Comments Thread For: Leo Santa Cruz Sees Mares As Path To Regain Fans

[-Johannes-]

They're both looking like **** lately so I think it could be a fun fight.

However this isn't winning anyone back. LSC is forever tainted, the way he ran away from any decent competition at 122 was too much.

This mofo said he'd fight anyone, then hides behind Haymon and names his son Al as a thank you

[RichCCFC]

wont watch

[Outwest Exp 355]

The upside if Leo stops Rigo is that he beats the BEST. Ubtil a champion beats Rigo, he is no champion. It is better just to move up in weight class and avoid Rigo, the Undisputed.

Is Rigo going to take the fight on the cheap? Of course he isn't. Rigo wants the fight but he wants the fight at his number. This is not Marquez going over to Indonesia to fight Chris John for 10K. It's a Pac/May 2009 situation except Rigo doesn't have Floyds fan base.

[NEETzsche]

mares is the only decent name at 122 or 126 that santa cruz can beat. rigondeaux, frampton, walters, lomachenko and even russell jr would beat the hell out of him

[The Gambler1981]

It is a start

[Boxfan83]

Lsc... Won his last fight but really lost because he could not stop a construction worker/insurance salesman who took the fight on 2 week notice. Mares is not impressive either. All roads lead to Rigo, well they should. Bunch of sallys just fight him, take the boxing lesson and maybe become a better fighter because of it.

A construction worker/insrance salesman? lol I thought he looked like a 12yo chicklet vendor they pulled from the Tijuana/San Diego border. hahaha! To his credit, he was/is a tuff chicklet salesman.

[MilesTeg]

It's funny cuz Rigo can be just as boring as Floyd..... Only thing is there's no money in his fights.

Yeah, but Floyd has a personality, or at least a persona that is fan appealing. Many people watch his fights just to see him lose.

Rigo as a dull personality. Or no personality at all. That's why it's hard to sell his fights

[techliam]

Mares doesn't make up for Cruz's embarrassing run

Its just a step in the right direction

I'm not falling for the whole 1 fight makes up for it all game, an old promoters trick

[Pacal]

Yeah, but Floyd has a personality, or at least a persona that is fan appealing. Many people watch his fights just to see him lose.

Rigo as a dull personality. Or no personality at all. That's why it's hard to sell his fights

Rigo has personality he just doesn't speak English and to top it off boxing has horrible translators.

[Biolink]

i feel like with santza cruz's limited skillset and nonexistent defense he can only beat other cement legged mexicans,,he will lose to any one in the top 20 in and around his weight class,,,mares batters him

I actually think his D is pretty solid for what he does. A basic high guard, but he's nice at catching stuff on his gloves and arms.