Guillermo Rigondeaux knocking sparring partners out cold!

['Sugar' Freddi]

Great article and when Roach says he's great, he must be great. He should get a title shot as soon as possible because of his age.

[BennyST]

He is so calm the 12 round limit won't be a problem. I've never seen him expend anything apart from to knock someone out cold.

Well, of course but you've also never seen him fight a great world champ in a hard fight for twelve rounds either. He has only fought complete hacks so far for a few rounds. I agree that he's great and very relaxed but until I see him do twelve rounds that will still bother me about him. Apart from that though, he will certainly win a title but it still worries me somewhat. You know?

[ИATAS]

anyways, i don't think he'll be big in the future, he's 28 going to 29, he's a litte too old to reach it.

They are talking about getting him a title after his next fight, if possible. So if he becomes a champ by early next year, how is that too late?

[VipersThunder]

Are you serious?

If you think sparring partners are just there to be KTFO then you really know very little.

Some people in NSB are ****ing ******ed

What do you think elite fighters and champions are supposed to take it easy? Get the **** out of here you *****.

[Eaner0919]

Explain why?

Normally the ''a KO waiting to happen'' expresion is used by guys who get knocked down often and manage to pull wins but you get the feeling he will get KO'd soon.

So the expression is very foolish on Rigondeaux since he's never been in trouble.

and the hype is equally foolish for a guy barely two fights into his pro career

yeah yeah amateur smamateur we all know how celebrated he is

let him get some wins over quality opposition first THEN we can assess whether he is indeed the goods. Andrade is a good step but considering the man has a 4-11 record away from country methinks his record is bloated

[catalinul]

and the hype is equally foolish for a guy barely two fights into his pro career

yeah yeah amateur smamateur we all know how celebrated he is

let him get some wins over quality opposition first THEN we can assess whether he is indeed the goods. Andrade is a good step but considering the man has a 4-11 record away from country methinks his record is bloated

Well obviously the hype comes from his amateur background.

All amateur stars that turn pro get some sort of hype since they SHOULD do good in the pros too.

[Eaner0919]

not true sometimes styles do not translate well to the pro game and vice versa you could have a ****ty amateur background and be great pros

two fights in, jury is out on Rigo

[catalinul]

not true sometimes styles do not translate well to the pro game and vice versa you could have a ****ty amateur background and be great pros

two fights in, jury is out on Rigo

Well offcourse that can happen but what I'm saying it's normal that a amateur star get more hype than a guy who wasn't much of a pro upon turning pro.

Roy Jones Jr. got hype.Bernard Hopkins didn't for example.And they both had great careers.

Rigo doesn't get the hype due to his 2 fights but upon what he did in the amateurs.He was hyped even before turning pro.

[Eaner0919]

the hype Rigo is getting is ridiculous

I mean did you say he could be an ATG in another thread?

[ИATAS]

the hype Rigo is getting is ridiculous

I mean did you say he could be an ATG in another thread?

What's wrong with the hype? Whenever a guy has a 450-10 amateur record or whatever it is and is a multiple Olympic Gold Medalist they deserve the hype, especially when he's working with the best trainer in the game and that very same trainer is saying he's one of the best fighters he's ever worked with in his life, that means something.

Yes, captain obvious, he has yet to prove anything as a pro, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't all be excited about his great potential. He could very well fall short of his goals, but if any prospect deserves hype he is the guy. He has shown better skills than amir khan, gamboa, james kirkland, et al. If anything, he isn't getting enough hype imo since Khan and Gamboa got more attention in their first two fights that he did.