Rigondeaux May Have Been Fighting in the Wrong Era Anymore

Listen that was a close fight where either fighter may have won the fight. Back in the day when either fighter is barely connecting, judges usually lean more towards the aggressor, this is to encourage future fighters to risk more--to throw more. Obviously this isn't good for the health of the fighters but this is good for the health of the sport. The arrival of Mayweather as the new cash cow of boxing in America may have temporarily threw a curve ball to the default aggressor's era into a defensive era; but unfortunately for Rigo that era may be over and he's now fighting at this era ready to transition back to aggressor's era. Think of what happened to Pernell Whitaker in the aggressor's era, that's 10x worse than Rigo. But in an aggressor's era, judges just lean more on aggressors because their priority is the overall health of the sport.