Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux vs. Poonsawat in Play For December 15th

[garfios]

Like you have even seen him fight. Rigo could fight a cab driver and you would say he was "very dangerous."

Honestly I don't know much about Poonsawat myself. Going to have to look up some fights on YouTube to see if he is a better choice than Darchinyan or Agbeko.

That's what i did, he is a very dangerous opponent just like I say when Gamboa fought salido, I took my time to watch some videos, so before you go hammering go and do some research, and Rigondeaux in 11 fights hasn't fought a cab driver yet.

[Light_Speed]

Come on Light!, why should Rigo allow himself to be used as a rebound? Poonsawat has been @122 for 6 years and is WBA #3, there's no question that he deserves the fight more. Agbeko is trying to cut to the front of the line without having done anything at 122 to warrant the fight. He called Rigo out cuz he has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

A rebound? Agbeko's resume is still better than Rigo's, a win over Agbeko would do a lot more for Rigo's career than a win over Kratingdaenggym. I don't care if dude has been at 122 for 50 years and is 100-0, who has he beaten?

[richardt]

This is a solid matchup but even more importantly, the goal with both of them on the same card is that the winners will be built up to fight each other which looks like the promotional goal.

[DoktorSleepless]

Come on Light!, why should Rigo allow himself to be used as a rebound? Poonsawat has been @122 for 6 years and is WBA #3, there's no question that he deserves the fight more. Agbeko is trying to cut to the front of the line without having done anything at 122 to warrant the fight. He called Rigo out cuz he has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Rigo gains a lot more from an Agbeko win than a Poonsawat win. It's not as if only Agbeko is gaining something from a Rigo fight. In fact, I think Rigo gains just as much from an Agbeko win as Agbeko gains from a Rigo win. Agbeko would be Rigo's first name opponent. As far as who deserves it more, Agbeko has gone through a murder row against elite fighters and was a finalist in the Showtime tournament. Poonsawat has gone through a row of bums since he lost to Lee. While Agbekos fight were at 118, they were certainly better opponents than Poonsawat's.

That being said, I'm okay with this fight, but I still would prefer Agbeko.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by jsfd26

This whole time people were throwing Poons name around as an opponent and now this dude is criticizing the move... A Donaire fan... Go figure.


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I didn't throw his name around, he's a solid fighter but Rigo could have fought a better opponent, like Agbeko who called him out. I guess ducking only applies to fighters that Rigo calls out but not to Rigo himself.

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Light brought up Agbeko. Well, he lost his last two to Mares, and has been off for a year. He's also not ranked by the WBA. Poonsawat is the best all-around option. He's a veteran who's ranked #3 by the WBA, and is coming off 7 straight wins. His quality of opposition doesn't seem special, but he's 48-2. Seems like a solid opponent on the surface.

The first Mares fight was controversial and losing to a proven elite fighter like Mares doesn't disqualify you from fighting Rigo. Matter of fact Argbeko's resume is still better than Rigo's. Unless you work for the WBA why would you care about their rankings?

Hows Agbeko a better fight? The dude is coming off losses.


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[IronDanHamza]

Hows Agbeko a better fight? The dude is coming off losses.


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I suppose you're absolutely fine with this fight for Rigondeaux, right?

But, Donaire fighting Nishioka isn't legit, right?

Even though before the fight was signed you claimed he was ducking him.

You're as bad as the "Donaire fans" you cry about with your clear bias.

[Light_Speed]

Hows Agbeko a better fight? The dude is coming off losses.

I guess we don't need to look at WHO he lost to right?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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This whole time people were throwing Poons name around as an opponent and now this dude is criticizing the move... A Donaire fan... Go figure.


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Similar to how you did with Nishioka then?

I sure did and Nishioka on fight night proved my point that it was a cherrypick. I threw 50M on him just for kicks and to spite Donaire.



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[kiaba360]

A rebound? Agbeko's resume is still better than Rigo's, a win over Agbeko would do a lot more for Rigo's career than a win over Kratingdaenggym. I don't care if dude has been at 122 for 50 years and is 100-0, who has he beaten?

It's not as simple as "who has he beaten?", it almost never is. That's the same reason why most don't want Rigo to fight Donaire, even-though he has a belt and deserves to be in consideration.

Agbeko is a BW, and he's lost 3 of his last 5. He's trying to use Rigo as a "rebound", a fight that would propel him to the top while not having to do anything to get there.

How does beating Darchinyan (3 years ago) and Perez (2 years ago, and he lost the first time) automatically make him a better/more worthy opponent? So because he lost to top BWs, it means he should get special treatment at SBW? Poonsawat has the longevity to be worthy opponent. Excluding Mares/Darchinyan, the same can't be said for any of Agbeko's previous opponents.

[blak81]

Rigo gains a lot more from an Agbeko win than a Poonsawat win. It's not as if only Agbeko is gaining something from a Rigo fight. In fact, I think Rigo gains just as much from an Agbeko win as Agbeko gains from a Rigo win. Agbeko would be Rigo's first name opponent. As far as who deserves it more, Agbeko has gone through a murder row against elite fighters and was a finalist in the Showtime tournament. Poonsawat has gone through a row of bums since he lost to Lee. While Agbekos fight were at 118, they were certainly better opponents than Poonsawat's.

That being said, I'm okay with this fight, but I still would prefer Agbeko.

I agree that Rigo gains more from fighting Agbeko but not because Agbeko is a better fighter than Poon. Only becuz Agbeko is better known among boxing fans. I actually thinks Poon beats Agbeko. IMO.