Comments Thread For: Arum: Team Rigondeaux Never Made Contact For Lomachenko

[aboutfkntime]

On August 5th from the Microsoft Theater at LA Live, WBO super featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) headlines on ESPN versus Miguel Marriaga. Before this match-up was announced there was some chatter on social media from the representatives of Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) about landing this assignment.
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if someone is lying, it will be Arum

[wrecksracer]

Even people who don't like and/or dismiss Rigo have to admit that there is no reason to really believe anything that Arum says. Everybody has a phone these days. If Arum wanted to make the fight he could. Let's see how quick he is to make a Rigo fight or a Garcia fight. Neither of these fights would be 'In house". It's practically a pre-requisite to be signed to Arum to face an Arum fighter. I bet there are tons of excuses to keep these fights from being made.

[j.razor]

Golovkin's resume makes rigo's look like a toddler.

Easy there buddy, you might want to look at the facts, 1st Rigo beat nonito who is better than brook skill wise & lil g lost to Jacobs so where are you getting this amazing resume from?

[j.razor]

No he didn't contradict himself he said;
Don't bother calling if your gonna ask for 5 million,he didn't say he called and asked for 5 million,he said don't bother calling if your gonna ask for that amount

So I would guess 2 or 4mil. will be fine?

[j.razor]

You're missing the fact that both sides already negotiated in 2015 (article is on the internet) and team Rigo didnt accept the fight so that puts the ball in team Rigo's park to come back and try to renegotiate and team Rigo should be negotiating directly with Arum, not through the media.

Cuz bob low balled him the first time (500k) then loma's camp says move up in weight so Rigo. excepts & they end up fighting a dude coming off a loss & moved up in weight. So why do you have an issue if he puts them on blast though social media? You would think fans want an insight of what's going on wouldn't you? Or are you going to make excuses for them? lol

This fight should get made ASAP cuz Rigo. is aging.....maybe that's what they want?

[kushking]

Seriously man, I don't like golovkin, don't like kovalev, but lomachenko is no hype job. He's literally done more in 9 fights than gaylovekin has done his entire career

I think you mistake what I mean by hypejob, hypejob does not equal unskilled,poor resume,etc.etc,it only means hes way more hyped than what he has accomplished, regardless of his very impressive short career(pro career obviously).They are ranking him above fighters with a better resume & or a career that spans many more yrs at the top.

He has an impressive record for sure, even for someone with way more wins than 8. But his wins are not anywhere near as impressive as their making it seem. Walters is his best win. Lomachenko is 29 yrs old,age should always factor into things. They are making rediculous claims that lomachenko is the greatest,most skilled, superhuman,p4p no1,etc.etc. those claims are all ludicrously baseless.

Part of what is a true test of a fighters skill is fighting way more fights than 9 fights vs elite & b,c level guys. Its also about showing over a longer period of time vs many more variety of fighters than 9 fights can ever show.

As when a fighter beats several elite guys he can still lose to lower ranked opponents due to variety alone,its hard for guys to go 25-40 wins undefeated,or with 1 L,& many of these guys are fighting as many good fighters as loma,but they have to sustain it for yrs.

Theres no doubt that lomas a very talented,& skilled guy who started old & fought better opponents because it benefits him to do so to become known despite the disadvantage of starting old. But as a result the amount of horshît hype coming from media & fans is out of control.

[EL_GRINGO]

So I would guess 2 or 4mil. will be fine?

I don't know,why don't Rocnation pay him like they did Andre Ward,don't RocNation believe in there own fighter? And isn't he a 120k fighter?

[boxinggod101]

So I would guess 2 or 4mil. will be fine?

How much u think rigo is worth? 4 mill? Are u nuts? This fight is for harcore fans.. it wont sell sh#t...

Rigo is a 500k MAX fighter. Thats a fact

[M1LWAUK33BUCK]

You can't read,
and then call and say, 'Yeah, give us $5 million.
He's speaking in future sense,not past,that hasn't happened yet,he's saying don't keep tweeting and then call me and ask for 5 million

The fact that this fight has been asked for by fans since 2015 & you believe they never reached out to BOB is hilarious... Just stop trying to defend him and loma... they don't want to fight.. so enjoy marriaga & then whoever else Bob finds or he can start building Loma vs Mikey after Broner beats him and he moves back down in weight

[robbyheartbaby]

There's always more to the story. $5 million, shiiiiit rigo that ain't happening. Who's telling the truth here, we don't know. All I know is Loma is fighting in August and I'm keen as for that fight. After that maybe 135. Loma ducks nobody.