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Rigo is perhaps the only active boxer that p4p has a legit chance at outboxing Floyd thoroughly. You can point to Floyd's resume/experience and say the experience factor trumps pure skill, and I tend to agree, but rigos amateur record is disgusting, Rigo will sadly probably get shut down by the networks because casual fans don't understand it or like it, but I could see Floyd having problems to counter Rigo, and I think Rigo could find Floyd rather easily at first. To me it comes down to who adjusts and how.
I could see Rigo being more aggressive, and successful at first, then Floyd adjusting, then seeing if Rigo readjusts back. Rigo is even harder to hit than Floyd and Floyd wouldn't let his hands go if he can't find Rigo consistently, I see a chess match of the highest level, pure boxing and counter punching attempts, I see both trying to dominate the center of the ring and many exciting flurries that end in one or the other masterfully slipping everything, or a few landed crisp shots with a counter following.
Another factor is power, I think Floyd would be the stronger puncher but again, I don't see either finding each other enough for it to be a factor, I see a UD/SD in Rigos favor the cleaner the fight, the dirtier the fight, I see Floyd winning by MD, but I think both possess more than enough defense and chin to where a stoppage would be out of the question, barring a freak stoppage.
I could see Rigo being more aggressive, and successful at first, then Floyd adjusting, then seeing if Rigo readjusts back. Rigo is even harder to hit than Floyd and Floyd wouldn't let his hands go if he can't find Rigo consistently, I see a chess match of the highest level, pure boxing and counter punching attempts, I see both trying to dominate the center of the ring and many exciting flurries that end in one or the other masterfully slipping everything, or a few landed crisp shots with a counter following.
Another factor is power, I think Floyd would be the stronger puncher but again, I don't see either finding each other enough for it to be a factor, I see a UD/SD in Rigos favor the cleaner the fight, the dirtier the fight, I see Floyd winning by MD, but I think both possess more than enough defense and chin to where a stoppage would be out of the question, barring a freak stoppage.
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