Comments Thread For: Lomachenko's Manager Dares Rigondeaux: Come Up To 130!

[Halama86]

Salido is a good fight for Davis, he's older and slower but he's crafty/dirty and will be a good learning experience for Davis. If Davis gets past him, maybe 2 more legit fights and he'll be thinking he's ready for Loma.

[darius45]

Loma asking Rigo to move to 130 is like Crawford asking Loma to move up to 140. I have a feeling if this fight doesn't materialize now it never will.

[richardt]

Here is an article from 2015:

Vasyl Lomachenko: Rigondeaux Does Not Want To Fight

By Gregroy Stangrit

27-year-old Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko, who holds the WBO world featherweight championship, says WBA/WBO junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, 34-years-old, has refused to fight him.

The two Olympic champions have been trading messages on the social networks, calling each other out to fight.

Lomachenko says everything was agreed upon, including a rehydration clause on the morning of the fight and then Rigondeaux refused to face him.

"When we started talking to them about a fight in more detail, they put forward different conditions. They demanded the [financial] amount that was required, and we agree with them about it. They made a demand that on the morning of the fight, my weight does not exceed 62.5 kilograms [135-pounds give or take]. I agreed. But now they told us that they are not ready to stage this fight, now they do not want to fight," Lomachenko said.

[TexasCowBoy]

Didn't Rigo say "anywhere, anytime"? Well if that's the case, move your ass up. I love the power move by Klimas. Besides, Lomachenko is the A-Side in the power position. Rigo is not.

The reality is that Rigo got away with playing bs games and now he's in desperation mode. Rigo was the one that turned down $500K saying it was too low, yet his fight purse for Flores was revealed to be $120K. When Lomachenko offered them a fight at 126, they tried to be cute and demanded a 124 CW. Now that Lomachenko has moved up, he's willing to fight at 126? What a joke.

So let's recap this: In the first negotiation, Rigo turned down $500K, he refused to fight at 126 and demanded a 124 CW. What's happened since then? Lomachenko's profile has raised dramatically and Rigo has been inactive. He's no longer in a position to make any kinds of demands and if he wants a big fight, he's the one that's going to have to sacrifice.

Great Post

[darius45]

I believe another attempt to make the fight happened after that with money being the issue not weight or anything else. Whatever the case, Rigo is ready now at 126. I'm less concerned with who is ducking who, and more concerned that they try to make the fight NOW or it will never happen. Saying it was really Rigo who ducked Loma and thus Loma has no obligation to fight him now is ******.... It's a historic fight... Fight negotiations always fall through and then the possibility of the fight will resurface again... This is probably the last time the possibility of this fight will resurface.

[el_locoteee]

Rigo is about 40 years old - had one notable fight, has been dropped with a jab from a cab driver, and ducked Loma at 126 -

So that being said, Rigo should move to 130 since he ducked the fight at 126 when he had it.

Lol and Loma have zero no notable fight.

[el_locoteee]

Here is an article from 2015:

Vasyl Lomachenko: Rigondeaux Does Not Want To Fight

By Gregroy Stangrit

27-year-old Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko, who holds the WBO world featherweight championship, says WBA/WBO junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, 34-years-old, has refused to fight him.

The two Olympic champions have been trading messages on the social networks, calling each other out to fight.

Lomachenko says everything was agreed upon, including a rehydration clause on the morning of the fight and then Rigondeaux refused to face him.

"When we started talking to them about a fight in more detail, they put forward different conditions. They demanded the [financial] amount that was required, and we agree with them about it. They made a demand that on the morning of the fight, my weight does not exceed 62.5 kilograms [135-pounds give or take]. I agreed. But now they told us that they are not ready to stage this fight, now they do not want to fight," Lomachenko said.

That's the key LOMA said.

Loma have zero decision on the amount of money that's all Bob Arum.

[Gunpowdergreg]

The best fight in the offing right now and needs to be made for boxing and boxing purest. Lomachenko is the best looking boxer with the most talent I have seen in many, many years. Short of Crawford, Rigondeaux is the best match-up. I would rather see it at 130 but a CW is fine too. I really want to watch Loma progress and move up to LW and see how he does then on to Jr. Welter if his body/skills/power etc, can handle the move up but first let's hope that the Rigo match gets done.

[richardt]

That's the key LOMA said.

Loma have zero decision on the amount of money that's all Bob Arum.

Where does any article show Arum not agreeing with the money. Arum would have spoken to the media and voiced that the money was incorrect if that was the case. Rigo got less than 150K against Flores. 500K was agreed to in the past and it was declined on Rigo's side.

[The Akbar One]

Didn't Rigo say "anywhere, anytime"? Well if that's the case, move your ass up. I love the power move by Klimas. Besides, Lomachenko is the A-Side in the power position. Rigo is not.

The reality is that Rigo got away with playing bs games and now he's in desperation mode. Rigo was the one that turned down $500K saying it was too low, yet his fight purse for Flores was revealed to be $120K. When Lomachenko offered them a fight at 126, they tried to be cute and demanded a 124 CW. Now that Lomachenko has moved up, he's willing to fight at 126? What a joke.

So let's recap this: In the first negotiation, Rigo turned down $500K, he refused to fight at 126 and demanded a 124 CW. What's happened since then? Lomachenko's profile has raised dramatically and Rigo has been inactive. He's no longer in a position to make any kinds of demands and if he wants a big fight, he's the one that's going to have to sacrifice.

Not sure why the Lomo fanboys keep lying. As I stated, Lomachenko and his manager are on video stating that everything was agreed to between the fighters weight included, but that Arum only offered Rigs like 400 or 500K. Rigs eventually said, He'd fight him at 126, no catchweight or nothing, just pay him accordingly. Lomachenko acknowledged this on video by stating everything was agreed to between the fighters. Arum is the arsehole who nixed the fight claiming Rigondeaux priced himself out. Yet Arum only offered 400 or 500k. Arum is a scumbag.