Wlad has a high ko percentage too and he's boring as ****
The kos are nice but everything up to that point with Rigo is like watching the 6th rd of Lara canelo.
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Come on Joe no way you can compare Rigo with Wlad. Wlad is the king of clinches and relies on leaning on his opponents to get them tired enough to wilt lol
Rigo on the other hand lands vicious body shots and quick accurate punches to KO his foe and so doesn't need to hug
So ...Rigo is a boxing legend ? Amateurs are one thing but he outboxes Donaire who was the man in his division , beats Mtagwa in a boring fight and literally cheap shots his last opponent for the k.o . IMHO his resume still needs work before u go label the dude a legend .
Rigo never fought Mtagwa, you meant Agbeko. The man is a Legend nobody from 118 to 130 will beat him.
That's exactly right except these casuals fail to realize its because of the lack of competition so they just blame Rigo cause they sadly don't know any better. Rigo is simply too skilled for his own good.
you would think Golovkin would of been able to sympathize with Rigo's situation since none of the MW champs want to face Golovkin :lol1:
That said, Rigo is entertaining. Highly skilled and packs a punch.
It's 2014. Ppl r still playing the troll game? Or you r just a D.A.C.
Either way rigo is one of the top fighters in the sport. LSC and Mares should be jumping at the opportunity to fight a boxing legend. But somehow they get a pass for blatantly ducking one of the guys in the sport? Guess no one should be surprised since ODLH made millions doing the same exact thing.
So ...Rigo is a boxing legend ? Amateurs are one thing but he outboxes Donaire who was the man in his division , beats Mtagwa in a boring fight and literally cheap shots his last opponent for the k.o . IMHO his resume still needs work before u go label the dude a legend .
Leo's sloppy agressive style will leave him open for counters all night long.
If they fight LSC's workrate will drop dramatically. Rigo packs a punch for his weight class as well
He will get hit no doubt, and if getting hit deters him he has no hope.
Sometimes sloppy and aggressive works against polish as long as the sloppy guy has the proper determination.
Santa Cruz could certainly lose and would be the deserved dog but I haven't seen Rigondeaux fight anyone like Santa Cruz to be making the statements you are making~
This guy is always the first to post whenever Rigo is mentioned and he post the same exact thing :( Rigo has a 75% KO ratio but he's boring??
Papo get a life
Wlad has a high ko percentage too and he's boring as ****
The kos are nice but everything up to that point with Rigo is like watching the 6th rd of Lara canelo.
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I think Santa Cruz presents a lot more problems for Rigondeaux than Donaire would even if Donaire is a much better fighter overall.
Santa Cruz's aggressive style will be better served against Rigondeaux than Donaire's boxer puncher style. I am almost certain.
Or is Rigondeaux invincible now in the eyes of most people? Have we even seen him really tested yet? Donaire was a good fighter but that fight was going all his way, what happens if he gets put in an iffy spot what moves does he have then?
Leo's sloppy agressive style will leave him open for counters all night long.
If they fight LSC's workrate will drop dramatically. Rigo packs a punch for his weight class as well
I think Santa Cruz presents a lot more problems for Rigondeaux than Donaire would even if Donaire is a much better fighter overall.
Santa Cruz's aggressive style will be better served against Rigondeaux than Donaire's boxer puncher style. I am almost certain.
Or is Rigondeaux invincible now in the eyes of most people? Have we even seen him really tested yet? Donaire was a good fighter but that fight was going all his way, what happens if he gets put in an iffy spot what moves does he have then?
True, and the thing I love about Rigo is he doesn't resort to excessive clinching like many of the good defensive fighters today (Wlad, Hopkins, Ward, and sometimes Mayweather). It's all fluid footwork, slipping, blocking and powerful counters with this guy.
This is what I enjoy about Rigo too... he fights so clean... His style is a great example of pure effective boxing, without needing to resort to any petty cheap tricks in order to be supremely dominant... Guys don't want to engage Rigo because he packs so much power... Guys are at a loss when they fight him because they feel they can't do anything... if they try to bully him or "fight" him, they get countered by hard shots... So the "action" lessens and the audience feels like nothing is happening...even if the offense of a really good fighter is brilliantly neutralized by a great fighter.
P4P, I think Rigo has more power than Floyd... and that rushing tactic that Maidana used in the first fight... would not work with Rigo.
Lomachenko is another fighter that fights extremely clean.
Yeah, I find LSC's style tedious. Or at least his fights are. It's very one-paced and against guys who aren't that good.
Rigo, on the other hand, is compelling to watch. Unlike a lot of other slick fighters, he throws punches with bad intentions.
True, and the thing I love about Rigo is he doesn't resort to excessive clinching like many of the good defensive fighters today (Wlad, Hopkins, Ward, and sometimes Mayweather). It's all fluid footwork, slipping, blocking and powerful counters with this guy.
He KO'd his last opponent in the first round
I actually find Leo Santa Gay boring to watch. Just plod forward throwing tons of weak punches with little to no skill. Guys a chump. Overrated.
That is funny and pretty true, although with Santa Cruz I don't have as much of an issue with some guys who fight like that in the smaller classes because he sometimes does hurt the other guy.
But a fight were two guys throw 2,500 punches combined and no one is hurt or scared of being hurt or even marked up much is not that great and are usually very repetitive to watch.
It sucks that Rigondeaux is in such a situation but he needs to do what it takes to get out of it, but it looks like no one around him has any sort of decent plan for his career other than begging for opportunities that will never come. They need to realize he was incredibly lucky to get the Donaire fight and that a network will never again push a guy like Donaire to fight Rigondeaux as it sits now.
He is getting ignored like he should. This running sissy doesn't deserve big network time, that's why he is fighting on UniMas. All champs should ignore him and he'll be forgotten into the depths of boxing hell where he belongs.
Leo should go after Mares instead, an entertaining fight. Fans want to get entertained when they sit down to watch a fight, Rigo is boring and pathetic. I always skipped over his fights.
Happy to see him struggling. He didn't want to change his boring style, this is what he gets.
LOL. For sure.
Rigo is one of the most talented Boxers alive today. He's a legend as an amateur and his skills are among the best in the world.
People who don't respect him are fools in my book. And I don't see how you can be a fan of Boxing and not enjoy watching him.
He KO'd his last opponent in the first round
I actually find Leo Santa Gay boring to watch. Just plod forward throwing tons of weak punches with little to no skill. Guys a chump. Overrated.
I thought I was the only one. 100 punches a round don't mean **** when they're all sloppy, looping punches that wouldn't hurt a fly