Why was it so important for Rigo and Donaire to meet

And Donaire NEVER gets enough respect for always fighting who the fans want him to fight. He only gets hate. Walters and Rigo are great examples. honestly, donaire has done everything to gain the fans respect he was also the first(that i know of) to do OST year round, by VADA no less to this day, he pays for it, just to prove a point to the fans

I respect Donaire, Klitschko and even Chavez jr. I have no respect for the likes of Mayweather.

His career would've been great. Praise from all over the industry as being one of the top in the sport. But instead what we got was the truth. He was not exposed or a bum, like some people say. He was beaten by a better fighter and all the arguments got settled in the ring and came to a screeching halt. But I ask myself what would his boxing status be if they never met. Boxing fans would be stuck wondering what if and all the Donaire groupies would have a free pass to talk about how great he is. He was exposed. Rigo still haunts him til this day

If he didn't fight Rigo who would he fight? Darchinyan 3? The cold war blocked fights with Mares and Santa Cruz. He probably would have made defenses against Kiko Martinez and Victor Terrazas which would have been Adonisish

I never thought he was good but if they hadnt fought us as fans would have lost out on a fight then but if both kept winning then itll be bigger and allow us to talk, debate, get excited. That was gone before it started. Arum is an evil snake but smart. He knew donaire wouldn't win but was forced and instead of celebrating rigo he buried him for it. Same reason he kept chavez from martinez and yes pac from floyd. Im glad we got the fight cause i was excited for it but this particular fight could have marinated. Thats how i feel about GGG and ward. Now before ots brought, pac v floyd was ready in 09 but with pac becoming a major star he knew he could line his pockets big. I do agree with the bold. I remember I was so upset with Blob Arum for that. They didn't think Rigo could make it 12 rounds with Nonito without getting KO'd. SMH!

This is what i mean by saying there is not enough talent in this sport for the best to always fight the best. It ruins fighters before they peak. Don't get me wrong I want to see the best v the best but I don't get all upset when it doesn't happen because I understand this is a business as well as a sport.

Would you rather have went on believing Donaire was the best at 122 and have people arguing about it till this day? I never thought he was good but if they hadnt fought us as fans would have lost out on a fight then but if both kept winning then itll be bigger and allow us to talk, debate, get excited. That was gone before it started. Arum is an evil snake but smart. He knew donaire wouldn't win but was forced and instead of celebrating rigo he buried him for it. Same reason he kept chavez from martinez and yes pac from floyd. Im glad we got the fight cause i was excited for it but this particular fight could have marinated. Thats how i feel about GGG and ward. Now before ots brought, pac v floyd was ready in 09 but with pac becoming a major star he knew he could line his pockets big.

So your happy that 2 of the best met and now one is irrelevant and the other is regulated to fighting in japan. Excitement gone in division but we got one fight. Would you rather have went on believing Donaire was the best at 122 and have people arguing about it till this day?

I'm glad these two guys fought each other, Rigondeaux kept pushing for the fight, and Donaire was game. There is nothing better then two fighters being confident in their abilities wanting to prove it in the ring. Donaire took Rigondeaux lightly and didn't realize it till the first round. I do give Nonito credit for fighting him and not ducking Rigondeaux and Walters. I do think that if Nonito wouldn't have fought Rigondeaux, he would have moved up anyways to 126, and he would have been matched against Walters. That was the plan for Nonito to go up in weight all the way to 130. He wanted to win titles in different weight classes like Paquiao.

The same reason why it's important Floyd fight Pac. So he can (in this case was) be placed into perspective.

So your happy that 2 of the best met and now one is irrelevant and the other is regulated to fighting in japan. Excitement gone in division but we got one fight.

It's called THE COMPETITION...why wouldn't they fight if they both want to be the best?

Sometimes I wonder the same thing if Mayweather and Pacquiao met in 09 :rolleyes: Exactly :dance: :dance: :usa2:

Sometimes I wonder the same thing if Mayweather and Pacquiao met in 09 :rolleyes:

It's ridiculous. Guys slating him for ducking Rigo when he faced Rigo one year after moving up to 122. The extent of the Donaire criticism shows just how full of shit a lot of so-called fans are. It really is ridiculous. At least he had the ballz to fight the best.

And Donaire NEVER gets enough respect for always fighting who the fans want him to fight. He only gets hate. Walters and Rigo are great examples. It's ridiculous. Guys slating him for ducking Rigo when he faced Rigo one year after moving up to 122. The extent of the Donaire criticism shows just how full of shit a lot of so-called fans are.

Somewhere along the line Donaire lost his motivation. Most like after the Rigo fight, he is somewhat like a Naz Hamed but continued however but never really quite performed to his full potential when he can.

You can see Donaire's heart is not into it like before. He would had lost to somebody along the way or the Walters would had done the same job on him. Donaire contemplated retirement even before fighting Rigo.

You can see Donaire's heart is not into it like before. He would had lost to somebody along the way or the Walters would had done the same job on him.

If they never fought, Donaire still would've been champion. His career would've been great. Praise from all over the industry as being one of the top in the sport. But instead what we got was the truth. He was not exposed or a bum, like some people say. He was beaten by a better fighter and all the arguments got settled in the ring and came to a screeching halt. But I ask myself what would his boxing status be if they never met. Boxing fans would be stuck wondering what if and all the Donaire groupies would have a free pass to talk about how great he is.