Comments Thread For: Jhonny Gonzalez-Clive Atwell in Play For March 29th

[LouIE G]

I know hes the best @ 22 but in 13 fights hes already considered top dawg in his division,wut iam asking is wut did rigo do to obtain a number 1 ranking to fight rico ramos with only 6 fights???who did he beat??why is it fair in the fans eyes for rigo but not for gary???

If GR JR wanted to be taken seriously, probably should've fought PDL instead of fighting TBA instead

Look would it have mattered if gary russell would have won a gold medal in the olympics to you??unfortunately his body didbt give him the chance to..so we will never know how far he would of made it

[VAGAB0ND]

I know hes the best @ 22 but in 13 fights hes already considered top dawg in his division,wut iam asking is wut did rigo do to obtain a number 1 ranking to fight rico ramos with only 6 fights???who did he beat??why is it fair in the fans eyes for rigo but not for gary???

Guillermo Rigondeaux didn't deserve a title shot so soon, nor does Vasyl Lomachenko. Just because they got title shots doesn't mean Gary Russell Jr. should too. Two wrongs don't make a right.

[LouIE G]

If GR JR wanted to be taken seriously, probably should've fought PDL instead of fighting TBA instead

Nope he just needs a chance to fight gonzales for the belt,rigo,loma,de la hoya,vargas jones,david reid they all got there chances early on in there career....i think gary should too....if he wins he was the real deal if he loses,all of the bad talking of him is justified...he just needsthe oppotunity first

[LouIE G]

Guillermo Rigondeaux didn't deserve a title shot so soon, nor does Vasyl Lomachenko. Just because they got title shots doesn't mean Gary Russell Jr. should too. Two wrongs don't make a right.

But why doesnt he deserve a chance???

[richardt]

I like Russell a LOT! Great skills, speed, power, you name it. I cant say enough good things about him. But for whatever reasons, he turned down Billy Dib when Dib was a champ, he turned down Louis Franco in an eliminator, and then Ponce. This sht has gotten old, fast.

[MrFynest]

I know hes the best @ 22 but in 13 fights hes already considered top dawg in his division,wut iam asking is wut did rigo do to obtain a number 1 ranking to fight rico ramos with only 6 fights???who did he beat??why is it fair in the fans eyes for rigo but not for gary???

Well he did beat the interim WBA champion in Ricardo Cardoba to get the shot at the full WBA champion Rico Ramos. That and the proper promoter behind him, plus his Olpympic credentials helped him big time. I think it was best to step up the competition quickly. He's 33 not in his early 20's where he can take his time and build himself up.

[jas]

is mares ducking him

[BendOver]

I know hes the best @ 22 but in 13 fights hes already considered top dawg in his division,wut iam asking is wut did rigo do to obtain a number 1 ranking to fight rico ramos with only 6 fights???who did he beat??why is it fair in the fans eyes for rigo but not for gary???

He fought an ranked ex-champ in his prime in his 6-7 fight, that's how...

[Spray_resistant]

Did not read most of the article and am not looking up who he has fought, his name is Clive which means he probably can't fight.

[ShoulderRoll]

Gary Russell is a bad stylistic matchup for Jhonny Gonzalez. Too risky, better to fight Clive Atwell instead while he's waiting for the Mares rematch.