Does Rigondeaux school Pacquiao at 122

[Divine Hammer]

Rigondeaux UD.

Style is all wrong for Pac, Rigondeaux is everything Pac struggles with.

rigo would have a lot of trouble with pac at 122.

back then pac was very aggressive and explosive with huge punching power (hit much harder than naseem hamed), on top of that pac was just as fast if not faster than rigo and much bigger. rigo's one or two punch at a time would not deter pac at all because back then pac didn't care about taking a punch to deliver a big one (and pac's chin back at the lower weights was very good).

as masterful of a boxer as rigo is he can not take the pressure, power, speed, size, and angles of pac. eventually pac would wear him down and stop him.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Every fighter that stopped Pac is/was a big puncher.

Especially 3k and JMM. Counter or whatever.

Huge punchers.

JMM was not a HUGE puncher, he was a solid puncher who countered Pac perfectly. Timing is power.

[gmc_rfc_06]

rigo would have a lot of trouble with pac at 122.

back then pac was very aggressive and explosive with huge punching power (hit much harder than naseem hamed), on top of that pac was just as fast if not faster than rigo and much bigger. rigo's one or two punch at a time would not deter pac at all because back then pac didn't care about taking a punch to deliver a big one (and pac's chin back at the lower weights was very good).

as masterful of a boxer as rigo is he can not take the pressure, power, speed, size, and angles of pac. eventually pac would wear him down and stop him.

I disagree.

Pac's reckless nature back then mixed with his constant jab, jab, straight style is made for Rigondeaux. Rigo is also a big puncher at 122, that power would be enhanced by Pac walking right onto his power counters.

[Skip Bayless]

nope. it would be a GREAT fight. pac was a animal in the lower weights + will be bigger than rigo who has been knocked down byguys who hit no where near as hard as pac or are as fast. pac could take him out early or rigo ud

[Doctor_Tenma]

I disagree.

Pac's reckless nature back then mixed with his constant jab, jab, straight style is made for Rigondeaux. Rigo is also a big puncher at 122, that power would be enhanced by Pac walking right onto his power counters.

How about Marquez having more tools in which to counter with, shouldn't that be taken into consideration? It's not just the straight right hand with Marquez, it's the overhand right in the exchanges, the left hook and the uppercuts as well. Marquez is the best uppercut artist I've ever been blessed to watch.

[SlySlickSmooth]

How about Marquez having more tools in which to counter with, shouldn't that be taken into consideration? It's not just the straight right hand with Marquez, it's the overhand right in the exchanges, the left hook and the uppercuts as well. Marquez is the best uppercut artist I've ever been blessed to watch.

Rigo's punches:

-the measuring stick jab
-straight left to head or body
-fake my left with that weird fake extension then throw the right uppercut

[Divine Hammer]

I disagree.

Pac's reckless nature back then mixed with his constant jab, jab, straight style is made for Rigondeaux. Rigo is also a big puncher at 122, that power would be enhanced by Pac walking right onto his power counters.

yah but rigo isn't a big enough puncher to really get pac's respect imo. if pac can move up all those weight classes and take solid punches against barrera, marquez, morales, cotto, etc. then rigo's power shouldn't be too much trouble for him.

also even though pac's jab jab straight left is seen as very simple it was actually very hard for master counter punchers and elite boxers to avoid or time. because pac threw it from very weird angles and threw it with such speed and explosiveness that it was very hard for someone to time properly.

only guys who had success against pac at the lower weights (122-130) were marquez and morales and that's because they weren't afraid to trade with pacquiao or throw their own combinations at him. rigo likes to stay too defensive and not throw enough punches to deter pac's onslaught.

[SplitSecond]

pac isn't winning unless it's a ko, which there's a good chance of

[dan_cov]

Hasn't the power to get his respect lol
You realise Pacquaio was twice one punch K.Od right before his move down to super bantamweight and dropped many times by total non punchers, right?

Also many had success against him at those weights Agapito Sanchez for one, Skinny Hussein for another.

He was a straight line fighter who didn't throw in combination or move his head at all back then. He was completely left handed and very wild and would often overreach and fall off balance.

Super Bantam Pac was not the same fighter who fought Hatton, Cotto, Oscar or even Marquez. He was a raw kid noway near his peak.

[KO MX]

Yes. He would give Pacquiao a Boxing Lesson.

only in the first rounds then he gets KTFO