The hate for Rigondeaux is laughable

[Rolph Spicer]

That's something I've never been quite able to explain to myself. The jab really didn't appear to hurt Rigo, not visibly. Yet, he got on his bike for the rest of the fight. It's logical to assume the jab affected Guillermo, but it just didn't look like much. Rigo ate a couple of solid hooks from Marroquin and reacted differently.

I'm thinking it was psychological more than anything. Apparently that was the first time Rigondeaux's ever been knocked down. Maybe a once bitten, twice shy sorta thing in that fight.

[JustinFloyd]

Isn't that exactly what Rigondeaux did? The left hook is all you lot and Donaire are relying on. You'll realise you're in trouble when its taken away from him and so will Donaire who will have to adapt and show something he never has before.

He got rocked by the jab of a B class fighter did he? Oh well at least he doesn't have a loss to a F rated part time club fighter.

I don't need to use ALTs unlike some...

lol! that left hook will make Rigo go down to canvas like the others! btw, have you watch him against Nishioka? he knock down Nishioka with right straight! lol!

btw, so how Ducknaire to you now? lol! I wonder what will be your next excuse now! dumb! lol

[dan_cov]

lol! that left hook will make Rigo go down to canvas like the others! btw, have you watch him against Nishioka? he knock down Nishioka with right straight! lol!

btw, so how Ducknaire to you now? lol! I wonder what will be your next excuse now! dumb! lol

A near 40yr old, past his sell by date who'd been inactive for a year. Good win but not overly impressive.

[Rolph Spicer]

Marroquinn is big and has a lot of power, he has took many guys clean out with that same shot. He got caught showboating and returned fire with a left uppercut to the body before tying his man up. He then proceeded to win every round, drop him twice and win an easy UD.

A pitty pat left hook? GTFO! That was a perfectly timed counter, a great punch from a guy with a very potent left hook.

I could upload many vids of Donaire getting tagged by much lesser guys than Marroquinn but its nitpicking.

C'mon, that wasn't a big left hook at all. That was more of an arm punch than anything, Marroquin didn't even pivot or put his body into it.

If that type of left hook can stagger Rigondeaux, one can reasonably inference that one of the best left hooks in the business (Donaire's) landing on Rigondeaux will obliterate him.

[JustinFloyd]

A near 40yr old, past his sell by date who'd been inactive for a year. Good win but not overly impressive.

lol! look at this ******! he already have excuse! ahahaha! He keep saying Donaire ducking Rigo but now, he already have excuse! what a dumbhead! lol

[CubanGuyNYC]

I'm thinking it was psychological more than anything. Apparently that was the first time Rigondeaux's ever been knocked down. Maybe a once bitten, twice shy sorta thing in that fight.

That's the best I ever came up with myself. Rigo has only been down that one time as a pro. He fought hundreds of amateur fights. Who knows if he ever went down? He certainly appears to have instinctively reverted to an amateur strategy after the Cordoba knockdown: coast on points.

I'm not sold either way on Rigo's chin. Questions have certainly been raised, but the answers are yet to be provided. I'm inclined to believe the Donaire fight will answer all our questions.

[dan_cov]

C'mon, that wasn't a big left hook at all. That was more of an arm punch than anything, Marroquin didn't even pivot or put his body into it.

If that type of left hook can stagger Rigondeaux, one can reasonably inference that one of the best left hooks in the business (Donaire's) landing on Rigondeaux will obliterate him.

It was textbook and not an arm punch at all. If he pivoted or loaded up it would of had even lesser effect or missed as Rigondeaux would of seen it coming and took a lot off it.

If, if, if, if he can land it.
IF Tua landed his left hook flush on Lennox it may of been a different fight.

[dan_cov]

lol! look at this ******! he already have excuse! ahahaha! He keep saying Donaire ducking Rigo but now, he already have excuse! what a dumbhead! lol

Where or what was the excuse exactly?

[dan_cov]

Left hook this, left hook that!

If he can land.

Where I come from that is called a punchers chance

[BornToLive]

Rigondeaux will look great against an oppenent who throws a lot of like Donaire.

The likes of Mathebula & Vazquez Jr couldn't miss down the pipe against Donaire at times, can't wait to see what Rigo's straight left going to do....let alone his body shots.