Top Rank having their PR person convince the public that Rigo Stinks?

[KickAzz]

So why didn't Donaire do anything about it??

cause Rigondo was running?

[KickAzz]

this is just sad


if Arum doesn't want to promote him and thinks he sucks, then break his contract and let him sign with someone else


he just had his breakthrough fight, Arum should spinning the hype machine the other way and trying to build on his next 'unbeaten' star

I don't think Arum doesn't want to promote him or that Arum thinks Rigondo sucks... Arum's in a conundrum... how do you promote someone with superstar skills but with a boring style...

[-PBP-]

cause Rigondo was running?

Do something about it then.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I don't think Arum doesn't want to promote him or that Arum thinks Rigondo sucks... Arum's in a conundrum... how do you promote someone with superstar skills but with a boring style...

time to create a Dinero Rigo persona



i dont know what Arum's agenda is other than to try to have Rigo change his style...which at this point, i dont think Rigo is willing to do

[Bushbaby]

cause Rigondo was running?

Lets try this again. Why didn't Donaire do anything about it then??

[Grimgash]

time to create a Dinero Rigo persona



i dont know what Arum's agenda is other than to try to have Rigo change his style...which at this point, i dont think Rigo is willing to do

That's basically it, change his style. Arum is a promoter, and a promoters job is to make money. Rigo will not make him any money as he has a very boring style. It's a boxing purist style but even then it's not a friendly one. It'll be very hard to get fans to buy fights knowing they're going to see almost no action and a track meet.

Rigo is incredibly skilled defensive fighter, who doesn't seem like he can or at least doesn't want to have the tiniest bit of forward offense in his arsenal. As someone said before it looks like hes trying to fight amateur style and score points.

Not taking anything away from him, he put on a good performance and beat Donaire easily...I just can see where it'd be hard for a promoter to put forth their money to try to make fights, when theres very little chance of a return on it.

[pesticid]

great post, i mean when you o to cuba you dont see the color barrier like here, you go to a party and is half white half black you go to see a group of friends hanging out together and is the same thing. I took my friend to cuba and he was amazed on how there wasn't any evident proof of color barrier at all and basically everyone "ate together" if you know what i mean

I am half-Cuban and I think it's a myth that there is no racism in Cuba. There is racism everywhere but having said that Cubans love Cubans and they are big patriots, it's hard for me to visualize white Cubans saying that they won't cheer about Cuban because he or she is black. Also, there are lot of interracial marriages and couples in Cuba, but that's not to say that there is no racism, there is just like anywhere. Arum should put Yuri and Guillermo on the same card in Miami and there will be a big crowd for sure.

[Jam Jars]

cause Rigondo was running?

Running? Most of the fight Rigondeaux was no more than 3 feet away. It seems if a fighter doesn't stand still and trade morons say they are running. Boxing doesn't work like that, go find another sport.

[Mr. Philadel]

That's simple not true..in Cuba there is not racism at all..I never even look the color of somebody skin..if he is cuban is all what I care..I m a white cuban super nationalistic as it is cu****uyNYC, Brickcityboxing and cubanborn87 and Rigo is a god for us..I don't even want him to be white, I like him as he is, if I will see him anyday I will hug him and tell him how proud I m of him to be cuban..I live in miami between a million cuban or cuban-american and I never knew anybody who don't support Rigo cuz he is black..we all love him..everybody is talking about him in every gas station every supermarker, everywhere. .belive me the is a million mortals in miami adoring our black Cuban God Guillermo"the jackal"Rigondeaux who is not really black, he is golden....

GREAT post...green

[AnKhang]

With regards to Rigo's skill, I don't think anyone is dis*****g that. Even those who say he is boring is in a consensus that Rigo is very skilled. The problem IMO is not his skill but his style. It is very amateurish and I don't mean that in a negative way. I think what Bob is trying to do is not put down Rigo but challenge him to engage more. A good example I think is Floyd. Like Rigo he is a defensive fighter, but their comparison ends there. Floyd tends to stay in the pocket and therefore resulting to more exchanges. Rigo on the other hand relies more on his footwork/movement resulting to less exchanges where the "boring" comes in for some people. I'd like to think that Arum believes in Rigo coz if not then he wouldn't have re-signed him/offered the Donaire bout.