why is Guillermo Rigondeaux rated so highly?

[Panginoon]

No, the hype isn't coming from one fight. Some people actually follow boxing opposed to just one fighter(that would be you). Although that one fight was probably the first and only time you've ever seen or heard about him since it was on a Pacquiao card.

You expect everyone in the world to have seen previous fights of a guy that's had 10 pro fights? Isn't he still on 10 rounders?

[joseph5620]

You expect everyone in the world to have seen previous fights of a guy that's had 10 pro fights? Isn't he still on 10 rounders?

Your response speaks for itself and there is nothing left to discuss with you.

[Snake...]

Pacquiao was knocked the **** out by 2 jungle bums, look how successful he is...

not a pac fan

[CHOWWOKKA]

not a pac fan

Neither am I....

Again Pacquiao was knocked out by 2 jungle bums and he is pretty successful...

For some reason there is this misconception that if you have a bad fight or lose an early one, then you aren't a good fighter. Hopkins Marquez Pacquiao, 3 hugely successful fighters, all lost to random bums early in their career.

[lefthook2daliva]

Think Sugar Ray Leonard getting started except that Rigondeaux campaigns in a lower weight class and has won more medals and had more amateur fights.

That is pretty much why, imo.

He won his first "major" title in about a third of the fights it took Sugar Ray and was younger by a a few years.

Having said that, SRL's first title was won when titles still meant something.

Now?

Not so much...

Will Rigo be able to become an ATG on the scale of Sugar Ray Leonard?

Imo, it's definitely possible, but probably not.

[MJ223]

Think Sugar Ray Leonard getting started except that Rigondeaux campaigns in a lower weight class and has won more medals and had more amateur fights.

That is pretty much why, imo.

He won his first "major" title in about a third of the fights it took Sugar Ray and was younger by a a few years.

Having said that, SRL's first title was won when titles still meant something.

Now?

Not so much...

Will Rigo be able to become an ATG on the scale of Sugar Ray Leonard?

Imo, it's definitely possible, but probably not.

False.......

[DeadLikeMe]

Neither am I....

Again Pacquiao was knocked out by 2 jungle bums and he is pretty successful...

For some reason there is this misconception that if you have a bad fight or lose an early one, then you aren't a good fighter. Hopkins Marquez Pacquiao, 3 hugely successful fighters, all lost to random bums early in their career.

One of the guys who KO'd pac was actually working as a cab driver before he stabbed a guy.

[Panginoon]

Mayweather lost to Castillo, he's still pretty popular

[CHOWWOKKA]

One of the guys who KO'd pac was actually working as a cab driver before he stabbed a guy.

With the hater mentality of today, Pacquiao should never have gotten a titleshot after getting knocked out by a cab driver jungle but...

[lefthook2daliva]

False.......

Ok so correct me.

Please.