Can Rigo deal with Lomas Pressure?

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  • RetroSpeed05
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    #1

    Can Rigo deal with Lomas Pressure?

    Loma likes to physically and mentally break fighters down putting the pressure on more and more each round until they break. Salido had a perfect style to not get steamrolled noticed he was stronger physically then Loma in the clinch compared to when Micky and Gamboa started holding.

    The closest style to Loma i seen Rigo face was that Japanese fighter who had the high guard and was pressing Rigo. His lack on inside game made it bit difficult for him. Yes he broke the guys face. But this is a come forward fighter that Rigo was dealing with and he still presented problems.

    Loma is gonna faint, use side to side movement, set traps and use probes just as Rigo does.

    Rigo clinches when hes in the inside when the pressure starts coming and Loma might bully him out of the clinch
    just like this Japanese guy did.

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    Rigo gets timed while trying to pivot

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    But Rigo is a fighter when he gets hurt he has some tendencies to go after you if you get him good but sometimes its wild and could get him caught by a better fighter.
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    Here when he clinches he tries his holding the head to hit you trick.
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    Here Marroquin stuns him while Rigo tries clinching
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    Rigo while using his side to side movement gets caught
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    I pick Loma to win but with that said Rigo a a great left hand that could change the fight at anytime so i wouldn't be surprised if he catches Loma because Loma seems to bruise easily. His last fight he barley got hit saw maybe 4 flush shot the whole fight but people made it seem worse the it is because even getting hit so little Loma bruises easy.
  • jmrf4435
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    #2
    NO, rigo doesn't throw enough punches.

    It's really that simple, it will come down to activity and loma will have the edge. NO one is getting KO'd

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    • lolpz
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      #3
      He can and he will.

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        #4
        I just saw a video of Rigo struggling with Katie Taylor in sparring. Loma is going to stop him mid to late rounds.

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        • HarvardBlue
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          #5
          Lomachenko isn't really a pressure fighter. He has sort of a swarming offense where he'll attack from all angles. And that's usually against lesser opponents. Lomachenko has many different ways he can cause trouble for Rigondeaux but I can almost guarantee he won't try or succeed at applying pressure.

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          • JKent
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            Rigo won’t be bothered by pressure or anything else. He could very well get outworked or not hold up well against Loma’s punches but pressure will not be an issue. Rigo’s slick and has seen it all. He may lose due to physical attributes but I don’t see him being mentally beaten down the same way a guy like Walters was.

            Maybe I’m giving Rigo too much credit but either way I can’t wait to see that fight. Two former two time Olympic gold medalists. ****in awesome.

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            • BennyST
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              The biggest issue for him will be the size difference, not so much pressure.

              If you look at those videos, he is significantly smaller than those guys. By quite a margin and they are in his weight class.

              Moving up is going to make it that much worse. Rigo could move down and still be just an average sized guy. However, he’s small for his current weight class, let alone moving up to fight Loma at his. Strange move, but it’s the best money for him at this stage...maybe the only money fight left for him tbh.

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              • Tom Cruise
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                #8
                I just posted this elsewhere...



                I expect to see the tactics from Loma in the first round here, and with his size advantage im not sure i see a way for Rigo to deal with it. Loma is a bit open to counters from the left hand, and I think that showed a bit in the MArriaga fight, but i dont see Rigo being able to hurt or discourage Loma, and that is a big part of Rigo's style.

                Maybe will look competitive early, but Lomachenko is gonna stop Rigondeaux or at the very least get him so far on his bike that the fight is essentially over. I love Rigondeaux, but everything is against him here, and the list of fighters throughout history who have overcome these disadvantages in a fight is incredibly short. Maybe someone can tell me if anyone in history has a win that ticks all these boxes:

                -coming up two weight classes (1 old timey class)
                -no warm up fight in new weight class
                -bigger fighter is P4P top 5
                -smaller guy is past prime, bigger is prime.
                -smaller guy inactive (Rigo is only fighting once a year for last 2 years against sub par opp)

                IF Rigo wins, it would be something special. An ATG win (not saying Rigo is an ATG, but it would be that level of win) comparible to many of the great performances throughout history. I dont think that is hyperbolic either.
                To answer OP, no I dont. Not the kind of quick footed swarming pressure that Loma can produce, in tandem with his advantages in size and youth

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                • iamboxing
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by denium
                  I just saw a video of Rigo struggling with Katie Taylor in sparring. Loma is going to stop him mid to late rounds.
                  what? please say you're joking

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by iamboxing
                    what? please say you're joking
                    Actually it's pretty old footage and it looks like Rigo was going easy on her.

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