Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux Wants 124, Rehydration Stip For Lomachenko

[johnm is...]

You can't ask for a catchweight and a rehydration clause. Well you can but that's over the limit imo (no pun).

Scrap the rehydration clause.

Agree 100%, Weebler.

[Banderivets]

I love it.

Now Loma gets his chops busted for not fighting Walters who no longer has a belt who Loma called out when Walters did have a belt...But it's all good, I do want to see that fight as well. You can't blame Loma for not wanting a risky fight that gains him nothing. Take an easier defense until a dangerous opponent like Walters actually becomes a mandatory.

And at first "he needs more fights, he's not a seasoned pro, unfiar title shot"....now he must fight the best with 5 pro fights lol...gotta give Loma props...

Here is what I think would happen in the Rigo fight. Rigo would probably win the real decision but Loma would be gifted the decision just because he would be a more aggressive fighters against a defensive counter puncher...it would be tight as ****, Rigo edging it in real terms, but they would give the decision to Loma because of his activity. That or Loma knocks him out, potentially.

After which people would say "Loma was just too big for him"....


Scrap the Rigo fight, lets do Walters at 126.

[SugarRaRobinson]

If a fighter doesn't bring money or fans they can't be making all sorts of demands. It's not rocket science.

Wage slave lane? You need to stay in YOUR lane boy. Your people were slave ******, . Aks yo great great granddaddy Jamal Willis III, , .

It's not a demand , it's a condition , that Loma can take or leave . If u had more than a 3rd grade education you'd know the difference between the two . It's no different from your last job interview at McDonald's where u had your mind made up beforehand that if they don't offer u at least 8 bucks an hour , u wouldn't take it !

[The Big Dunn]

You mean rigo finding a way to not fight Loma should be condemned, he has two requests which when combined are ridiculous. You're right about Walters though, totally unacceptable they won't fight arguably the best guy out there.

Loma asking for the Rigo fight at 126 as a response to getting called on complaining about Walters being "too big" caused this ridiculous response. I do agree with you and Weebler that a CW and a rehydration clause is BS.

But lets be clear, Loma doesn't want to fight Walters or Rigo. Makes sense because Loma doesn't have enough pro experience.

The problem is Bob tried to paint him as the next great thing.

[Tom Cruise]

This is true too. But why would he come out and say some **** like this knowing that Lomachenko's team won't accept? They should just take the damn fight and have confidence in his skills. What was Donaire's weight when he fought Rigo?

I think the reality is that featherweight is a huge risk for Rigo. Which means either they need big reward (which Loma doesnt really bring) or they need to force some advantages to make it worth their while.

Its a shame because Rigo could do with taking a leap of faith in his position. Is a loss at featherweight really worse than a bunch of fights vs Asian bums?

For the record, as far as we have heard from Rigondeaux himself, he is down to make this fight. I would be surprised if Hyde was speaking with any kind of authority on this in terms of representing his fighter.

[Eastcoast]

http://basementgymboxing.blogspot.com/2014/01/fight-night-boxing-weights-list-of.html

June 2013
Lomachenko: 138
Russell: 138.5

March 2013
Salido: 147
Lomachenko: 136


September 2012
Rigondeaux: 128
Marroquin: 134

November 2010
Rigondeaux: 124
Cordoba: 133

[darius45]

Hopefully Loma has a reasonable counter offer and not just, "126 or nothing".... Maybe 124 but no re-hydration limit(or a slight increase in the limit)

[johnm is...]

If anything the rehydration is what should stay.

That could work, too.

[Banderivets]

But lets be clear, Loma doesn't want to fight Walters or Rigo..

For the nth time, Loma called Walters out when Walters had a belt at 126, how does not not make him want to fight Walters?

And he is the next big thing.

I genuinely believe that Loma wants to fight the best on equal terms, but unfortunately at this point this is pro boxing and between Arum, money, the competition and the rest of it that just doesn't happen.

[The Hammer]

Loma wants 126 so he will have the weight advantage. Rigo counters with 124 and a rehydration limit to prevent the weight advantage. Looks like we have nothing here.

Loma finding ways not to fight Walters and Rigo should be condemned by NSB.

What was that you were saying about GGG's manager requesting a 164 pound catch weight for Andre Ward?

Do you think Ward's finding ways not to fight Kovalev and GGG should be condemned by NSB?