Pacquiao or Rigo at 122?

[BOXEO _]

Pac @ 122 had a sledgehammer of a left even a grazing left hook floors an opponent leaving him down for the 10 count. No one beats Pac at that weight.

Wilfredo Gomez cleans his clock.

[Doctor_Tenma]

remember at 122, Manny had no jab, no left hook and depended on that left hand..he had crazy speed and power but no head movement or good later movement....he has evolved into a much better boxer now

Still has a speed and size advantage over Rigondeaux.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Pac/Rigondeaux would be one helluva fight. Manny was reckless at the lower weights but that's precisely what made him so dangerous and dominant. Rigo is as close to perfection when it comes to technique and counter punching.

The name Marquez has come up repeatedly as the basis of arguing or proving that Rigondeaux would overwhelm Pacquiao simply based on the fact he's a better counterpuncher. You have to take into account that Marquez went through hell and back just to survive those fights and had to get off the mat repeatedly while also fight with broken nose. Also the difference in their counter punching approach. Rigondeaux delivers powerful single shots for the most part while Marquez lets his hand go and reels off combinations.

Assuming Rigondeaux would be able to overcome those obstacles and show the same heart and determination would be a mistake since he's never proven he has that dog inside of him. Obviously that's not his fault since he's never been truly pushed, but in a fantasy fight Rigondeaux would definitely need to go through hell to beat Pacquiao and I just don't see that happening.

Well, you broke down the mechanics of it

[#1Assassin]

rigo would outclass him and knock him out. have you even seen pacquiao at 122lbs?

its not the same fighter he was after roach got his hands on him. roach made him great, before that he was good but nothing all that special. a special talent for sure, a diamond in the rough. but way too rough to compete with let alone defeat a fighter of rigondeauxs caliber. way too raw and one dimensional, didnt have the smarts or the skills to give rigo problems of any kind.

[Slick Veteran]

This thread right here shows the bias of this forum.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

This thread right here shows the bias of this forum.

No it really doesn't,..


It's basically a pick'em fight between 2 great fighters... Not hard to argue for either side

[Willthethrill]

tough fight....gotta go with manny. his reckless abandon would help him imo. he wouldnt be gunshy

[darius45]

Still has a speed and size advantage over Rigondeaux.

I don't think Pac is faster than Rigo,...Rigo might actually be a little faster...
but the gif in your signature is genius.

[GOD-FR33]

Yet another ****** thread.......

This thread is ******! You guys make fantasy fights out of anyone. Smh. It just doesn't make any sense sometimes BUT what has GR done to make you think he beats Manny??? I personally would like to see a rematch with Donaire. Donaire was a bit drained and it affected his performance that night. In a rematch, it may look different. If ND can knock him down, Manny can knock him out.

[joesaiditstrue]

the Rigo hype on this site is fucking insane