Lampley dissed Rigo on "The Fight Game" last night

[LoadedWraps]

I do appreciate boxing style - in fact I am a pure boxer and have had a good deal of success! I am a huge fan of Mayweather for example. Like Rigo, he boxes and uses the sweet science. However, he actually throws an acceptable amount of punches. I appreciate Rigo's skills but I can't appreciate a fighter who doesn't throw punches when they are dominating so much that they can do so with little or no additional risk.

You would hate me in the ring then. I only feel I did my job in round if you don't land anything flush on me.

[stefl14]

You would hate me in the ring then. I only feel I did my job in round if you don't land anything flush on me.

I am a defensive fighter also. The thing is though when I watch Rigo I feel he could land a lot more without taking much more if he was just a little more aggressive. Again, Mayweather is a good example of what I mean. He throws a lot more than Rigondeaux but he doesn't get hit more. The problem with Rigondeaux is he's stuck in his amateur ways and you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

[mconstantine]

Lampley's opinion on Rigo is valid if you look for resume for P4P which a lot of folks do...but I like Kellerman's rationale for P4P better and with that rationale, Rigo is absolutely top 5 P4P.

The funniest part of that show, was Lampley talking shiet bout Showtime for promoting Broner and Paulie's classless antics around Jessica...as if HBO would have handled it any differently lol.

HBO been looking mad salty as of late.

[STREET CLEANER]

Rigo is a hard sell for the masses. For hardcore fans he is a beauty to watch. But his style doesn't get a lot of fanfare

[LoadedWraps]

I am a defensive fighter also. The thing is though when I watch Rigo I feel he could land a lot more without taking much more if he was just a little more aggressive. Again, Mayweather is a good example of what I mean. He throws a lot more than Rigondeaux but he doesn't get hit more. The problem with Rigondeaux is he's stuck in his amateur ways and you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Really? I need to rewatch his first 10 fights, I actually thought it was the other way around, Floyd gets more chances to land shots but doesn't take the risk always.

[PunchesNbuncheS]

Rigo is amazing and Lampley is an idiot. Ol bucket head having fetus head looking a$$.

[stefl14]

Really? I need to rewatch his first 10 fights, I actually thought it was the other way around, Floyd gets more chances to land shots but doesn't take the risk always.

Nah not imo. Floyd is more exciting you must admit. You can't really use the fights Rigo had against bums as an example you've got to use credible opposition when looking at this. When Floyd fought bums he always went for the knockout in the past. Rigondeaux's fights against Cordoba and Donaire is what I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong - Floyd could throw more also. However, Mayweather throws enough to not make the fights borderline boring imo. This nonsense about people who don't appreciate Rigo not being boxing purists is nonsense. I've watched boxing since I was about 10 (even though I am only 19) and appreciate all styles to some extent. This does not mean I don't fight some fighters boring.

[LoadedWraps]

Nah not imo. Floyd is more exciting you must admit. You can't really use the fights Rigo had against bums as an example you've got to use credible opposition when looking at this. When Floyd fought bums he always went for the knockout in the past. Rigondeaux's fights against Cordoba and Donaire is what I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong - Floyd could throw more also. However, Mayweather throws enough to not make the fights borderline boring imo. This nonsense about people who don't appreciate Rigo not being boxing purists is nonsense. I've watched boxing since I was about 10 (even though I am only 19) and appreciate all styles to some extent. This does not mean I don't fight some fighters boring.

I think both hold back at times, but Floyd is more exciting, true. I don't mean to say everyone who calls Rigo boring doesn't know boxing, I just expect people who really know or are into boxing to appreciate his style. I hear you though. I love Rigo and Floyd and fighters like Sweet Pea but I also love action fighters like Margarito, Maidana, Gatti, and Bam Bam Rios.

[stefl14]

I think both hold back at times, but Floyd is more exciting, true. I don't mean to say everyone who calls Rigo boring doesn't know boxing, I just expect people who really know or are into boxing to appreciate his style. I hear you though. I love Rigo and Floyd and fighters like Sweet Pea but I also love action fighters like Margarito, Maidana, Gatti, and Bam Bam Rios.

Yeah. If people aren't bored by Rigo then hats off to them. Different strokes for different folks and all that. I appreciate him but am not excited by him much, that's all. He's legit p4p top 5 tho imo.

[CubanGuyNYC]

why do they assume the booing was for rigo and not for donaire? I mean rigo was the one doing his job, donaire wasn't! It was him who was afraid to engage cause he knew he would get popped by rigo if he did!...

I was at the fight. The boos were for Rigo. But you're right, they should've been booing Donaire. Guillermo engaged plenty, and it's not like anyone expected "El Chacal" to be the aggressor.

...I remember Rigo coming forward in the first round being the aggressor and staying in Donaire's punching range. Rigo fought a smart fight had a game plan and stuck to it. Donaire and Robert Garcia didn't have a game plan and it was evident. IMO Garcia and Doanire really thought they were going to go in there and blast Rigo out and that didn't even come close to happening. Rigo didn't take a lot risks, but I don't think anyone can say he didn't any risk.

Correct. Rigondeaux clashed with Nonito several times in the first four or five rounds. After he built up a solid lead, Guillermo started to take less chances. It amazes me how so many people that watched the fight forget the last round, where Donaire was literally running for his life.

From the looks of things, I wouldn't doubt your assessment of Nonito and Robert's "game-plan". Donaire seemed completely at a loss during the fight. (Although that always seems to happen when an inferior fighter meets a superior boxer.) The way I see it, Nonito made the fight less action-packed than it could've been. He pressed versus Mathebula. Why not against Rigo? You and I know why....