Rigondeaux problem's are simple 1. He doesn't speak English....

[PureBoxingCEO]

stop with the excuses, Rigondeaux is the demon for any boxer right now

[joesaiditstrue]

2. He's Old
3. He's not Marketable (He's not some pretty boy)


You don't have to be able to punch, and be a warrior for promoters and fans.... you have to be sellable....

Look at guys like Malignaggi.... Malignaggi is not half the fighter or puncher that Rigo is.... but he can sell, he talks, he wears ridiculous outfits and apparently women find him attractive....

Rigo is as entertaining as any 'boxer' out there.... Rigo is as entertaining as Pernell Whitaker, and he can punch a lot harder.... but he doesn't have the 'personality' to sell himself.... and I guess that's partly because of his age... he's stubborn, he doesn't want to learn English or act like a clown....

He should make a deal with ESPN FNF.... Fight every 3 months, all the hardcore fans will be tuning in no matter what....

I'm sorry, did HBO figure out these three things about Rigo AFTER he whopped their possible cash cows ass, or maybe they knew these things already when they were airing his previous fights?

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[Carpe Diem]

He needs to be an inside fighter. I think he has good enough defense to fight in the pocket, but he doesn't want to do it. People like to compare him to Floyd, but Floyd can fight in the pocket and he even lure some of his opponents to fight him in the pocket a few times.

[bojangles1987]

He's in a weight class that doesn't sell. Donaire is an anomaly in that regard, and even he wasn't exactly a huge star.

[blak81]

Canelo doesn't speak English.

[JoeKidd]

You've got to have something. Paulie punches like a girl but he's ultra aggressive. Floyd & Bhop are absolute bores but they talk a good game and people tune in to see them KO'd. Rigo is like a fly on the wall. People would watch him fight a star...just to see how the star would cope with this defensive challenge.

[Deevel916]

Canelo doesn't speak English.

Unlike Rigo Canelo has a legion of rabid fans along with an entire country who will come out and buy tickets to his fights along with ppv buys. If Rigo had the following Canelo does HBO would jump all over him. I respect Rigo's skills and craftsmanship, but truth be told, he does nothing in terms of drawing interests from the casual fan base.

[ElMeroChingon]

2. He's Old
3. He's not Marketable (He's not some pretty boy)


You don't have to be able to punch, and be a warrior for promoters and fans.... you have to be sellable....

Look at guys like Malignaggi.... Malignaggi is not half the fighter or puncher that Rigo is.... but he can sell, he talks, he wears ridiculous outfits and apparently women find him attractive....

Rigo is as entertaining as any 'boxer' out there.... Rigo is as entertaining as Pernell Whitaker, and he can punch a lot harder.... but he doesn't have the 'personality' to sell himself.... and I guess that's partly because of his age... he's stubborn, he doesn't want to learn English or act like a clown....

He should make a deal with ESPN FNF.... Fight every 3 months, all the hardcore fans will be tuning in no matter what....

Interesting read....

But Rigos problem is that he's ...


B-O-R-I-N-G

spin it any way you like to, that the major issue. He can't just cater to the hardcore boxing crowd.

[Build That Wall]

I bet Bob Arum doesnt think Rigondeaux understands english period, That might be why he had no problem disrespecting him to his face. This is another thing that makes Bob Arum easy to hate, other than the boxing robberies that have happened in Top Rank boxing.

[viperz007]

boxers needs mouths to exchange their boring snooze fest fight

floyd = snooze fest fights but has mouth
rigo = no mouth + snooze fest fight = 0 money for arum and hbo