why is Guillermo Rigondeaux rated so highly?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Just never seen a dude with 10-0 record get so much recognition.

That's a good thing isnt it?

he hasn't fought anyone of substance and he struggled vs cordaba

I didn't know struggling vs someone made a fighter not a good one. Refer to the quote below...

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

[tonyjones]

Just never seen a dude with 10-0 record get so much recognition.

Maybe the greatest amateur boxer of all time the man oozes class and is clearly being avoided also winning a world title in his 7th pro fight is the reason why he's so respected

[HeroBando]

Look..this guy is 2 times olympic champion.2 times world champion..6 times panamerican champion..6 times Cuban national champion..this guy is boxing everydau from his 6 years old..everybody take math and history at school in Cuba they go to IDE them ESPA ..just learning boxing..belive me be 6 times Cuban champion is hard ..the worst in there is 2000 times better than mathebula..he beat two time yuriorkis gamboa..if u ask him how much is 2 + 2 maybe he dont know but in boxing he is a master..he is not loosing anytime soon..and donaire, nishioka and mares know..he havent fought nobody at pro cuz they wont fight him..thats my opinion is not the absolute true..i hope better fights to come and no more picking old fighters..rigo should fight mares whom he alredy beat in the amateurs or donaire who is for sure a very talented fighter who dont trust in himself..if they lose they lose against the best..that is allways a win in tha fans heart.

Yeah you're way off. If all these guys are so much better than Mathebula, how come so many are sputtering before the world title level? You got great amateurs Despaigne, Barthelemy (gold medalist, beat Gamboa several times) who are total pro washouts. You got amateur stars like Franco (beat Gamboa 2x?), Jhonson, who'll be lucky to achieve what Math has. Remember that Caballero was Ring mag's top 10 p4p, and unified beltholder when Mathebula pretty much beat him in his hometown.

Anyway, Rigo does have something to prove yet: that he can handle himself when the going gets tough. Unless you think he can just walk through the division without being hit. Notice that a lot of the guys above look much better in the early rounds.

[dibzvincent143]

The best thing RIGO should do is to make more noise and make himself more marketable. yes he's looking for big fights against the top guys, but the guys in the boxing business just says something like "Yeah, you're good and dangerous BUT who are you by the way?"
thats how i see it. Rigo should fight more often, improve his record.. Knock all those in his way and definitely he'll get the big fights soon when can draw people already. No good businessman would put their star fighter against a dangerous unknown.. Skill is one thing, business and being popular are another. Rigo should earn it.. Not just the first one.. Yes he kicks ass but No, he doesnt deserve the big fights yet.

This is my take on this.

[Angry Cuban]

Yeah you're way off. If all these guys are so much better than Mathebula, how come so many are sputtering before the world title level? You got great amateurs Despaigne, Barthelemy (gold medalist, beat Gamboa several times) who are total pro washouts. You got amateur stars like Franco (beat Gamboa 2x?), Jhonson, who'll be lucky to achieve what Math has. Remember that Caballero was Ring mag's top 10 p4p, and unified beltholder when Mathebula pretty much beat him in his hometown.

Anyway, Rigo does have something to prove yet: that he can handle himself when the going gets tough. Unless you think he can just walk through the division without being hit. Notice that a lot of the guys above look much better in the early rounds.

We are not talking about the same thing yordani despaigne was32 when he lost his first pro fight( notice it was against ismaill sillack very good fighter in a hard fought fight)far from his prime and he doesn't have the rigo's amateur legacy..yan Barthelemy is like 40 by now also far from his prime..Luis Franco still undefeated..

[lefthook2daliva]

Rigo was 30 when he won the interim strap from Cordoba... He didn't turn pro until he was 28.

He was actually 30 not 20 (he is 31 now n that would imply he has only had 3 fights in the last 11 years)

Oops yup u guys are right. That was some poor arithmetic on my part.

[dan_cov]

The best thing RIGO should do is to make more noise and make himself more marketable. yes he's looking for big fights against the top guys, but the guys in the boxing business just says something like "Yeah, you're good and dangerous BUT who are you by the way?"
thats how i see it. Rigo should fight more often, improve his record.. Knock all those in his way and definitely he'll get the big fights soon when can draw people already. No good businessman would put their star fighter against a dangerous unknown.. Skill is one thing, business and being popular are another. Rigo should earn it.. Not just the first one.. Yes he kicks ass but No, he doesnt deserve the big fights yet.

This is my take on this.

How does a world champion ranked in the top 5 with wins over respectable guys such as Corboda, Casey & Ramos need to earn bigger fights?
We all know what he is capable of.
How can he exactly earn them when you'll only dismiss the opposition as bums?

Frankly as a Donaire fan I think you'll say anything because Rigondeaux is a huge threat.

This whole he needs to prove himself thing is rubbish especially when you take into consideration Donaire isn't exactly fighting killers himself.
Teeny-tiny Narvarez, Vazquez Jr coming off a spanking from Arce & Matthebula...Those guys are in noway, shape or form better than Ramos, Casey & Corboda, guys Rigondeaux is smashing in just a handful of pro fights.

[Tino Quintero]

Sadly, the hype is coming from his last fight in which he scored like 4 or 5 knockdowns on some unknown bum, but since it was on the Pacquiao card it made headlines.

because he has more than 400 amatuer fights and 8 gold medals including 2 olympic golds and your god pacroids country could not even achieve to get a single gold or silver medal and this guy has 2 golds...

[CubanGuyNYC]

We are not talking about the same thing yordani despaigne was32 when he lost his first pro fight( notice it was against ismaill sillack very good fighter in a hard fought fight)far from his prime and he doesn't have the rigo's amateur legacy..yan Barthelemy is like 40 by now also far from his prime..Luis Franco still undefeated..

Despaigne was 31 when he lost to Syllakh. Yan Barthelemy is now 32. But, while both these fighters had good amateur careers, their success was nowhere on the level of Rigondeaux. All these guys obviously started their pro careers late. In the case of Yordanis and Yan, apparently too late. It's even possible that all these men are already past their primes. Crazy to consider when thinking of Rigo.

[AdamantiumPI]

Rigo had a great amateur career and great skills, that is the reason why a 10-0 fighters has a belt and recognition.