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Rigondeaux doesn't deserve a shot!
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Originally posted by Gino Ros View Post
Be honest.
Were you familiar with Mathebula before he fought Donaire?
What cards did Mathebula headline?
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This should be a dream fight for the fans. In the business sense though, right now imo, Rigo is a high risk low reward fight for Donaire.
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This is one of those fights that if you let "marinate" too long you just end up with another Juanma-Gamboa scenario. Gamboa got robbed of making a huge name for himself, because he'd have killed Juanma and done it in spectacular fashion. It was always clear Gamboa was better, but instead of giving him the chance to make a name for himself Arum allowed Juanma to get exposed and ruin the hype Gamboa would have gotten. I can easily see the same thing happening to Donaire. He's looked less and less impressive each time out and he's not going to be able to just move up in weight classes much more.
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Originally posted by b0ndsj0ns20 View PostThis is one of those fights that if you let "marinate" too long you just end up with another Juanma-Gamboa scenario. Gamboa got robbed of making a huge name for himself, because he'd have killed Juanma and done it in spectacular fashion. It was always clear Gamboa was better, but instead of giving him the chance to make a name for himself Arum allowed Juanma to get exposed and ruin the hype Gamboa would have gotten. I can easily see the same thing happening to Donaire. He's looked less and less impressive each time out and he's not going to be able to just move up in weight classes much more.
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Originally posted by chav View PostRigondeaux has 2 Gold medals.
Over 400 amateur fights (allegedly)
Lost his last fight in 1998
7x Cuban National champion
Won his WBA strap after 9 fights
People say he's not ready for a shot? Jesus christ, as fans we should be screaming for this guy to be fighting all the top guys, he has a pedigree that most seasoned professionals would die for.
He is ready. His weakness is he doesn't bring a crowd (yet) but he brings some genuine skills.
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Regardless of what one thinks of Rigo's resume or ability, the fact remains that he's the WBA champion. That alone ought to be enough, especially when Donaire's stated objective is to unify the belts. Beyond that, as boxing fans, we should all want to see the top guys fight each other. Despite having only ten pro fights, Guillermo is highly ranked. I'm not saying Nonito should be tackling Rigondeaux next, but he'd be an obvious "ducker" if he flees 122 without facing "El Chacal."
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostRegardless of what one thinks of Rigo's resume or ability, the fact remains that he's the WBA champion. That alone ought to be enough, especially when Donaire's stated objective is to unify the belts. Beyond that, as boxing fans, we should all want to see the top guys fight each other. Despite having only ten pro fights, Guillermo is highly ranked. I'm not saying Nonito should be tackling Rigondeaux next, but he'd be an obvious "ducker" if he flees 122 without facing "El Chacal."
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