Comments Thread For: Lomachenko: Rigondeaux Fight Would Play Out Like Marriaga Did!

[wrecksracer]

If he is so sure that he is going to win, pay the man and fight him. Easy money, right?

[Boxingtao]

[HarvardBlue]

If he thinks this will be just like the Marriaga fight then it should be an easy decision to fight. I don't understand the thinking here. Is he saying I don't want to fight Rigondeaux because it will be too easy? In other words, it's sound like he's saying I'll do my own cherry picking to make me ook good, I don't need to cherry pick Rigondeaux to look good.

[Pennsauken1]

Loma is getting more and more ****y inside and out the ring. A guy with a total of 8 fights with 1 loss should shut up and start fighting some real competition. Arum is protecting and milking this guy. Time to take the diapers off and put this guy in with a real fighter to see if he'll be doing all that ****** non sense in the ring and to see if he is pound for pound best fighter, which I think is a joke for any of these clowns who are even mentioning that, then we will see if this guy is the real deal

[DRUSS]

Not bloody likely.....

The fight with Rigo plays out in the same as the one with Marriaga...not bloody likely (show us).

[angkag]

The size factor is obviously a big question mark for Rigondeaux, but even being the naturally smaller guy, it's pretty clear that an even maybe on the decline (I'm just talking age though, but I have yet to see any signs in the ring that are proof positive of noticeable slippage)

I recently watched some of his early fights vs now. A few years back Rigo was untouchable on foot speed alone, his feet moved faster than the other guy could throw, and his left could counter every time the opponent threw (and missed) and got out of position.

That Rigo is gone - the cat-like foot speed is no longer there and he has to pull more from his other skills. He's no slouch even now, but he spends more time in range and can be caught more easily than previously.

One guarantee in a Rigo/Lomafight is that Loma would be moving forwards and Rigo backwards most of the fight. Rigo's preferred style is off the back foot, and Loma would deliver that for him. But without the footspeed he used to have, he's going to have to keep Loma off with his left, and as we know, Loma doesn't go in in straight lines and is pretty hard to hit. I don't believe Rigo is any faster than Russell, but likely more accurate, so it would come down to how good Loma is at not getting hit - basically is Rigo's left faster than Loma's movement - I suspect not.

In the past I would bet Rigo's feet and his left would keep Loma dancing around him the entire fight and for Rigo to get enough meaningful connects to score a comfortable points win. At 130 and the Rigo of today, Loma connects far too often and Rigo would wear down from the punches at the higher weight and become even more stationary late on - Loma probably stops him.

[Thraxox]

Nope it wont. Atleast Marriaga has a chin but once Loma hits him in the chinny chin chin its over for Rigo.

[EL_GRINGO]

""""According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes the Ukrainian, he's been in contact with Rigondeaux's promoter, but they are having some trouble reaching the boxer to make the fight happen.
"As a matter of fact I offered Rigondeaux the fight and I talked with Dino (Duva, executive of Roc Nation Sports) and we sort of agreed on a number and the kid won't get back on the phone with Dino," Arum said.""""

His bluff got called, where you at Rigo,to busy making twitter memes

[EL_GRINGO]

Then simply pressure Arum to make this fight in December ! Whats the problem ? If Arum doesn't want to pay enough to Rigondeaux then take a part from your own purse.

read the article,Arum and Rocnation agree for the most part on the numbers,Rigo isn't calling Rocnation back

[The Big Dunn]

Rigo would be coming up from 122 where Marriaga came up from 126. I think Loma dominates rigo because of the weight advantage.