Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux Unable To Get Foe, Interim-Title in Play

[bigjavi973]

Move to featherweight and challenge Nicholas Walters.

I'm sure he will accept the challenge.

[bigjavi973]

All these damned alphabet titles and psuedo world championship belts have turned becoming a world champion into a cherry pick.

It used be: "Let me fight for the world title. PLEASE, let me fight for the world title."

Now it's "Mmmm, let me think about this ... which world title do I have the best chance of winning?"

dont forget it also has to make financial sense.

[Jerzz]

Rigo only fighting three times in the last two years is crazy. Golovkin has fought seven times in the same period. That's what avoided guys need to do. Stay active and keep people talking and writing about them.

Golovkin is embrace by the network and fans so he gets fight.

No network and very few fans are interested with Rigo.

[MrRolltide91]

these dudes scared

[deanrw]

That is the difference between Rigo and Golovkin. GGG was not sitting around and asking for giant paydays. He made adaptations to his fighting style to make the pro version of the sport fans happy. He was taking lower cuts so his opponents would get a decent payday and he could get fights. He also fought often till he built a fan base and worked from there.

Then we have Caribe and Rigo demanding giant purses that are much higher than his popularity and weight class can dictate. That is what you call boxing's version of "business".

[Hougigo]

Rigo may be forced to move up to 126 if he wants any big fights.. there will be plenty of guys at 126 who will welcome him to the division!

Doesn't fix the Caribe problem though

[Check_hooks]

I think the only one that's willing to fight him is Leo Santa Cruz

Al Haymon won't let it happen doe

[The Problem Child]

It brings a smile to my face when I read these articles. Very happy to see Rigo struggling, he deserves it. That's what he gets for being boring and refusing to change his style for our viewing pleasure.

I love this because more networks and promoters will follow suit. We viewers do not want to get bored when we turn on their network, or we switch the channel and stop watching/supporting. Cowards / runners / boring fighters will not be supported by our sport.

[Bronx2245]

I think the only one that's willing to fight him is Leo Santa Cruz

Al Haymon won't let it happen doe

I pray that you are so wrong. I want to see Rioc vs. LSC as much as I wanna see Cotto vs. Canelo. I think Haymon and Oscar can pull of this fight in 2015.

[trufightfanatic]

I think the only one that's willing to fight him is Leo Santa Cruz

Al Haymon won't let it happen doe

if Leo Santa Cruz wants that fight, then the onus is on him to make it happen. Fans need to stop blaming everyone from the fighter's kindergarten teacher to their grandparents when they wont fight guys and blame the fighters themselves. The promoters, managers and advisors work for them not the other way around.