Mile High Mike Is Gasping For Air

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http://8countnews.com/images/alvarado.jpgAfter suffering his third consecutive loss last night, it is time for “Mile High” Mike Alvarado to go back to the drawing board. Alvarado’s third bout with Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios was over before it started and after the third round, referee Jay Nady stopped the fight at the request of the fight doctor. Alvarado who hails from Denver fought Rios last night in his backyard of Broomfield, Colorado and the sellout crowd at the 1stBank Center turned on their native son after his poor showing.

The third fight between Rios and Alvarado was expected to be a brawl like the first two were. But only Rios came to Broomfield last night prepared to rumble. Rumors were circling at ringside last night the Alvarado had only trained for two weeks for this fight. Alvarado’s trainer Shann Vilhauer urged him to leave Colorado in order to concentrate on training for the fight, but the pugilist refused as distractions are all around him right now.

Alvarado was arrested earlier this month in Denver on a felony warrant and suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon. Alvarado is also scheduled to get married in March. In his post-fight interview with HBO’s Jim Lampley last night, Alvarado attempted to drown out the chorus of boos that were being thrust upon him by the irate Colorado boxing fans and he admitted that he wasn’t prepared.

Boxing has and will always be a hungry man’s sport. Former Middleweight Champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler famously said that “it’s hard to get up and go do roadwork when you’re wearing silk pajamas”. Rios was the hungrier fighter last night as he picked Alvarado apart as if he were only a mere sparring partner.

Alvardo has not displayed that hunger since he defeated Rios in March 2013 when they had a good old-fashioned slugfest. Alvarado fought Ruslan Provodnikov in Bloomfield on October 2013 and he was unable to answer the bell for the 11th round. Alvarado lost to Juan Manuel Marquez last May and after giving away the first six rounds, he woke up in the second half of the bout to make it interesting, but he still lost by unanimous decision.

After being humiliated last night, Alvarado claimed that he wants to refocus and train harder, but at 34-years of age the sands of time could be running out on him. HBO executives and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum could not have been thrilled with Alvarado’s showing last night as they had been hyping this showdown for months. But instead they were treated to a fight out of the mold of Evander Holyfield destroying James “Buster” Douglas many moons ago. Rios’ career will undoubtedly shoot up as Arum and HBO believe that he is someone that can make money for them in the near future. This embarrassing loss for Alvarado will set him back dearly; to the point that he may never recover. Aside from trying to climb back up the boxing ladder, Alvarado is looking to avoid being put behind the iron bars in the big house which is a bigger fight than any that he could ever physically train for. But last night was a clear example of what happens when you fail to prepare for a big exam and try to cram at the last minute: you get destroyed and cannot answer the bell for the fourth round.

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By | 2015-01-25T22:50:36+00:00 January 25th, 2015|Categories: Boxing|Tags: , |0 Comments

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