Boy was I wrong about Rigondeaux.

[Jloro]

Rigo showed it all yesterday. He showed respectable power, speed, a jab, great defense, parrying with punches, a chin...and ring generalship. Rigo clearly won the fight. I reserved the right to judge him on his inexperience, but he looked like the experienced fighter last night.

I don't think Donaire was ready for a fight like this. I think he had too much stuff on his mind outside of the fight along with no right hand which was the difference in the fight. Side note: Andre Ward and Donaire have similar styles, and imo both don't have natural right hands which is why I was not totally, totally sold on them like I am with Broner, but I figured their heart would take them far. You need more than heart and a hook in this game. Donaire has met his Rigo, Ward hasn't yet. I thought Donaire would catch Rigo. Boy was I wrong.

Rigo said that you can't win a fight with one punch, and he was right. Props to Rigo. I was a definite critic of his, but he proved himself to me in this fight. Donaire should've kept the pressure on from round 1, but I think he felt Rigo's power early, and found out that he couldn't just walk in on Rigo.

Donaire showed one hell of a chin, but the night belongs to Rigo. Rigo just about shut Donaire out in my book outside of the knocked down.

lol I was also wrong. I thought Donaire would beat the dog **** out of him, but almost every round Rigo made him look terrible. I thought Donaire would have a better gameplan than "plod forward and spam left hooks" or maybe Rigo just took away his plan

But credit to Rigo for outclassing the best little man.

[Frank Ducketts]

lol I was also wrong. I thought Donaire would beat the dog **** out of him, but almost every round Rigo made him look terrible. I thought Donaire would have a better gameplan than "plod forward and spam left hooks" or maybe Rigo just took away his plan

But credit to Rigo for outclassing the best little man.

Good post. Too bad Rigo is 32. His window is closing fast.

[BendOver]

Even if you Rigo fans thought Rigo would win, you didn't think it would happen like that, and none of you new Rigo was that good last night. You knew something about Rigo, and you rooted for him, but you were scared for him until round 1 was over lol...

No we not, we being following Rigondeaux since he won a Gold Medal with barely 19 years old, he is beating guys twice as powerful and fastest than Donaire one that comes to mind is Gamboa, the kid is just that good...

[BendOver]

Anyone who says Rigo ran or Rigo bored us doesn't know boxing. Rigo went in and was calm, cool and collective.

I'm a fan. I'm convinced, but I always need more. I'd love to see a rematch, or a fight with Mares.

Rematch, why? Rigondeaux will just break his jaw next time, Donaire probably was 10 pounds heavier than GR and still got his A$$ handed to him, he ain't going to be fastest than Guillermo and he knows he can get KOTFO, the first left that GR landed on ND was the one that dictated the rest of the fight, he got hurt in the first round and that made him tentative, to top it off he got hurt in the last round like never before...

[A-Wolf]

What Rigo did was truly spectacular. I've never seen a performance of that type anywhere ever. The sharpness of his counterpunching was absurd. Donaire had to have been in disbelief. I know I was.

[damit305]

I don't think anyone expected what they saw last night. Not even Rigo's fans!

Sure didn't! I was expecting a 12-0 shut out.

All jokes aside, most of us were set right down the middle and expected a much closer fight than what we saw. Man I've been reading some articles out in the web and they're so focused on justifying Nonito's loss as opposed to giving a great champion like Rigondeaux proper respect. It's very appalling.

[PulpFriction]

I honestly thought this was a 50/50 fight going in but i am now officially a Rigotard. Rigo not only beat what many before this fight considered a top 5 fighter but also had him shook the entire fight. You could see halfway through the first few rounds Nonito looked like a deer in head lights.