I'll say it... Guillermo Rigondeaux is probaby the most skilled boxer of all time.

[Check_hooks]

hes the most skilled at running

worst display of running since Baldomir-Floyd

[SCEN3RY]

Rigo put on one of the most jaw dropping performances against elite competition I have ever personally witnessed. He was completely in control of Donaire almost throughout. NOBODY expected that. There was nothing in the boxing continuum to explain what happened last night. Such a shame we have all these morons out there trying to rain on the parade of true boxing observers. It was an amazing experience to see what Rigo did. I'm honored I had the chance to see it on live broadcast.

Very well said. Donaire is legit, has legitimate skills, Rigondeaux just took it to another level. Some people will try to downplay the win by suggesting he was overrated...Rigondeaux was just that good. I can't say he's the most skilled atm, but in due time I've long been impressed, I'm in awe now.

I'd like to see if he has an inside game. I'm not even sure anyone can force that out of him without putting themselves in harms way often enough to get ko'd, but eventually somebody's gonna, right?

[Tim2daresq]

Very well said. Donaire is legit, has legitimate skills, Rigondeaux just took it to another level. Some people will try to downplay the win by suggesting he was overrated...Rigondeaux was just that good. I can't say he's the most skilled atm, but in due time I've long been impressed, I'm in awe now.

I'd like to see if he has an inside game. I'm not even sure anyone can force that out of him without putting themselves in harms way often enough to get ko'd, but eventually somebody's gonna, right?

I don't see any 122 Sweet Peas walking around.

[Mikhnienko]

I agree.

Rigo is 32. He is at the age where most fighters have had a long career and we start to asses where they stack up in the grand scheme of things.

Last night, Rigo got himself a win that would be career defining for ANY fighter in the game today. It is probably the most significant win and performance of the last 20 years.

He doesn't have the build up of lots of fights against really good fighters, because of circumstance, but he has the career defining win against a great hall of fame fighter in Donaire.

Its a win on the level of Whitaker vs Chavez (although that was draw :-/ )
Its a win on the level of Duran vs Leonard
Its a win on the level of Leonard vs Hearns

Rigondeaux was forced to spend his prime in the amateurs. Realistically, like Muhammad Ali, he was forced by Politics to sit out his prime years even in the amateurs.

He proved that his skill and greatness with last nights performance. It ranks up there in quality with any win by any fighter, and I feel serves as an adequate bench mark to rank Guillermo Rigondeaux's quality in terms of all time greatness.

He might not be the best fighter of all time, I'd still have a hard time seeing him coming out over Duran, but skill wise I am comfortable saying he has no equal.

FU3K NO. Great win by Rigo but calm down ******.

[Jcsuper]

Here we go, you dominate a top opponent and you're the GOAT. Typical on boxingscene.

Most skilled boxer of all-time ? What the hell are you smoking.

Rigondeaux is a wonderful fighter, but the TS needs to be cautious because these type of threads never succeed to rally people for your cause, they always have the contrary effect of making people hate the fighter you d1ckride too much.

[ManOfVictory]

And you guys thought pac*tards where ridiculous!!!

[Tim2daresq]

And you guys thought pac*tards where ridiculous!!!

Not as bad as Flowmosexuals.

[MJ223]

[whitealltrac]

Jesus.....

I'm sold, but let's see him against Mares and Garcia[at 126] though. He'd be favored against them of course. But Mares can give him a pretty tough fight, maybe outwork him if he swarms him not caring about his counters or boxing ability, like he did to another top 10 P4P fighter, Anselmo Moreno. Though Moreno had way less power than Rigondeaux.

To me Mares is top 10 P4P and underrated as hell. I can name 4 guys Mares is more deserving of being in the top 10 P4P for. Bradley, Guerrero, Broner, and Donaire. Him and Rigondeaux should be in the list.

Mares will be a walk in the park for Rigo....please tell me how is Mares better than Nonito???

[Mister Wolf]

Mares will be a walk in the park for Rigo....please tell me how is Mares better than Nonito???

Mares punches his opponents in the nuts.