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Originally posted by garfios View Post
He was never ko, and never really hurt like inoue in that first round. And we saw Rigondeaux well past his prime, nobody could touch him in his youth, he was past it and all the young guns, st+, frampton, mares, quigg, did I miss anyone? Ran away from the guy.
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Originally posted by Haka View Post
I think the amateur style is a liability at the very elite level.Last edited by garfios; 05-08-2024, 01:10 PM.Haka likes this.
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Rigondeaux was almost 29 when he started his pro career, and almost 33 when he had his biggest fight against a prime Donaire. (I won’t count Lomachenko, as Rigo was already 37 and heavily outsized.) I was at the Donaire fight; Rigo was masterful — probably as close to prime as he ever was as a professional. But everyone knows his chin was always questionable. On the other hand, he could also throw bombs. This would’ve been a great fight. Not sure who would’ve come out on top._Rexy_ likes this.
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Originally posted by garfios View Post
Yes it is, even if you win, you lose. Now, you get a kid like Morrell Jr, juvenile world champ, national champ in a country that breath boxing, at 18-19 yo, and if the promoter wants to invest he can make him a star, the fundamentals without the amateur burn out, made them prime for learning. We have quite a few kids that defected young, especially the ones in Dubai. Iglesias, Rodriguez, Tellez and a bunch others are going to have good careers.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View Post
A long amateur career is never good for a pro campaign. They’re almost two different sports. If success in amateur boxing meant pro greatness, there would be a lot more Mexican and Puerto Rican Olympic medalists. Cubans dominate practically everyone in the amateur game; Mexicans and PRs aren’t even in the same universe, because their fighters go professional much sooner. With younger Cubans cutting their teeth in the pros earlier, we’ll see a much more professional style with them.
One of my favorite things is to see how decorated amateurs look in their FIRST pro fight. First time without the headgear, with small gloves, with opponents planting their feet. Completely different.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View Post
A long amateur career is never good for a pro campaign. They’re almost two different sports. If success in amateur boxing meant pro greatness, there would be a lot more Mexican and Puerto Rican Olympic medalists. Cubans dominate practically everyone in the amateur game; Mexicans and PRs aren’t even in the same universe, because their fighters go professional much sooner. With younger Cubans cutting their teeth in the pros earlier, we’ll see a much more professional style with them.CubanGuyNYC likes this.
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Originally posted by _Rexy_ View Post
I tell this to people all of the damn time. I compare it to fencing and sword fighting lol.
One of my favorite things is to see how decorated amateurs look in their FIRST pro fight. First time without the headgear, with small gloves, with opponents planting their feet. Completely different.Last edited by CubanGuyNYC; 05-08-2024, 03:40 PM.
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