn't change,just loves the war.

[@thedhive6512]

I can't decide who is the worse cornerman Joel Diaz or Angel Garcia lol

[@josephmills619]

Angel is a boss

[@FreddyPrieto94]

Joel Diaz? he does great work, i especially liked how he trained Tim Bradley vs Ruslan Provodnikov

[@bennyvera321]

teofimo López se and angel garcia are the two worse trainers. danny would be a much better fighter if he would drop his dad. teofimo and angel both talk a lot of shit.. I hate them both although I am a fan of their. sons.

[@WillieJoyce.]

Rios was doing very well in parts of the fight. If he had been more dedicated to his diet I believe he could have done alot more.

[@davidravenscroft1641]

Holy shit..Rios soul went night night for a second then...what a right hand!.

[@DanielMartinez-ih3hq]

Say what you want about Rios but his heart and determination were one of the best. Never quit, always got up. Too tough for his own good. He should of retired a lot sooner. His last 4/5 fights were tough to watch.

[@dannymontiel9395]

Look at Brandon’s wife reaction.On the knockout replay. She not the one. 😂

[@fongbrandon]

This is the only time I've seen Rios like this. He was never the best boxer, but his heart and his chin got him through some wars.

[@PremierBoxingChampions]

Facts.

[@bender4769]

LOL@@PremierBoxingChampions

[@lhumbertogomez5180]

Really? I saw him like this his entire “career”

[@fongbrandon]

@@lhumbertogomez5180 I was talking about the way he was KO'd. He was only hurt once vs Alvarado, then stopped by body shots vs Bradley. But never knocked out or even downed by a single shot

[@lhumbertogomez5180]

@@fongbrandon true on that 👍🏼

[@joevalentin2450]

Danny Garcia is a complete fighter. He is also calm and collected with excellent hand speed, much less good looking. Fighters like him should pay better than Mayweather.

[@saulcarrasco6279]

It's hard to believe this is the same Rios who fought some of the best boxers in the business, this guy looks like an amateur

[@jojo-pk9jt]

My crush danny garcia😍

[@jeffreymaldonado3608]

Brandon Rios!!! 👍

[@manuelencalada3476]

En el mes de mi cumpleaños,estoy constatando que se ha llevado a efecto está Pelea.

[@MrDumdumkilla]

Danny does good when she runs 😂

[@user-ik9sk7ch6y]

Omg like a chicken with its neck cut 😮😧😱🤪

[@ivylovesstrawberry]

Danny is one of my favorite fighter aside from pacman. This guy means business, Very calm, heavy puncher and one of the most accurate aside from money.

[@feriwahyudi_9227]

Awesome

[@josephmills619]

It's a tragedy ruslan Vs Brandon didn't happen,we might say Rio's lacks technical ability,but dam he comes to fight,respect to Rio's cause he gives so much ,with his style,hope his health is o.k in future

[@melanitex1089]

Beautiful shot by Danny

[@nickmad887]

good fight

[@cogreg1232]

woow mantap sekali pukulan" lawan menjadi KO, seru nontonya keren mantaaaap

[@jikinjamrin1369]

Solid punch

[@showtime3314]

Brandon Rios was fun to watch but after that Pacquiao fight he was never the same, took too many punishment

[@brandnew9834]

It was mean to serve him up to Manny.

[@streetsdisciple1138]

@@brandnew9834 The money served him up to manny and he went with it 🤷🏾‍♂

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Danny is a great fighter and totally under rated

[@bender4769]

When they annouce Rios and he's walking back and fourth with his glove to his mouth. That dude in the red comes out of nowhere!! Creepy af.

[@carlospando6224]

Jose be Video where are wanna see u fight

[@michaelj2681]

Danny could of been so much better with a better trainer he done very well

[@ItsUzele]

I been saying if he moved on from his dad he would have been a beast, not that he wasn’t !

[@acedacleanshot4229]

Rios got over confident with his durability and dropped his guard, thinking it was just another punch

[@Juan-lv6kg]

When Rios were hit to the face or head, he smiled like a clown 😂

[@MULTIMEDIAKING94]

Rios got a damm iron chin taking some of those punches Jesus

[@nrcg2317]

Took a badass whipping!!!

[@joey_ricciardi117]

I feel like Danny lost his speed these days. He never threw alot but here you can see his punches are Swift..

[@IWanderedAsACloud]

Well, he has passed the 30 mark. Unfortunately, people get older.

[@carlospando6224]

Shout out to David benavedez your the baddest in boxing history la loves u crypto boys

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Danny Garcia needs to drop his love for the ropes. He spends way too much time against them.

[@tengkalpendatun9765]

A good round for garcia

[@billharris801]

Good fight better instructions from corner

[@josephmills-mw2hs]

They didn't need to

[@miguelsalami]

Now I think it's time we see Angel Garcia & Ruben Guerrero go toe to toe for Big Drama Show.

[@tengkalpendatun9765]

Another good round for garcia

[@jay_account]

Brandon Rios way of fighting is really dangerous he can get a really serious damage if he still doing the same style for long time

[@josephmills-mw2hs]

It sucks we didnt get rios vs ruslan providnikov

[@boxing4life410]

That was a beautiful shot more of rios being a throwing a lazy jab Brandon and Robert always called Danny a bum years before this when Brandon was on top

[@brusk3978]

Kenny try to not stop it... One of the top 3 referees from this era

[@brandnew9834]

Yeah, but Rios needed some saving. He’s a real tough guy, maybe a little too tough for his own good. I didn’t like the way he fell when he got dropped.

[@joseph1145]

Folded that bum like laundry. 😂

[@DeeOne88]

Brandon "punching bag" Rios

[@nrcg2317]

Took a licking and kept on taking more lickings!!! Hahahahahahaha

[@abraxas2270]

very good that the best tko

[@aureliobaltazar6043]

It's obvious that you fav garcia

[@rbjarapa5001]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha so poor brandon hahahahaha

[@rigged5984]

One of my favorite knockouts, a “putaso” lol

[@blissfulhumanoid9536]

I love the sport of boxing. But, nothing frustrates me more than any fighter who allows himself to be hit.

[@ramondelosreyes4978]

Di man lng napabagsak ni Manny si Rios . Malakas din pala si Danny G.

[@marichurefil872]

Magandang timing lang naman kasi yan, yong suntok na hindi mo akalain na tatama, At galing sa talo si pacquiao mula kay marquez, nong laban nila ni rios, kaya maingat.

[@ac1888]

That was a Ken and Ryu haduki punch.

[@Cloudy-ec9rk]

His one of running with manny ..

[@edmarcolita9352]

That's the curse of bullying some opponents, like pacquiao bullied by Rios..Thurman bullied pacquiao! Now, do they won the fight?

[@sarabeck9108]

Rios is literally a heavy bag with eye balls and legs his hole career hes blocked every punch thrown at him with his face its crazy 😂😂😂

[@germanrivera4581]

Que marronazo, mi hermano!

[@ilispeed3974]

brandon rios is nothing but a punching bag in the ring ..

[@livefreevinnie]

Damn, I thought Rios has a chin. He fights like he has a rock as a chin. Lol

[@godalmightyismysavior197]

He does but everyone in the welter weight says Danny Garcia hits one of the hardest

[@joey_ricciardi117]

@@godalmightyismysavior197 and Danny got a chin too!

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

O que faz um descuido instantâneo em uma luta, né?! Completamente desguarnecido... tomou um direto bem encaixado. Parabéns ao Garcia... lutou muito bem!!!

[@GOSUmartialarts]

His only loss: if you ignore the Mauricio Herrera and Lamont Peterson fights...

[@AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis]

Rios gotta evolve if he doesn't want to be forgotten. he gets punishment and moves forward to get more. He has an under-developed lat dorsi and obliques suggesting he lacks some "ooomph" with those punches.

[@IWanderedAsACloud]

Dude, you can't tell someone's punching power from their physique. You just either have it or you don't.

[@AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis]

@@IWanderedAsACloud that was me a year ago and Andy Ruiz and Tyson Fury has proven me wrong.

[@josephmills-mw2hs]

I know his technique looked terrible in this,I like Rio's so I dnt wanna hate

[@tomquinn607]

Rios always comes to fight with attitude. Crowd pleaser and the people love him. Danny Garcia will be a HOF boxer and his talent and skill overpowered Rios' heart. Great fight.

[@xhiefduke7885]

It’s like rios punching in slow motion

[@kibojerakulwazi2579]

Good

[@AnthonyStoneWilliams]

Danny Garcia lacks the killer instinct it takes to be a top champion. He's too timid! 💯

[@brandnew9834]

I’ll say that he’s a real cautious fighter. He doesn’t like taking chances. Still he is hard to beat for anyone with the possible exception of Errol Spence. He’s not light work for anyone. I could totally see him beating Manny Pacquiao if they fought.

[@bingload]

timid? bro, he stays in the pocket and exchanges. He's just not an asshole in the interviews like the guys that get more views. He's a multi-weight world champion already....

[@shishik123]

Че это было? Школа бокса с интересными финалом?

[@CarlosCastillo-cp5fi]

Y eso que Dany nunca soltó las manos si no desde el primer round lo noquea.. pelea falsa...

[@jasonayala9514]

Rios sucks

[@ciadernos]

Pensaba terminar de ver el video pero que va ese Brando es un bulto q monotonía su forma de boxiar

[@gunsworktransformallrust5783]

Scripted since from the beginning 🤣🤣

[@derocdero]

Danny knocks dudes out with just arm punches!

[@joey_ricciardi117]

I will ssy this tho...Every time Danny lose he comes back and fight a solid fighter and DESTROYS them. Tough losses for Danny but he belongs at the top with the best.

[@guevara1265]

Se impuso el boxeo inteligente

[@lenardparilla9926]

He see many angel singing his soul🤣🤣were is the power of your mouth lol too much talk dirty to opponent 🤣

[@frankmolina6910]

RIOS HEAD simulate a punching bag... IT WAS LIKE HITTING A SACK OF POTATO..🤠

[@fernandozambrano8305]

Le dio dónde era

[@urgenlatsu9169]

what a knockout hahaha

[@The_Beta_Male_Police]

One punch

[@edgarangus7077]

Rios is the kind that keep on advancing - punching but could not hit the target.😁😁😁 He was easily became an easy target during his bout with Pacman...which he cried eventually.

[@nraughmoobtaxi1994]

No no Rios still keep going for the fight

[@william.ecruzsoto2488]

fue bien parado la pelea.... Rios estaba mal....

[@rossthomas945]

38:02 was the beginning of the end he hid it good but Brandon was wobbled then

[@rodolfodelosreyes6314]

Rios saw many Stars, 🤣🤣🤣

[@enriquecopello7501]

Ríos me parece como un poco masoquista; cada vez que lo conectan duro, se ríe, como si le agradaran los golpes. Además, desde mi punto de vista, como boxeador, no le llega a Danny ni por los tobillos. En una palabra, es un bulto. Debes continuar superándote mucho y, al mismo tiempo, levantar la autoestima.

[@swaematrixmedia6894]

Amazing fight. Danny with the clean punches 🥊 and quick offsets. Knockout was the cherry 🍒 on top 🎖Rios went to sleep 😴 for a few seconds 🤪

[@rikiapit4149]

great referee! salute to kenny bayles..

[@mokless2750]

I don't know why a boxer like rios would take right punches like that 😕

[@robensantiago3212]

Smile more

[@eddieg.9577]

seems Garcia was just controlling his strength, waiting for the right moment,