Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux Would Face Lomachenko at Catch-Weight

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think he needs to try somthing in Miami to find out for himself what to do. He'd be a fool not to try . It's a business risk but it has to be done. Arum is trying to get new markets in china and build somthing with shimming but isn't willing to try somthing here in the states . The reward is well worth the risk in IMO

I don't even consider it a risk. They put a couple of other Cubans on the card, maybe Gamboa and Santana, and round it out with a few other guys from Latin America, and it's bound to sell out a decent size arena. That card would be sooo easy to promote. I agree that Cubans don't support their fighters like Mexicans and Puerto Ricans do, but they haven't had the same opportunities. You bring that card to them (South Florida) and appeal to some other nationalities in the process, and you've got a guaranteed winner.

[Young Stribling]

The showing Rigo put on versus Agbeko, although masterful, will not hit a chord with ignorant fans and that's where the big money gets made with the everyday sucker.

Good morning, ignorant fan and everyday sucker here. How the **** are you? Personally, I don't enjoy 'masterful' performances' against cardboard cut-outs. I'd just like to see someone give the little fencer a few smacks to get the feeling that there's a fight going on.....

[CubanGuyNYC]

The showing Rigo put on versus Agbeko, although masterful, will not hit a chord with ignorant fans and that's where the big money gets made with the everyday sucker.

You're right. The lifeblood of boxing is the casual fanbase. I think most people that go to the fights know maybe one of the fighters on the card. Most people just go to watch a few guys beat each others brains out. The moment they see a guy who doesn't mix it up, no matter how masterful, they lose interest. I don't even know why they bother.

[kozone]

I've been wondering about this since the Agbeko fight. What will Arum do when his contract with Rigo is up? After all the shit Bob has said about his own fighter, he'd look like a major hypocrite if he re-upped with Guille.

If a Rigo fight goes down in Miami in March (like they've said), I'll be there along with a few guys from this forum. I would be willing to bet real money that whatever venue they choose will be packed. It would make Arum think real hard about his future with "El Chacal."

I'll be right there with you!!!
Viva la Rigolution

[Godsfly]

Man, I like Lomo a lot. I want to see him kick ass; but I agree, fighting Rigo this early in his pro career is not likely to end well.

lamos head would go flying...........you would have to be a hardcore die hard lomachenko fan to believe he would have any chance in that fight.

[Young Stribling]

You're right. The lifeblood of boxing is the casual fanbase. I think most people that go to the fights know maybe one of the fighters on the card. Most people just go to watch a few guys beat each others brains out. The moment they see a guy who doesn't mix it up, no matter how masterful, they lose interest. I don't even know why they bother.

Boxing appeals to our tribal instincts. You gather to watch the warrior from your tribe(say,Mexican) against the warrior from another 'tribe'(say P.R.). Along with warfare come camp followers(casuals), and of course the usual contingent of wise men, who always seem to forget that once, long ago, they had been camp followers too. Don't we all learn as we go?

[King_]

lamos head would go flying...........you would have to be a hardcore die hard lomachenko fan to believe he would have any chance in that fight.

The good thing for Lomachenko is he controls his own destiny. Sounds impossible but if he beats Salido in second fight.... Then rigo in lets say 5th? Fight.... He's surpassed an ATG pace and is on GOAT pace.

[sicko]

Rigo is cherrypicking a novice and trying to weight drain him.

Go.

Or others are trying to get him to carry more weight to try and slow him down and Rigondeaux is not going to fall for it

[mex602]

I don't even consider it a risk. They put a couple of other Cubans on the card, maybe Gamboa and Santana, and round it out with a few other guys from Latin America, and it's bound to sell out a decent size arena. That card would be sooo easy to promote. I agree that Cubans don't support their fighters like Mexicans and Puerto Ricans do, but they haven't had the same opportunities. You bring that card to them (South Florida) and appeal to some other nationalities in the process, and you've got a guaranteed winner.

rigo needs to come to the west coast

did you see that empty venue????


us mexican fans will give him love out here since his own people dont

[Sosay]

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