Is Rigondeaux the best Cuban boxer ever?

[Cuban Linx]

Yes.

In my opinion he is the best ever.

[damit305]

Btw, I'm not talking strictly pro, but combining his amateur + pro together.

If you combine both it gets a bit more complex. By mixing amateur and pro feats there is a case for Casamayor and Rigondeaux. However accomplishments in the pro rankings, globally and historically have a much more significant influence on legacy. That's why with Casamayor, as it pertains to professional boxing, does not surpass the likes of Napoles, Kid Chocolate and Gavilan. Combine both sides and you have a potential argument.

[ThePunchingBag]

In terms of skills, he's probably the best technical boxer ever. The dude is straight out of a boxing textbook and then some.

If he came in a bigger package he could probably be an ATG HOF, but low weight class + boring style = little to no recognition.

[boliodogs]

He is great but I don't think he has passed Jose Napoles yet. Napoles was really a natural lightweight put when no lightweight champ would fight him he won the welterweight title and held it for many years.

[_original_]

In terms of skills, he's probably the best technical boxer ever. The dude is straight out of a boxing textbook and then some.

If he came in a bigger package he could probably be an ATG HOF, but low weight class + boring style = little to no recognition.

I'm a huge Rigo fan but this is completely overrating him.

[apocalypto]

Dude has fought one tough opponent and people make him out to be this great fighter. He is good but he still has a long way to prove it. I mean he has been dropped by lesser fighter and looked like sht in the cordova fight.

[CubanGuyNYC]

He is great but I don't think he has passed Jose Napoles yet. Napoles was really a natural lightweight put when no lightweight champ would fight him he won the welterweight title and held it for many years.

Then he was stopped in six by none other than middleweight ATG Carlos Monzon. "Mantequilla" was awesome. If Monzon hadn't been around, he might've ascended to the middleweight crown. Even so, I'm not sure Napoles is the greatest Cuban pro of all time. I've always thought it was between Chocolate and Gavilan. It's certainly all debatable. And, speaking of debates, Rigo has a long way to go before he's mentioned in the same breath as those legends.