Rigo, great job arum

[Don Pichardo]

Bull**** Floyd at 130 was way more aggressive then Rigo..stop comparing him to a 3 year old mayweather in his 4th-5th division

I thought I was tryng to distinguish them not comparing

Anyway. Sure floyd was more aggressive when the smaller guys where not as threatening as the 47's. Floyd is primarily a defensive first fighter. He will turn it up when not exposed a la Ortiz. Before that last time I recall floyd going for the kill was hatton.

Anyone comparing rigo to floyd is not disrespecting floyd relax. Both these guys are supburb.

[Dindu_Nuffin]

Rigo earned his place in the top 10 p4p after beating donaire. At that point donaire looked devastating and unstoppable. Peoe tagged him to go all the way up to 130 135. Winning belts...

Turns out he has no punch or not nearly the devastating punch he had at 112 to 118 at 126.

Still donaire was the definition of a top pound for pound fighter by winning titles and dominating at so many weight classes when rigo schooled him.

Rigo inactivity may ttemporarily nudge him toward the bottom half of the top ten p4p but that's only because nobody wants to fight him

[Don Pichardo]

Going up in weight and beating a universally recognized p4p that was reigning fighter of the year... And not just beat him, he daddy'd the bigger guy...


Name ten fighters with better wins recently?

Lol @ "daddy'd"

Very fitting.

[nivek535]

Going up in weight and beating a universally recognized p4p that was reigning fighter of the year... And not just beat him, he daddy'd the bigger guy...


Name ten fighters with better wins recently?

what are you talkin about????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????

donaire????? that was at 122.
donaire went up to 126 and got whooped back down to 122.

An upward swing of four (4) pounds won't slow him down that much and commonly he would gain that after a meal. Plus it may actually help him strength-wise to not worry about making weight for a fight.


In referencing a potential fight with Lomachenko - Lomachenko would have the natural weight advantage, because he routinely fights at that weight, but skill often overcomes a weight advantage. Here's where the edge is hard to gauge, because both are highly skilled.

IMHO, Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is probably the most significant fight to happen in years because it is a hardcore fans dream match-up between two highly skilled fighters.

just so you know, 4lbs for a 122lb fighter vs 4lbs for a 160lb fighter is a huge difference... ALSO, he doesnt rehydrate that much at 122, so he shouldnt really have problems making weight 122.

and ok, before we look at loma vs rigo...
rigo has been tagged dropped hurt at 122 with a non puncher in amagasa.
u dont think a top 10 126er can finish him?

Overrated because he won't challenge himself and go up in weight....like Andre Ward.

i dont hate him for not going up in weight, his frame is TINY.
HOWEVER, waaaaaaay too many people are giving him waaaaaaaay too much credit/chance for dominating the 126 division when hes never been there. i respect him 100% and give me 110% credit for his reign at 122. but at 126 its a completely different story...

I'm sorry, but what? He was the reigning WBA Super Bantamweight Champ for several fights going into he fight with Donaire. How exactly was he going up in weight?

exactly.

[Don Pichardo]

Overrated because he won't challenge himself and go up in weight....like Andre Ward.

The dude is tiny. Not much of a frame to make going up easy. He's already ripped and muscular. Fattening up wouldn't be wise.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

what are you talkin about????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????

donaire????? that was at 122.
donaire went up to 126 and got whooped back down to 122.

just so you know, 4lbs for a 122lb fighter vs 4lbs for a 160lb fighter is a huge difference... ALSO, he doesnt rehydrate that much at 122, so he shouldnt really have problems making weight 122.


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Didn't rigo start at 118? I thought he started at 118 and moved up to 122... If not, then I stand corrected... Either way he still dominated a universally recognized p4p guy and reigning fighter of the year...

Rigo is legit and is p4p....

Like I said, name 10 better fighters with better wins...

Skills or wins, Rigo has most trumped

[BrometheusBob.]

Didn't rigo start at 118? I thought he started at 118 and moved up to 122... If not, then I stand corrected... Either way he still dominated a universally recognized p4p guy and reigning fighter of the year...

Rigo is legit and is p4p....

Like I said, name 10 better fighters with better wins...

Skills or wins, Rigo has most trumped

He fought in the amateurs @ 118. But yes, it's fair to have him at top 10 P4P.

[BendOver]

He fought in the amateurs @ 118. But yes, it's fair to have him at top 10 P4P.

he started at 105 in the amateurs...

[sicko]

Far from Overrated, I just think people are fans of other fighters at 122-126 and they trying to downplay Rigo because deep down they're actually terrified and really don't want their favorite fighter to have to get in with him. So people use all the negativity and trying to talk about what type of draw he is, talk about his style and how boring it is, they do the exact same thing to Ward. People go out of their way to try and get others not to like certain fighters just so fans won't call for that fight to happen

"He Is Not A Draw" "He Is Not The A Side" "He Is Boring"...Translation= "He would embarrass my favorite fighters so I hope he doesn't fight my favorite fighter and make me look ****** on Boxing Scene Forum after bashing one guy and praising the other and building him up as this great fighter"

PRIDE make you say and do silly things! I'm seen far too many fan bases on this forum literally disappear off the map after their guy loses which is why I always saying The Sport Of Boxing Itself Doesn't Have Fans, Only BOXERS have Fans!

[StiffBlab]

what are you talkin about????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????

donaire????? that was at 122.
donaire went up to 126 and got whooped back down to 122.

just so you know, 4lbs for a 122lb fighter vs 4lbs for a 160lb fighter is a huge difference... ALSO, he doesnt rehydrate that much at 122, so he shouldnt really have problems making weight 122.

and ok, before we look at loma vs rigo...
rigo has been tagged dropped hurt at 122 with a non puncher in amagasa.
u dont think a top 10 126er can finish him?


i dont hate him for not going up in weight, his frame is TINY.
HOWEVER, waaaaaaay too many people are giving him waaaaaaaay too much credit/chance for dominating the 126 division when hes never been there. i respect him 100% and give me 110% credit for his reign at 122. but at 126 its a completely different story...


exactly.

Coming from a Loma fan, who has a loss and 5 pro fights. Hmmm, I wonder what your agenda was this thread.

Ideally, Rigo would fight at 118, so 122 is already giving up a weight advantage because he doesn't rehydrate past 122. Donaire was basically a 126 fighter when Rigo bodied him.

Loma would be a good fight, but it would be Rigo-Donaire all over again. Maybe not quite as dominating, but convincing win for Rigo. Loma is a very good fighter. Rigo is a great fighter.