Who Made the fight "boring" for fans

[New England]

Rigo was probably more to blame for making the fight negative. He committed to no offense whatsoever unless it was a counter. So unless Nito was punching Rigo wasn't landing any meaningful shots.

I feel like people are over excited about Rigo in this fight. If you didn't see Nito win any exchanges before the knockdown you were listening to the crowd instead of watching the fight.

donaire has got to be able to cut off the ring.

also, for a f#cking 122 lber, he needs to throw more punches. is it a sin for the guy to jab?

he's always fought this way, though, when you think of it. he just fought guys that weren't good enough to stay away from his bombs for 12 rounds. rigo caught one big one, and he got right back up and wanted to fight immediately.

he didnt even wait for esteves to finish counting

[BMWM3P]

he doesnt make it into an amateur fight, if he did he wouldnt be successful in the pros since the rules are too different. he does however make it a boxing match, which i suppose isnt your cup of tea. fair enough, but why are you watching a boxing match to begin with?

rigos skill is obvious every single moment he is in the ring. he doesnt have to throw a punch to show his skill and a as a result he can entertain without punching. watching his footwork, head movement, sense of distance, anticipation and understanding of angles is poetry in motion.

its called boxing ability and its what you come to see when you watch a boxing match. after all they are called boxing matches, not brawling matches and there is a reason for that.

naturally its better when he is letting his hands go as well, but even when he doesnt his ability to control his opponent is something that has to be admired and to see him do it to someone as brilliant as donaire is a cause for excitement.

of course rigo could have been more entertaining but i dont see how thats a reason to criticize him. he was in there with a great fighter who hits like a freight train and he was winning the fight comfortably. to go after donaire and risk letting the biggest opportunity of his life go to waste would be foolish.

his job is to win, he should always look to win as explosively as he can but if he was ever to play it safe this was the night being in there with a counterpuncher with power like donaire. going after donaire while exciting would decrease his chances of winning to the point where it would be plain moronic to do so.

rigo had the fight and there was so much at stake, if anyone was to take risks it was donaire. he was in a position where the fight was slipping away from him and he didnt do all he could have to turn things around. that can be criticized, rigos decision not to take an easy W and turn it into a high risk endeavor can not.

Look, you fail to understand my point which you are clearly making for me. It is the upity notion that people like you make and that is, if anyone finds this fight boring they simply don't know what they are watching, don't know **** about boxing or aren't real fans which is laughable at best.

It is funny to see the so called "boxing purists"peeleft: act as if they are some kind of highly evolved boxing who rule over the lowly so called "casual fan".

[Bigg Rigg]

You have to really appreciate boxing to find that very entertaining as I found it. I loved every minute of it.

[check hook]

Want to know who made it boring??? The boxing media.....read the articles on yahoo and espn. Instead of bigging up Rigo as being a masterful wizard they are writing junk!!!! Why?? Because he beat the exciting fighter. Utterly classless on the their part.


From yahoo:

""I'm a Hall of Famer at 12-0," Rigondeaux exclaimed."
Few agreed with him. The sellout crowd of 6,145 at Radio City Music Hall booed lustily throughout, unhappy with Rigondeaux's defensive wizardry. Rigondeaux spun, ducked, danced and made Donaire look bad repeatedly in winning a unanimous decision.

Asked why the crowd booed, Rigondeaux beamed.
"I was the matador and he was the bull," Rigondeaux said. "They don't like seeing the matador."


Classy reply from Rigo.

[Bushbaby]

I was anxiously awaiting the conclusion of the fight. It had me on my toes, It was dramatic to me. I was thrilled. I don't remember seeing such a highly decorated fighter being so thoroughly outclassed in recent years.

Edit. Floyd did dominate Marquez. However it was infinitely clear why.

[check hook]

I was anxiously awaiting the conclusion of the fight. It had me on my toes, It was dramatic to me. I was thrilled. I don't remember seeing such a highly decorated fighter being so thoroughly outclassed in recent years.

Edit. Floyd did dominate Marquez. However it was infinitely clear why.

Because he was better? In a battle of technical counter punchers, the faster counter puncher wins. That's why Floyd caned him, not the size difference. Floyd walks around at 155 and under.

[The Big Dunn]

Want to know who made it boring??? The boxing media.....read the articles on yahoo and espn. Instead of bigging up Rigo as being a masterful wizard they are writing junk!!!! Why?? Because he beat the exciting fighter. Utterly classless on the their part.


From yahoo:

""I'm a Hall of Famer at 12-0," Rigondeaux exclaimed."
Few agreed with him. The sellout crowd of 6,145 at Radio City Music Hall booed lustily throughout, unhappy with Rigondeaux's defensive wizardry. Rigondeaux spun, ducked, danced and made Donaire look bad repeatedly in winning a unanimous decision.

Asked why the crowd booed, Rigondeaux beamed.
"I was the matador and he was the bull," Rigondeaux said. "They don't like seeing the matador."


Classy reply from Rigo.

Good post. Hbo has also contributed to by selling kos over skills. This way as long as the fighter they promote is getting kos no matter how poor the comp is well everything is ok. If a guy is wiNning and doesn't try to ko his oipponent then they criticize him. A fighters job is to win not make hbo happy.

They've made it such that so many new and younger fans value power over skill. So when rigo does what he did last night they don't appreciate it. Well I loved what rigo did.

[The Big Dunn]

I was anxiously awaiting the conclusion of the fight. It had me on my toes, It was dramatic to me. I was thrilled. I don't remember seeing such a highly decorated fighter being so thoroughly outclassed in recent years.

Edit. Floyd did dominate Marquez. However it was infinitely clear why.

Cmon bush let's just stick to rigo nonito today.

[Bushbaby]

Cmon bush let's just stick to rigo nonito today.

I'm doing it. i'm just trying to remember when I've seen a top pfp fighter get dominated like that. But forget the edit and stay on topic for sure!!

[check hook]

Good post. Hbo has also contributed to by selling kos over skills. This way as long as the fighter they promote is getting kos no matter how poor the comp is well everything is ok. If a guy is wiNning and doesn't try to ko his oipponent then they criticize him. A fighters job is to win not make hbo happy.

They've made it such that so many new and younger fans value power over skill. So when rigo does what he did last night they don't appreciate it. Well I loved what rigo did.

Devastating and explosive KO's are great. They are the epitome of boxing viewing, but they generally happen when a powerful guy has skills, ala Tyson. What grates me is that the commentators and boxing media just criticise criticise criticise fighters or perfomances like what Rigo just put up, then whine and complain about the "state of the sport." They should have been calling this performance what it was (masterful) and trying to educate the casual viewer behind the screen as to how excellent Rigo actually is. Too negative.

I can guarantee you there were pro boxers like Martinez, Hopkins, Mayweather, SSM, James Toney sitting in their lounge rooms watching Rigo perform and thinking damn this guy can box!!!!!