Guillermo Rigondeaux

Those are good points, but at the same time Rigo has incredible athletic abilities that should be able to bail him out against those opponents who are tough for him. In hindsight maybe leaving freddie roach was indeed a bad decision. Ill say this: he obviously has potential. anyone with his kind of amateur qualifications and physical prowess does. I could be wrong about this, but I sense an arrogance in his style. as in his style is already perfect, and theres no reason for him to change it. that he can get away with simply being faster. I dont think he will ever capitalize on his potential. itll just be a great amateur that simply passed through the professionals.

all he needs to do is be more aggressive. That's it. Literally. Doesn't need to fix anything, just simply throw more punches. That's a state of mind. Something he needs to do himself. whether or not he will do that who knows. you may be right as I'm sure it's hard to unlearn something he's been taught for so long but others have done it. you cant really force yourself to throw more punches if youve never done it before. a lot of the time you watch fights and see a guy landing at will and think 'why doesnt he just throw more?!', but in reality if he was throwing more not only would he not be landing at such a high percentage, but hed also be getting hit more. I saw it in Rigondeux's second or something fight against a bum, he simply didnt know how to fight offensively...his whole game was countering. He may be very good at that, but a quality fighter that understands that and has the tools to either force him to lead or smother him in close would essentially take him to school. I have an odd feeling he will never end up being tested however, and just feast on bums for weak title defenses until he feels like retiring.

all he needs to do is be more aggressive. That's it. Literally. Doesn't need to fix anything, just simply throw more punches. That's a state of mind. Something he needs to do himself. whether or not he will do that who knows. you may be right as I'm sure it's hard to unlearn something he's been taught for so long but others have done it. yep, he had that guy hurt, then he let his opponent off the hook cause he got hit...

That fight was between 2 very slick fighters It may have been boring but Rigo def won He's fighting in March

Guess I know what I'm not doing next month... He's on the same card as 2 of my favourite prospects, I'll definitely be watching it :), will probably try and get tickets.

I'm still a fan of Rigondeaux even though everyone jumped ship because of his lackluster performance last time out, but dude had only 6 pro fights. It's hard to shake that amateur style after doing it for so long. He just really needs to be more offensive and he'll be solid. he doesnt have that kind of time, hes already old for his weight class. And if he continues facing weak opposition, hes simply going to fade away without doing anything in the sport. Which is what Ive always predicted since I saw his second or third professional fight. Gamboa is already more accomplished than Rigondeux will ever reach as professional, imo

I'm still a fan of Rigondeaux even though everyone jumped ship because of his lackluster performance last time out, but dude had only 6 pro fights. It's hard to shake that amateur style after doing it for so long. He just really needs to be more offensive and he'll be solid. I'm with you here.

he cant afford to run around the ring again but he probably willl

he cant afford to run around the ring again

his last fight was boring. i hope he improves his game.:boxing:

I'm still a fan of Rigondeaux even though everyone jumped ship because of his lackluster performance last time out, but dude had only 6 pro fights. It's hard to shake that amateur style after doing it for so long. He just really needs to be more offensive and he'll be solid. Yeah, he really needs to change it and change it fast though. That was disgraceful that fight. I have absolutely no interest in seeing him again until he actually fights.

rigondo lost a lot of stock running like he did in his last fight. I dunno if he'll show up on HBO or Showtime any time soon unless they are bringing him in as an opponent, but still as an opponent he won't be easy to look good against.

Guess I know what I'm not doing next month...

vs Willie Casey in Dublin, Ireland.

Fighting Willie Casey in Ireland next month

He's fighting again in March.

I wouldn't buy another Rigondeaux fight if I was a network exec. That fight was worse than the Super Bowl Halftime Show.