Is Rigondeaux the best Cuban boxer ever?

He is great but I don't think he has passed Jose Napoles yet. Napoles was really a natural lightweight put when no lightweight champ would fight him he won the welterweight title and held it for many years. Then he was stopped in six by none other than middleweight ATG Carlos Monzon. "Mantequilla" was awesome. If Monzon hadn't been around, he might've ascended to the middleweight crown. Even so, I'm not sure Napoles is the greatest Cuban pro of all time. I've always thought it was between Chocolate and Gavilan. It's certainly all debatable. And, speaking of debates, Rigo has a long way to go before he's mentioned in the same breath as those legends.

Dude has fought one tough opponent and people make him out to be this great fighter. He is good but he still has a long way to prove it. I mean he has been dropped by lesser fighter and looked like sht in the cordova fight.

In terms of skills, he's probably the best technical boxer ever. The dude is straight out of a boxing textbook and then some. If he came in a bigger package he could probably be an ATG HOF, but low weight class + boring style = little to no recognition. I'm a huge Rigo fan but this is completely overrating him.

He is great but I don't think he has passed Jose Napoles yet. Napoles was really a natural lightweight put when no lightweight champ would fight him he won the welterweight title and held it for many years.

In terms of skills, he's probably the best technical boxer ever. The dude is straight out of a boxing textbook and then some. If he came in a bigger package he could probably be an ATG HOF, but low weight class + boring style = little to no recognition.

Btw, I'm not talking strictly pro, but combining his amateur + pro together. If you combine both it gets a bit more complex. By mixing amateur and pro feats there is a case for Casamayor and Rigondeaux. However accomplishments in the pro rankings, globally and historically have a much more significant influence on legacy. That's why with Casamayor, as it pertains to professional boxing, does not surpass the likes of Napoles, Kid Chocolate and Gavilan. Combine both sides and you have a potential argument.

Yes. In my opinion he is the best ever.

He was widely regard as the best amateur of all time in Cuba, had he still been fighting in Cuba, he would quite possibly have 4 gold medals right now. Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan was quite weak, and Luke Campbell wouldn't have stood a chance against Rigo. So many problems with that. Where do you even start?

He was widely regard as the best amateur of all time in Cuba, had he still been fighting in Cuba, he would quite possibly have 4 gold medals right now. Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan was quite weak, and Luke Campbell wouldn't have stood a chance against Rigo.

He has a long way to go before he passes Kid Chocolate, Jose Napoles, and Kid Gavilan....Amatuer idk...Cuba has such a rich amatuer history, Teofilo Stevenson, Felix Savon, Kid Chocolate was undefeated in the ams I believe, he is one his way but not even close I believe as an amateur Kid Chocolates record was fabricated. Wise of the amatuers there is a good argument, wise of pros not close

Btw, I'm not talking strictly pro, but combining his amateur + pro together. Still Kid Chocolate.... Are record of 150+ fights. Chocolate was the inspiration to most if not all Cuban boxers

He has a long way to go before he passes Kid Chocolate, Jose Napoles, and Kid Gavilan....Amatuer idk...Cuba has such a rich amatuer history, Teofilo Stevenson, Felix Savon, Kid Chocolate was undefeated in the ams I believe, he is one his way but not even close

Arguably in the ams, but absolutely not in the pros. He's got a long way to go to beat other Cubans there....Casamayor as a recent example.

Btw, I'm not talking strictly pro, but combining his amateur + pro together.

Kid Chocolate.... I don't think Rigo will have a very long career and unless he does some more tremendous fights with big opponents, he won't come close.

he has clearly made a statement so far. Amateur perhaps, but not in the pros.