Freddie Roach predicted Rigo's future.

[DoktorSleepless]

Interview from almost 4 years ago.
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/sub-le...deauxs-offense

“He is a very challenging guy,” Roach told me after a recent sparring session, as Rigondeaux prepares for a February 5 bout with Adolfo Landeros, 20-12-1 (9), televised on ESPN2. “Very clever and all that, but I need him to be more offensive. He gets kind of stuck in the Cuban style, amateur boxing, where he scores points and don’t let you score back. He is very hard to hit. Anyone coming to brawl, he will eat up. But when someone comes to box, he is going to have trouble going forward. He is working on being more offensive and it’s going slowly
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“It’s hard,” said Roach of his efforts to get more offense from Rigondeaux. “You fight the same way for 375 fights, it hard. He’s getting better at it but I am not sure we will get to where I want. I told him he can be like Gamboa. He beat Gamboa in the amateurs. He does have that kind of power. The problem is, once people feel that power, they start moving and running away from him. Winning is one thing, but being a TV superstar is another. It’s why you’re here. That’s why he needs to be more offensive.”
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“In the States,” said Roach, “it’s about entertaining people. And that’s by knocking people out. [Rigondeaux] has knockout power for a little guy. He just has to use it.”

[BIPBAP]

He's right about the fact that when people feel his power they start running away from him and stop trying, cause they know that if they come forward they're gonna get popped!! that's what happend to donaire, and that's why some ppl say their fight was "boring", cause donaire didn't want to engage, and it was him that needed to engage cause he was down on the scorecards, not rigo!! it was nonito's responsibility to try to make it a fight!

[SplitSecond]

He's right about the fact that when people feel his power they start running away from him and stop trying, cause they know that if they come forward they're gonna get popped!! that's what happend to donaire, and that's why some ppl say their fight was "boring", cause donaire didn't want to engage, and it was him that needed to engage cause he was down on the scorecards, not rigo!! it was nonito's responsibility to try to make it a fight!

considering rigo's power, donaire has heart, he threw more actual punches than rigo and rigo is the one that went 2 rds or somethin throwing no more than 3 punches, being serious, dont read into compubox' "jabs", rigo doesn't even have a jab, atleast not as a scoring blow, he just has a flicking, baiting jab

[DoktorSleepless]

He's right about the fact that when people feel his power they start running away from him and stop trying, cause they know that if they come forward they're gonna get popped!! that's what happend to donaire, and that's why some ppl say their fight was "boring", cause donaire didn't want to engage, and it was him that needed to engage cause he was down on the scorecards, not rigo!! it was nonito's responsibility to try to make it a fight!

80% of the time, Donaire was the one who made the first move, and thus got countered accordingly.

[Grimgash]

Rigo doesn't know how the pro game works. It's been said 100x. He will just be another "good fighter" who no one pays attention to because of his fear to be offensive.

Max: What do you think about offense for your next fight? Uhmm...you have to ask my promoter.

[-Makunouchi-]

Styles wont change, fighters tend to go back to what they normally do. You cant change them but you can enhance what they have.

Too bad for rigo, he has the attribute to be undisputed but his style is boring to casual fans to watch. Sleep mode

[-PBP-]

Ronnie Shields said the same thing.

In an old interview when he first got to the states Shields asked him "why did you come here". His answer was to be the best, win world championships and show that his skills can translate to the pro level. That interview is from that same website.


Its clear that in his mind, he's the master boxer and he's not going to allow businessmen and fans to tell him how to box. Winning and perfecting his craft is important to him.


With that said, he needs to also understand that premium network boxing is more WWE'ish as opposed to a regular sport like basketball and football. So he can't expect to be a superstar and a headliner just from winning. He has to sell himself by making live appearances, getting involved in the community, learning some English and taking some risks. But none of this is necessary if his ultimate goal is to be the best.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Ronnie Shields said the same thing.

In an old interview when he first got to the states Shields asked him "why did you come here". His answer was to be the best, win world championships and show that his skills can translate to the pro level. That interview is from that same website.


Its clear that in his mind, he's the master boxer and he's not going to allow businessmen and fans to tell him how to box. Winning and perfecting his craft is important to him.


With that said, he needs to also understand that premium network boxing is more WWE'ish as opposed to a regular sport like basketball and football. So he can't expect to be a superstar and a headliner just from winning. He has to sell himself by making live appearances, getting involved in the community, learning some English and taking some risks. But none of this is necessary if his ultimate goal is to be the best.

He can be the best all he wants, he just won't get paid accordingly.


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[Juof]

I could watch rigo all day i just wouldnt take any of my friends to go see him. He has scored knockdowns in all of his fights bar nonito and agbeko. I like watching him outdo his opponent and destroy them with his power.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Prophetic words, indeed, from Freddie. I've also read and seen interviews with him were he praises Rigo to no end. It all adds up to what we've all since learned about "El Chacal": Amazing fighter, but not offensive enough for the masses.