Excluding Floyd/Ward, who else beats Rigo pfp and why please.

[blak81]

You don't think P4P also has resume taken into account, at least a little bit??? I think Bradley beating Marquez while he was P4P #3 has a lot to do with Bradley being at 3.

pacquiao has the foot/hand speed along with the power to shock rigondeaux

would be funny see'ing rigo's face when he attempts his usual fleet-footed stutter steps backwards to gain the right distance and pacquiao is right their ontop of him with the jab jab and a straight left that strikes like lightning

tough fight though

rigo beats a donaire who against much lesser competition showed time and time again he couldn't lead and a scared agbeko and somehow rigo has done it all, rigo doesn't like to lead, he faces a long opponent who touches him and fights at a distance and he's in serious trouble as i can see him dropping rounds with his lack of risk taking, so i think a pfp guy like wlad has a good chance, wlad is fast and athletic for a 6'6 heavyweight, no doubt he'd be a flashy force in the lower classes

who else, can't think of one right now

also ward can take some rounds with his inside game, making rigo really work, another tough fight

If Marquez can time Pacquiao, Rigo can time Pacquiao. The key to beating speed is timing and I think Rigo is one of the best at it. Rigo's footwork is just as good as a Pacquiao's.

[blak81]

Rigo just hides behind his defense which makes him unreachable (and boring as hell), fighters who get inside his safe zone will destroy him. Like it happened when Donaire caught him inside and another fighter who as soon as he touched Rigo he went down.

In order for Rigo to be good and effective, he needs to be in control. He create a safe zone where he operates from and keeps you at distance. He can protect that zone well. Invade the zone though and Rigo becomes vulnerable.

Donaire dropped Rigo while they were clinching and Rigo was standing straight up. Donaire did nothing but throw the punch. IMO, it was onviously a KD, but it was a cheap KD. Donaire landed other flush shot while Rigo had proper footing and didn't budge.

[T18Z]

Pacman is a speed demon? Rigo must not be then. Pacman has good footwork, Rigo must not have then.

Pacman hurts everyone he faces. Yet he hasn't recorded a ko in how long??

Rigo has enough power to make Donaire afraid to fight and make a fighter who is used to throwing close to 100 a round manage 30.

You come across as a twat. You make a thread and then furiously defend your view point while happily discarding everyone else. The fact you compare Doniare to Pacquaio signifies your incompetence.

Pacquaio in my opinion would not attempt to 'solve' Rigo, he would overwhelm him with angles, speed and a barrage of punches. Rigo is not Marquez or even close. Rigo is a great boxer, so he may make it difficult, but at 122 or around that weight Pacquaio was a relentless machine, Rigo would not be able to keep him honest for long.

Pacquaio has beaten plenty of great boxers and counter punchers over the years, can we please stop acting Marquez = every counter puncher.

[Pacquiao>Floyd]

If Marquez can time Pacquiao, Rigo can time Pacquiao. The key to beating speed is timing and I think Rigo is one of the best at it. Rigo's footwork is just as good as a Pacquiao's.

Marquez timed Pacquiao by taking 3 flush punches and then returning one of his own.

Pacquiao will flatten Rigo's paper chin.

[blak81]

Marquez timed Pacquiao by taking 3 flush punches and then returning one of his own.

Pacquiao will flatten Rigo's paper chin.

So, the only way to time an opponent is to take t least 1 punch? IMO, Rigo is a uh better counter puncher than Marquez. Way better.

[RichCCFC]

Lets see how Rigo does moving up in weight fighting bigger guys, until then I withhold my opinion.

he's already a small guy in his division. He fought in lower weight classes in the amateurs.

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[MDPopescu]

Ward is right -- Bradley is an adaptive monster...

[Roy Keane]

Marquez ain't a better boxer then Rigo... I think JMM is overrated especially these days. above 130 he ain't done much tbh.

[mezoomozaa]

Including Floyd/Ward, no one beats Rigondeaux on points