I was very disappointed by Ramos in this fight, I though he had more than what he showed
he showed all the mannerisms of somebody who is mentally soft.
physically it looks like the talent is there, but he was behaving like he wasn't hard enough to be a world class boxer.
some of the credit for that should go to rigondeaux, who is a total monster, and about as confident as any fighter you'll see.
congrats to rigondeaux for a solid win
those who are jumping the gun and saying he can beat donaire were caught up in the moment, though
lets be real here.
he dominated and looked spectacular against a guy who not only didnt show up to throw many punches. and he couldnt deal a world class operator's offense
rigo nine fights
a few fights ago he was horribly inconsistent against ricardo cordoba, who is clearly lightyears beyond ramos.
he's an amazing boxer, certainly, but what he's shown is nothing to suggest that he's ready for a top five p4p quantity with an offense like donaire's
the pace that rigo would push on his best night is the exact wrong fight against donaire
you dont want to let donaire study you and get a look at you all night. eventually he'll make you pay for it when you open up
rigo is in a rough spot
his age will obviously force the issue. they're going to have to try and get him big fights before he commands them
and with his skills and style (unless he's beating somebody's ass he's usually getting boo'ed,) i dont think you'll see anybody jumping to get in the ring with the guy
I don't think so. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Cotto had Pedro Diaz. Same trainer as Odlanier Solis.
That's off the top of my head. Someone bash me if I'm wrong on that.
Ismael Salas was Gamboa's trainer for the most part.
Yes and yes.
is Rigondeaux's trainer the same trainer that Cotto had during the Margarito fight?
I don't think so. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Cotto had Pedro Diaz. Same trainer as Odlanier Solis.
That's off the top of my head. Someone bash me if I'm wrong on that.
Ismael Salas was Gamboa's trainer for the most part.
Man, Rigo really loads up on those left hands when he has his opponent in trouble, maybe a little too much too often. Guillermo's power is quite underrated. A lot of people are misled by his usually unaggressive counter-punching style. When "The Jackal" cuts loose, he's ferocious.
I like the job Salas, Rigo's trainer, was doing between rounds. As I suspected, Ismael's chemistry with Guillermo is far more desirable to Ronnie Shields's connection with Rigo.
What do you guys think about Tarver as a commentator? I like him.