If you were in Rigo's or Loma's corner, what advice would you give?

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If I am coaching Loma, I need him to establish his jab and punch in combination. Rigo is not usually a busy fighter, so activity might steal rounds that are basically equal. Come forward behind a jab, doubling it up occasionally to throw off counters. Trap Rigo on the ropes or in corners and flurry, then step off to a side when you are done, don't pose. Jab to Rigo's body, he is 37 so you need to make him feel his age. If I am coaching Rigo, I want him to keep things in the middle of the ring. Circle, don't take more than two or three steps back. Go to the body early and often, and make those punches downstairs count. Later on, you can throw combos off the body shots upstairs. Either be all the way in or all the way out, stay out of the optimum range for punches, especially the jab, make Loma reach then counter hard. Use your reach advantage to make your jab the dominant weapon.

Good coaching, I agree but I would leave the low blows out. I agree about leaving out the low blows to the family jewels. But a few shots on the hips and thighs in close quarters are sneaky vet tactics that should be employed in fights of this magnitude between such highly skilled machines. Jmho.

What would be the strategy for either to gain the win?? Rigo-Id tell him to apply pressure and keep Loma going backwards, if he wants to trade I feel it would be to Rigo's advantage as he has the faster hands and more precise punching skills. Loma-Keep moving and turning Rigo and pepper him while moving in and out, hope to hurt him coming in or tire him out by making him work more then we wants to. So your advice to Rigo is to go do what he is not best at, and your advice to Loma is to force Rigo to move which is arguably the better of the two at.

rigo needs to fight like margarito best advice ever this is true and he should do it because it would be entertaining. fighting the exact opposite of how you fought your entire career as a 37 year old man is always the best advice imo. loma should fight the entire fight orthodox too double the jab! -kelly pavliks trainer via GIPHY haha, daggum is nsb's most legendary

Rigondeaux has to be on the back foot, concentrated, keep Lomachenko on the distance with longer reach and wide stance, look for opportunities for counterpunches, need some bodywork. Don't exchange, he's not that good on the front foot and agression might cause him trouble, if he has longer reach he has to use this advantage. Don't trade shots with a fighter who's better on the front foot than you and who's better at throwing combos than you. Try to break his rhythm, change the pace from fast to slow and back, Rigo is good at it Lomachenko has to neutralize Rigo's left hand, keep in mind that Rigo doesn't use his right hand often, try to get on the inside because Rigo doesn't feel comfortable at close range, Lomachenko has to always move to the side to stay out of range of Rigo's left hand, apply smart pressure, the key is to get Rigo out of his comfort zone with constant smart pressure, he doesn't like to do much for winning. The pace of the fight has to be as fast as possible. Catch Rigo when he gets low trying to dodge punches, try to time his pivots too. Rigo reacts to every feint or false trap, so use them more to confuse

Double jab and sit down on the hook. double the jab! -kelly pavliks trainer

Double jab and sit down on the hook.

I think Daggum was making a parallel from larry's advice to margarito,which was funny because of course he should not do that this is true and he should do it because it would be entertaining. fighting the exact opposite of how you fought your entire career as a 37 year old man is always the best advice imo. loma should fight the entire fight orthodox too

What would be the strategy for either to gain the win?? Rigo-Id tell him to apply pressure and keep Loma going backwards, if he wants to trade I feel it would be to Rigo's advantage as he has the faster hands and more precise punching skills. Loma-Keep moving and turning Rigo and pepper him while moving in and out, hope to hurt him coming in or tire him out by making him work more then we wants to. Good plan, i agree. I know it is out of his character but id actually advise him to take the initiative and get off first. Rigo must attack and throw with conviction.. If he plays the role of a counter puncher as he usually does, loma is going to outwork and outpoint him, it is too obvious.

Neither need advice, just getting that out of the way. I'd tell Loma to get on Rigo fast, put him on his heels and don't give him time to set traps and think. Overwhelm him with your greater strength and volume punching/combos. I'd tell Rigo to fight dirty. He's going to have to hurt Loma and give him a reason to step off the gas. I don't think he will have what it takes physically to match up without adding in some dirty work. He can use the occasional dirt to create openings for real punches, get under Loma's skin and get him out of his game. If he can do that, he can start setting traps and doing what he does best.

kill him>???????

There's absolutely fùck all you can say to these two technical masters of the game. Let's not pretend otherwise. Best leave them to their craft and genius.

Double and triple that fvcking jab. Doesn't matter who's corner I'm in.

Not much advice anyone can give two guys with the experience and talent of Rigo and Loma...But I would tell Rigo not to let Loma get up on points. To not give away any rounds whatsoever. Same for Loma. Let each fighter do what he does best to stay up on points. Thing is, Loma isnt going to just follow Rigo around the ring and try to walk him down like a GGG. Loma is more active, yes, but he's not some explosive peice of dynamite like prime Pacman who could just dart in their with his tree trunk legs and unload a 10punch combination. Loma isn't going to overwhelm Rigo like that...he's more technical in his approach...I don't think Loma is going to be able to break down Rigo at any point... he couldn't really break down and KO Garry Russel so what's he going to do with Rigo... At some point Loma might have to throw caution to the wind, especially if the fight seems close. I also think Rigo is going to be landing the cleaner, more crowd pleasing shots.

What would be the strategy for either to gain the win?? Rigo-Id tell him to apply pressure and keep Loma going backwards, if he wants to trade I feel it would be to Rigo's advantage as he has the faster hands and more precise punching skills. If Rigo can actually do that, we wouldn't be calling him boring. He cannot even press forward against an overmatched opponent in Adrian Francisco etc.

I would tell Rigondeaux to stay at a distance, force Lomachenko to reach in by taking a half step back when he starts attacking, and counter him whenever he see the opening. Also, slow the pace down and concentrate on Lomachenko's body. I don't think Lomachenko likes it to the body. I would tell Lomachenko to crowd Rigondeaux and force him to fight every minute of of each round. Use his footwork, defense, and counters. I would be curious to see how Rigondeaux's stamina will hold up. Obviously these two will have a solid game plan so it should make for a good match.

Damn dude, you can't judge or even coach a fight....your fired! Lol. I think Daggum was making a parallel from larry's advice to margarito,which was funny because of course he should not do that

I'd tell Rigo over and over, "don't let him out-work you". Because I know that's what is going to happen. I think Rigo is more precise, with better defense, but Loma's key to victory is to use volume and angles so that Rigo never feels comfortable throwing. Rigo's whole thing is waiting for openings, which is why his fights can be a bore sometimes. especially if lomo is not landing any punches cuz Rigo is going against bob, ESPN & fat Rafael.......