Comments Thread For: Rico Ramos-Guillermo Rigondeaux: Pre-Fight Report Card

[right hand jab]

I hope Ramos knocks that dude out. I've never heard of a fighter going to the Olympic games 2 times. After winning gold once he should've went pro. I don't understand why he didn't or for whatever reason. I don't like Rigo and I hope Ramos cleans his clock. He needs to show this fighter that there is a big difference between where he came from and where he is now. Ramos in 11. Rigo aint ready for the tough fights and the deep waters of the pros.

It's highly likely that Rigo wanted turn pro, although there may have been something getting in the way of him doing that. Can you tell what it was?

[right hand jab]

ramos hits much harder than rigo, give ramos his respect after this fight

Absolutely no way does Ramos hit harder than Rigondeaux, you only have to watch some of their previous fights (and not many at that) in order to understand the power and class differential between these two fighters.

[DannYankee]

People really don't get that for a Cuban to become a Pro is a life changing thing, they have to leave their country(Illegally) otherwise their not allowed their under armed guard also leave their family basically become a traitor and risk their lives and their families left behind face humiliation just think about that next time you wonder why don't they turn pro.

[STEELHEAD]

i figure when Rigondeaux feels ramos featherfistedness he's going to have his way and showboat to a mid round victory.

[CubanGuyNYC]

i figure when Rigondeaux feels ramos featherfistedness he's going to have his way and showboat to a mid round victory.

I don't know how feather-fisted Ramos is. I understand he's not a KO artist, his record makes that clear, but Rico took Shimoda out with one shot in his last outing. I'm confident in Rigo's superiority, but overconfidence is never a good thing. Ramos must be shown a measure of respect, lest he be given the opportunity to shock again.

[STEELHEAD]

I don't know how feather-fisted Ramos is. I understand he's not a KO artist, his record makes that clear, but Rico took Shimoda out with one shot in his last outing. I'm confident in Rigo's superiority, but overconfidence is never a good thing. Ramos must be shown a measure of respect, lest he be given the opportunity to shock again.

"but Rico took Shimoda out with one shot in his last outing."
i beg to differ. it took dozens of shots to wear down shimoda. heres the last round

[CubanGuyNYC]

i beg to differ. it took dozens of shots to wear down shimoda. heres the last round

For some reason, I'm not getting the videos you posted. So, I looked up the final round on Yutube. I don't know what "dozens of shots" you're referring to. Ramos scored what was essentially a one-punch KO. Rico landed a nice left hook earlier in the round, but all the other punches he scored were inconsequential. I stand by my assertion that Ramos has proven he can land a big shot.

[Filo]

Let's see if Rigo has the heart and chin.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Let's see if Rigo has the heart and chin.

Good question. I originally chalked-up his response to the Cordoba knockdown to too much time in the amateurs. Today I started wondering if Rigo might be allergic to adversity. I really hope not. It's a bad quality in a fighter. But it can happen if everything has always gone smoothly for you. Guillermo barely knows what it is to lose.

[crold1]

Not a bad call even if the rounds between 1 and six were zzzzzz.