Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux's Manager: HBO is Making a Huge Mistake!

[PRchamp]

I can't believe a fighter that has a 75% KO is considered "boring", speed kills and what's even better is Rigondeaux has some power to go with it. Rigondeaux would KO'ed Arce, Nishoka, Vasquez and sloppy punching Mathebula easily. Donaire would of his ass murdered if he tried to exchange with Rigo.

I hope Rigo has the chance to opt out of his Top Recycling promotion contract and switch to golden boy but I think even making the switch, GBP will put Santa Cruz near him. Rigo stops Mares and Cruz on body shots or TKO

[hitman smax]

dislike what hbo did with rigo but you know i hope they do that with other
fighters that fight ugly and pull that booring sht.

Agreed. I still can't believe people are offended by an ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK not wanting to promote and support something that isn't ENTERTAINING.

LOL.

Why not force HBO to broadcast golf coverage all day. I mean, there are some damn good golfers out there, and it's a "sweet science" too.

I wonder how long HBO would be in business doing that?

Wake up, people!

[HeroBando]

Arum had not done badly until he made those public remarks. He should have kept his remarks private and stayed off camera. How hard was that?

Yeah not too cool, not impressed with Arum's PR skills. Seems he doesn't give a ****, which I kinda respect more than being a bastard and trying to put a pretty face on it, like GBP. In any case, he's done better than he could have hoped for:

early interim title shot vs used up contender
despite ugly performance, immediate mando at green champ, Haymon client Ramos
kept busy on tv
12th fight vs p4p Donaire for 750k. Mares never made close to this, 1/2 as much vs PDL

[shoog]

I can understand casual viewers not being impressed but to hear boxing fans knocking rigos fight with doNaire and saying that rigo has a boring style is a damn shame. It was a masterclass in boxing and rigor is a grandmaster. Put him in there with the bums donaire fought last year and I'm sure he'd knock them all out Vazquez ,matthebula cmon. I'd like to see him fight donaire again.

[frosty-g]

the only reason I watched rigo's last fight was because of donaire,otherwise I wouldn't watch it..there are certain fighters I just don't care about,there are some that I just have to get home on time and plan around that fight,but these guys no,and I really think about 90% of people feel the same

thats where you and me differ, i dont go outta my way to watch and support scared losers. i'll stick with the Alpha team thanks very much.

[al-Xander]

Donaire himself is not what you call an exciting fighter. He prefers to counter. He knew that and realized he had to take risk and be more entertaining for the sake of the paying public. He's been doing that in his recent fights. But STILL he'll never become a PPV star. There's no DLH in his division. Add another boring Rigo to the mix, aarrggh...

[Check]

While talented, he is boring. Boxing is a business and just because you're good, doesn't mean you are going to get paid. HBO said good bye the Klitchkos a long time ago and the same is happening here. If you aren't American and want to be on HBO, you better be exciting. In other words, Rigo, change your game up or deal with it.

[shoog]

And everyone blames rigo but it was donaire who was scared ****less in that fight and wouldn't throw because he was getting countered to death.

[deanrw]

Boxing not brawling! If his beautiful display of footwork, ability to adapt, and ability to easily set traps isnt for you than this sport isnt either. Go watch MMA or hang at a seedy bar and wait.

He embarrassed what many ranked as a high P4P, FOTY, and the golden boy of HBO. He should be the one being pushed not the loser.

Sign with TR and lose and big things will be coming.

He obviously needs better promotion and management, but even that may not be enough. Lets put it this way. I would like to see him fight and so would you. So we ask him to fight. He wants a million to fight Joe Blow. Then we think, hmmmm well for that same money, we can showcase someone like Golovkin 2 or 3 times.

I guarantee you this is all about money. He is not even a boring fighter to me. Trust me there are many worse out there who HBO does show. I think this comes down to marketability and fanbase combined, as well as HBO counting their pennies. If they would have got him to learn to speak english and show his face more, this may not have been an issue.

Golovkin did everything right. He learned English (well enough for now) has a seemingly great personality and has a management team and trainer behind him who gets the word out constantly in overdrive. That is what Rigo needs. To get the American Public to embrace and accept him, he has to do the same for the American public.

[CubanGuyNYC]

old grumpy arum... i see it as a desperate attempt to save the donaire brand.... "oh its not donaire that ruined the fight, its rigo"

watch him do his best sales pitch when its time for 'nito to fight again.

Rigo laid down the law in the first round when he openly traded with Donaire in the middle of the ring. This was in spite of Nonito's reputation as a murderous puncher and Guillermo's own "reputation" of having a weak chin. The next three rounds saw more of the same. It wasn't until the middle rounds, when Rigo had built a solid lead, that he got more defensive. Yet, Donaire didn't exactly press the action, despite trailing on the cards. Why? Probably because he felt "El Chacal's" power, timing and speed...and the fact that Rigo wasn't following the script.

The predominantly Filipino crowd started booing Guillermo, when it was evident that Nonito was being less active (as the stats bear out). By the end of the fight, the fair-haired child was running for his life, desperately seeking to avoid being laid-out. Yet, once again, Rigondeaux gets accused of "running," "not fighting."

There's a lot of misperception here and little reality. People think Guillermo is boring? Fine. But it's laughable to accuse Rigo of making this particular clash "boring" (which, by the way, I don't believe it was).