Rigondeaux Opponent?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::.

Why would you wanna rematch? What are the odds of you winning? And what happens if you lose again?


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One: Pride. Two and three: Champions never think they'll lose. We're talking Donaire's perspective here, not the fans'.

They never think they'll lose? Then care to explain why Donaire always dismissed Rigo as an opponent and why he was always so hesitant to fight him? Even after the fight was signed he was looking for a way out.


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[RiC-DiC]

His next opponent is the one he doesn't duck. He's already ducked the challenge from Mares (at any weight). He won't give Donaire a rematch, because Donaire would be motivated for revenge and he might even watch footage.

[CubanGuyNYC]

They never think they'll lose? Then care to explain why Donaire always dismissed Rigo as an opponent and why he was always so hesitant to fight him? Even after the fight was signed he was looking for a way out.


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Appearances are one thing, reality is another. I can't say with certainty what was on Donaire's mind, and neither can you. I can, however, speculate with a fair amount of assurance that Nonito wasn't afraid to fight Rigondeaux. It's just the way professional fighters think, especially champions. Jack Dempsey once said (and I paraphrase), "You always think you can win, otherwise you could never fight." I tend to agree.

[bigcursedawg]

His next opponent is the one he doesn't duck. He's already ducked the challenge from Mares (at any weight). He won't give Donaire a rematch, because Donaire would be motivated for revenge and he might even watch footage.

There isn't enought footage in the world on Rigo that would help Donaire. Rigo will beat him even worse that the 1st fight. And saying Rigo ducked Mares is funny. Last time I checked it was Donaire that turned down a career high payday to fight Mares. That was the fight everyone wanted to see, but it doesn't matter now. Mares would've beat Donaire, instead Donaire lost to a good fighter with no name value. Donaire has decent power and we know he can ko midgets left and right but the hype needs to stop now.

[deejd]

Appearances are one thing, reality is another. I can't say with certainty what was on Donaire's mind, and neither can you. I can, however, speculate with a fair amount of assurance that Nonito wasn't afraid to fight Rigondeaux. It's just the way professional fighters think, especially champions. Jack Dempsey once said (and I paraphrase), "You always think you can win, otherwise you could never fight." I tend to agree.

Have to disagree with this... there is a certain amount of pressure that comes into play. Why do you think some fights getting made are pulling teeth. Sometimes, there's just more risk than reward and even champions understand that. How do you explain what champs were thinking when they fought the meteoric rise that was Tyson?