Guillermo Rigondeaux Q&A: "I believe the boos were for Nonito."

[PACnPBFsuck]

I think most of the boos came in the middle rounds, when both guys punch output slowed down drastically.

[The Smash]

He only threw more jabs. You know, the thing used by outside boxers to control distance/keep a guy from pouncing on you etc?

Guillermo boxed while Donaire looked to brawl, Rigondeaux has no obligations to brawl with anyone, and he did the smart thing by moving and avoiding unnecessary exchanges to lower the risks. He was the smarter fighter on the night and it paid off.

Paid off is an interesting phrase. He routed a world-class fighter in one of the best victories of the last decade, maybe two decades. Having said that, I would be amazed if he fought as a headliner, in a sold-out arena and for as much as money as he did on Saturday, ever again. Truly amazed.

[Jloro]

And I'm all for Rios-Alvarado...but we all knew what would happen between them two..A WAR...

Rigo-Donaire had me standing up almost the entire fight..that masterpiece only comes by every so often for Boxing fans..

Rigo was a surgeon that night and opened Donaire up!

lol same here. The booes probably came from people who were frustrated by Rigo making Donaire miss so much lol.
Even I was getting irritated how ****** Donaire was looking lol but I loved the fight

[The Gambler1981]

I would say it was a mixture of both of them, I don't blame Rigondeaux for doing his thing playing to win and Donaire certainly needed to do a better job of getting after him.

Still it was a mix of what both did that drew that reaction.

[Los Zetas]

Rigo is ******ed. He boxed beautifully, but the boos were for him.

[damit305]

I don't know why Rigo is catching the heat for this fight being slower paced. Donaire threw less punches when he knew coming in he had to be aggressive and bring the fight to Rigo.

Unfortunately, although Rigo threw and connected more shots, Donaire will get the benefit of the doubt for his ineffective aggression.

I'm glad things are panning out well for Rigo... he could've had a much earlier start if he wasn't deported back to Cuba in 07' after his first intent to defect, but --- Lo que sucede conviene.

VIVA EL CHACAL!!

[bojangles1987]

Sorry Rigo, but that's just not true.

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NEW YORK -- ******.com caught up to junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux on Sunday afternoon in the lobby of the Affinia Hotel, the day after Rigondeaux's HBO-televised unanimous decision over Nonito Donaire at Radio City Music Hall.

In victory over Donaire (32-1, 20 knockouts), Rigondeaux (12-0, 8 KOs) earned the RING, WBA and WBO championships.

A southpaw, two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist, Rigondeaux won, 114-113, 115-112, 116-111 on the judges' cards of John Stewart, Tom Schreck and Julie Lederman, respectively. ******.com had it for Rigondeaux, 117-110.

Following an unimpressive and dull decison over Panama's Ricardo Cordoba in November of 2010, Rigondeaux came back with consecutive stoppages over Willie Casey, Rico Ramos and Teon Kennedy before securing September's unanimous-decision victory over Robert Marroquin.

Although there are many critics of Rigondeaux's style, his effort has been applauded by others such as trainer Kevin Cunningham, WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi, RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward and WBO welterweight beltholder Tim Bradley, the last two after having watched the fight from ringside.

Rigondeaux defected from Cuba in 2009, leaving behind his wife and two children. In the Q&A below, he shared his thoughts on his performance, which was inspired, in part, by a call from his son, Guillermo Rigondeaux Jr.



Osvaldo Nordelo acted as translator.

******.com: Can you tell me the story about your son, Gullermo Jr., calling you before the fight?

Guillermo Rigondeaux: Yes, my son is 11 years old. I always have my son in my heart. Even with him being in Cuba, he is still in my heart everywhere that I go. To receive that call before the fight, it meant everything.



******.com: Your thoughts on your performance?

GR: I am very satisfied with all that happened, but you remember what I told you the last time we talked before the fight? The first time that I spoke to you, you were thinking that Nonito was going to win. I did my job, just like I told you I would.



******.com: Do you wonder, like Bradley and Ward did, whether or not last night's crowd appreciated what it saw?

GR: I have to make a living, you know, for my family. There are going to be days when I go after it, and then there are going to be days where you box.

I had everything under control throughout the fight. The fans' boos, that's not because of what I did wrong. I believe that the boos were for Nonito.

******.com: Given that you felt you were in complete control, was there ever a point in the fight where you considered going toe-to-toe and attempting to go for the knockout?

GR: I tried to do my job. You don't look for the knockout. The knockout has to come to you. If it is there, then you take it.

In the 12th round, for example, I tried for it, but I couldn't get it. Nonito was able to block some of the shots and avoid getting knocked out.

******.com: Can you describe what happened with the knockdown in the 10th round?

GR: We were coming out of a clinch and he caught me with a good left hand. That happens. That was a good shot. I recovered fast, and at the end of the round and in the next round, I was much better off.


******.com: Was it the left cross that caused the damage to Donaire's right eye in the last round?

GR: Yes, it was in round 12 where I threw that punch right to his eye, and that was the shot. I thought that I was close. I thought that I could get the knockout in the 12th round.

But Nonito came up with some good defense at that point, and I could not finish him. As far as my next fight, I will fight anyone. No matter who they put in front of me, it will be no problem.


http://ri ngtv.craveonline.com/blog/178331-qaa-rigondeaux-the-boos-were-for-donaire

That's some professional talk right there. Respect.


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[junior gong]

The only people boo'ing were casual fans that don't understand the intricacies of boxing. Like Rigo said in the post fight interview, boxers and real boxing fans know what he did. If they want brawls, they can watch RiosAlvarado3.

Oh get of your high horse you sanctimonious plank. Intricacies of boxing, my arse! H did what he had to do to win the safest way he could which made it a shitty spectacle for a crowd that had shelled out a lot of money on tickets. It was a good performance, superb, but dont expect people to turn up and watch him in the future even though he is boring out of guilt at not being a 'proper' boxing fan.

[sicko]

Some of them was...most of them was their to SEE DONAIRE...most of them had no clue who Rigondeaux was

the boos was for BOTH!