I speak french everyday and here is the way to pronounce Rigondeaux in french the right way:
http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&ta.../en/rigondeaux
Click the little speaker and you will hear it.
However, if Guillerme Rigondeaux wants his name to be pronounced another way than I would be the first the call him the way he wants, to me it's a sign of respect. I think the TS is right about the fact that many english commentators don't make any effort to pronounce names correctly. In hockey they butcher all the french names...
http://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&ta.../en/rigondeaux
Click the little speaker and you will hear it.
However, if Guillerme Rigondeaux wants his name to be pronounced another way than I would be the first the call him the way he wants, to me it's a sign of respect. I think the TS is right about the fact that many english commentators don't make any effort to pronounce names correctly. In hockey they butcher all the french names...
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