Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux: I Have These God-Given Skills, This is The Way I Display Them

[STREET CLEANER]

I only saw highlights. All I saw was Casimero was wild and aggressive but missing a lot and very frustrated, to the point of resorting to throwing at least 3 or 4 punches while Rigo was already down on one knee. On Rigo's end, I saw him landing some decent counters but not really hurting Casimero. I saw his feet were very fast, not fast for a 40 year old, but fast for any boxer young or old. I saw reflexes and great head and body movements. I need to watch this whole fight

Make sure you have plenty of coffee and don't watch it too late at night, if not you are going to fall asleep.

[rocky_balboa23]

He does have great skills and if he wants to display them that way it will reflect in the sales of tickets bought to see him whether its a good idea or not, you need way more than just defensive skill to be great, you need to be complete.

i think people are confused about defensive skills in boxing. What Rigo did was not a good defense. He was basically running. a good defense in boxing is if you are not hit but you are still in the position to hit back.

If you are miles away from your opponent that is not good defense. That was atrocious display of cowardice from supposed to be fighter.

[F l i c k e r]

There were spots where he could have countered Casimero risk free.

If Rigo is half as good as his fans claim him to be, he should have capitalized on those chances. He would have put on a clinic.

Maybe Casimero hurting him contributed to Rigo's apprehension but let's not pretend that it's the only reason for it. Rigo has always fought this way.

I'm not pretending anything. I simply stating my opinion is that Rigo couldn't get comfortable. He always fights 'boring' but Casemiro made him afraid to throw his hands for whatever reason.