Framptons manager doesn't think Rigo brings anything to the table financially, but how many fighters in that weight class have a bigger name than him? I mean he only has the WBO (Super), WBA (Super), Ring belts and all. He's headlined two HBO events. Ranked no.1 by Ring Magazine. But he brings nothing to the table, so who are the other 5 that bring more to the table?
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Framptons manager doesn't think Rigo brings anything to the table financially, but how many fighters in that weight class have a bigger name than him? I mean he only has the WBO (Super), WBA (Super), Ring belts and all. He's headlined two HBO events. Ranked no.1 by Ring Magazine. But he brings nothing to the table, so who are the other 5 that bring more to the table?
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It's not just Framptons manager that thinks this. Even Rigo's own promoter admitted this.
It is very simple, if Frampton were to beat Rigo, he would not only hold many belts, he would be considered the best in his division, a potential PFP fighter, and he could go on to make even MORE money against the likes of Quigg, Santa Cruz, etc, etc, etc, etc. So how is fighting Rigo a bad money fight if it escalates him to even greater heights and way more money?? In sales they call that a loss leader which is considered a solid business move. The answer is simple, team Frampton knows he would lose, and all of the accolades mentioned above would go down the drain because he and his team knows he cannot solve Rigo's style.
Bigger names in terms of drawing power? If so I only see 2 possibly 3. Scott Quigg in the UK, Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares(since he responded to Carl and said he is willing to drop in weight to fight him). Other than that you'd be hard pressed to find anyone else close to Rigo's stature in that regard.
That talk is purely, "we need to get severely overpaid for the ass kicking" talk.
Rigo brings plenty enough hype and money to get in the ring with, he just doesn't bring enough money to lose your belt to.