Message from Rigondeaux, Wants a Fight with Lomachenko

[b00g13man]

Rigo is too small imo. Don't really care for a GRJ rematch either.

[jmrf4435]

I find it funny how no one cares what rigo does anymore!!!!

[Ham Porter]

**** i always thought he wanted 1.5 mil for the fight and thought he was insane but he called 1.5 mil too little? This scumbag thinks he was gonna get more then 1.5 mil, which in its self is unrealistic. Yeah let him rot, fighting bums wasting his last few years away.

It doesn't matter how unrealistic or absurd his demands are; the fact that he's giving the appearance of wanting to fight is more than enough for the demographic. Expect Donturd to upload a video in the next few hours about how he's ducking Rigondeaux.

These people are beyond predictable.

[darius45]

Arum just shot it down in an article saying he doesn't want that fight that Loma will win but it will be too boring.

He'd rather have Loma fight Russell again or Salido than have Loma face Rigo.

Rigo's been blacklisted by Arum and the fans are eating it up.

It's a shame that Arum might ruin this fight.... Loma need to let his voice be heard

[Lester Tutor]

Loma had 2000 in attendance last fight. They are pretty much the same unknown to casual fans. Now, the media and the networks love Loma and hate Rigo but they draw the same.

lol. true. HBO shouldn'T record room ambience as their protocol is surround sound. sounded dead in there.

[Lester Tutor]

Rigo is too small imo. Don't really care for a GRJ rematch either.

can't tell if you'Re being sarcastic. Rigo looks a tad taller than GRJ, and the kid is nowhere near the goods as Rigo. your equation doesn't cancel itself out.

[Dr Rumack]

The most Rigo can do is 126. Doubt Lomachenko goes back there.

I'm not at all convinced that this would be a good fight anyway. Sure, there's the four gold medals and all that but I think the fight could well be pure dogshit.

[Code Red]

rigo playing the race card...really....thats how desperate rigo is?

Who cares what card he plays, sign the fight and I'm putting my money on Rigo! What you mad for? huh?

[pesticid]

**** i always thought he wanted 1.5 mil for the fight and thought he was insane but he called 1.5 mil too little? This scumbag thinks he was gonna get more then 1.5 mil, which in its self is unrealistic. Yeah let him rot, fighting bums wasting his last few years away.

Show me an interview where he said 1.5 million. I mean his worlds, youtube, whatever. He was offered 500 k and he turned it down.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Let's seee...

Rigo is 36 years old in a division where fighters get old quick. He's 5'4" and already fights at least one division higher than his optimal weight, which is arguably 118. His best challenge by far was Donaire, three-and-a-half years ago. Rigo has been relatively inactive since.

Lomo is 28 years old. He's either at the peak of his powers or just approaching. He's certainly not anywhere near past prime. He's two inches taller than Rigo and already fighting at 130, so there's a good chance he'll finish his career above that. Vasyl has taken practically nothing but challenging fights since turning pro three years ago.

I don't know what "catchweight" Rigo supposedly has in mind, but I doubt one fighter will go up to 126 and the other down to that weight. The Rigondeaux camp was asking for a fight at 124 when Lomo was campaigning at 126. That indicates to me they're not confident of a bout at 126. And now that Vasyl has moved on, I find it less likely that he'll want to drop down to oblige Rigo. Putting all that aside, let's assume they do agree to the featherweight limit. I have to go with Lomachenko, for all the reasons cited above.