New Gary Hyde Interview - Update on Rigo's Status (Not Looking Good)

[Aztekkas]

The little Super Flyweight that could...

It seems like Hyde threw his hands up like "Fuck it" and became a Caribe yes man. It sucks because Rigondeaux has no one around his team to shake him up and unravel the realities of his situation to him.

Beggars can't be choosers... and Rigo's team doesn't want to go to the land of the rising sun, even though they are about the only ones showing interest in the man???? He may be the champion but everything requires sacrifice and Rigondeaux's situation requires more than most. Sadly his promotional company is sub par and Rigondeaux himself either isn't too bright or he chooses to ignore the fact that a career in US soil is highly unlikely at this point.

[jas]

What a terrible mAnager

Actually advising his fighter to sit around whilst he keeps being ducked

Go up and fight loma and dare to be great

"We never discussed this" with loma about catchweight. Well, wtf are you doing

[bojangles1987]

Why in the world wouldn't they want to bring Rigo back to Japan? He could establish a home base and earn a serious following there, and those fighters will all step in the ring with him. It's a much better option than sitting around doing nothing.

Roman Gonzalez is at 115 now. Maybe he'll jump a couple more divisions and whoop an ancient Rigo in a few years.

[-PBP-]

It doesnt seem like WBA are in any hurry to make Quigg fight for his 'World Title'. As an organisation they have no credibility left to lose so i suppose it doesnt really matter to them lol.

I think he is still better off waiting at 122 and getting the best fights he can for now. Frampton, if he beats Quigg, is getting to the stage now where his marketability wont be hugely affected by a loss, and i do think his team would entertain a Rigo fight sometime later this year or early next.

I dont see the value that others see in going to 126. Uncle Bob has many of the top fighters in the division tied up, and Haymon has hardly been trying his best to get a LSC vs Rigo fight going.



IF Rigondeaux retires without getting another top fight, it would be a sad day for boxing. Have we really reached the stage where the consensus no.1 and lineal champ cant get fights with his challengers?

In boxing you need the machine behind you. Look what being with Haymon did for Erislandy Lara? It's clear at this point that Rigo will go nowhere as long as Caribe is in the picture. They don't even have enough money to stage their own events.

[Tom Cruise]

Why in the world wouldn't they want to bring Rigo back to Japan? He could establish a home base and earn a serious following there, and those fighters will all step in the ring with him. It's a much better option than sitting around doing nothing.

Roman Gonzalez is at 115 now. Maybe he'll jump a couple more divisions and whoop an ancient Rigo in a few years.

Noaya Inoue could be interesting too. He's at 115 but hes only 22 or so. He could definitely end up around 122 as his body matures.

Im with you Japan is as good a place as any to be fighting for him, and its definitely better than nothing.

[-PBP-]

Why in the world wouldn't they want to bring Rigo back to Japan? He could establish a home base and earn a serious following there, and those fighters will all step in the ring with him. It's a much better option than sitting around doing nothing.

Roman Gonzalez is at 115 now. Maybe he'll jump a couple more divisions and whoop an ancient Rigo in a few years.

Your talking about a team that rejected $300,000 to fight Chris Avalos in Macau on the Zou Schming card a while back because they felt it wasn't enough money. They have no idea what they are doing.

[Tom Cruise]

Your talking about a team that rejected $300,000 to fight Chris Avalos in Macau on the Zou Schming card a while back because they felt it wasn't enough money. They have no idea what they are doing.

Im not sure about money demands but i think Rigondeaux was chasing LSC at the time that Avalos fight was ordered. Little did he know how hard LSC would run

After that i think it was Avalos who turned down his mandatory position to go fight Frampton (which makes sense for the dollars)

[Loque-san]

Hyde almost sounds disillusioned there. If he receives an offer from Japan he should take it, wait for Frampton-Quigg to happen and try to fight the winner in late 2015. Rigo should have never signed a long-term deal with Caribe. Thats was a huge mistake.

People who are delighted with Rigo's situation are blinded by hatred. This is not only about him, but about boxing in general, and what's wrong with this sport.

[-PBP-]

Im not sure about money demands but i think Rigondeaux was chasing LSC at the time that Avalos fight was ordered. Little did he know how hard LSC would run

After that i think it was Avalos who turned down his mandatory position to go fight Frampton (which makes sense for the dollars)

This was after the Donaire fight. He was still with Top Rank. His contract with Top Rank had a $500K minimum and he declined to fight Avalos in Macau in October/November. Instead they fought Agbeko in December.

[Aztekkas]

Noaya Inoue could be interesting too. He's at 115 but hes only 22 or so. He could definitely end up around 122 as his body matures.

Im with you Japan is as good a place as any to be fighting for him, and its definitely better than nothing.

That's a massive stretch. If ever Naoya matures into 122 it wont be anytime soon and with Caribe's/Hyde's discontent towards traveling to Japan(as displayed in this interview), I doubt it happens.

Keep in mind.. Rigondeaux is near his mid thirties, he can't just sit around waiting for a super flyweight to "mature" into the 122 frame required for this fight to go down.

Your talking about a team that rejected $300,000 to fight Chris Avalos in Macau on the Zou Schming card a while back because they felt it wasn't enough money. They have no idea what they are doing.

Exactly. They don't only have a tough act on their hands to sell but then they price themselves out. Rigondeaux deserves major checks but that's in the world where skills equate to revenue, reality is much more sinister. 500k to face a nobody in Japan was a great venture yet they see it as a negative? How? I don't get Rigondeaux's team at all.