Is Rigo One-Dimensional?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I don't really think so, but there's nothing wrong with being that as many fighters find success with the style they know.

I just wonder, because it seems like he does the same thing every time out, slapping the other fighter's lead hand with his jab, launching the big left hand, backing up and waiting and waiting and waiting. Low punch output lots of times.

I'm not calling him that, but let's hear some of the deeper levels of his game from the Rigo fans or from, people who actually study styles and know more about his style. Fanboys, feel free to rant and rave.

[Real King Kong]

That dimension is good enough to beat most guys...and unless someone really presses him and tries to bully him, he won't show any other dimension. It'll be interesting to see if he's forced to up his output against the busier fighter in Loma tho.

[minemax]

Yes, he is. But he has taken it to perfection.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Yes, he is. But he has taken it to perfection.

That's cool.

I've been thinking this but not in a bad way.

Hell, I think sticking with what you do best is the key to success most times.

Good post.

[g27region]

He's not one dimensional because a lot of boxing fans would find that term offensive, it's better to say he's not as versatile as Lomachenko with punch selection and overall arsenal. The thing is, Rigondeaux is way more polished and even if Loma has better arsenal, Rigo mastered his style, punches and moves to the greatest extent. His straight left is ideal and even if he basically one-handed fighter and using his right hand mostly to set up punches for his left, he polished that style to perfection. So when we talk that Loma and Rigo are skilled, keep in mind they're skilled in different ways. Lomachenko has better variety, Rigondeaux has better quality

[Tony Trick-Pony]

He's not one dimensional because a lot of boxing fans would find that term offensive, it's better to say he's not as versatile as Lomachenko with punch selection and overall arsenal. The thing is, Rigondeaux is way more polished and even if Loma has better arsenal, Rigo mastered his style, punches and moves to the greatest extent. His straight left is ideal and even if he basically onehanded fighter and using his right hand to set up punches for his left, he polished that style to perfection. So when we talk that Loma and Rigo are skilled, keep in mind they're skilled in different ways. Lomachenko has better variety, Rigondeaux has better quality

Oh very true, man.

They're two very different animals.

Maybe like a tiger and a cobra.
(Loma) (Rigo)

[pesticid]

I don't really think so, but there's nothing wrong with being that as many fighters find success with the style they know.

I just wonder, because it seems like he does the same thing every time out, slapping the other fighter's lead hand with his jab, launching the big left hand, backing up and waiting and waiting and waiting. Low punch output lots of times.

I'm not calling him that, but let's hear some of the deeper levels of his game from the Rigo fans or from, people who actually study styles and know more about his style. Fanboys, feel free to rant and rave.

I don't think you understand the concept of one-dimensional. Rigo dominates all 3 distanced - long, medium range and short range. He is as versatile as they get.

One dimensional fighters are Wlad, Kovalev, Spence, Porter and so on and so forth.

Wlad only long range. Kovalev long range and mid range. Spence and Porter are strictly mid range to short range.

Ali was a one dimensional fighter in a sense that he fought on the outside and he's the best fighter in the history of the sports, so it's not a knock on a fighter being one dimensional. But Rigo connects with all punches in the 3 distances, so he can do it all.

[g27region]

Oh very true, man.

They're two very different animals.

Maybe like a tiger and a cobra.
(Loma) (Rigo)

It's more like mongoose and a cobra

Full-automatics vs. *******s

[pesticid]

He's not one dimensional because a lot of boxing fans would find that term offensive, it's better to say he's not as versatile as Lomachenko with punch selection and overall arsenal. The thing is, Rigondeaux is way more polished and even if Loma has better arsenal, Rigo mastered his style, punches and moves to the greatest extent. His straight left is ideal and even if he basically one-handed fighter and using his right hand mostly to set up punches for his left, he polished that style to perfection. So when we talk that Loma and Rigo are skilled, keep in mind they're skilled in different ways. Lomachenko has better variety, Rigondeaux has better quality

As a matter of fact someone might say that Loma is less versatile because he is not known to be able to outbox people from the outside. He usually just escapes, resets and comes back looking for angles at mid and short range. Look at his fight with Russel for instance. Very little boxing from the outside or at long range from Lomachenko.

[KillaMane26]

As a matter of fact someone might say that Loma is less versatile because he is not known to be able to outbox people from the outside. He usually just escapes, resets and comes back looking for angles at mid and short range. Look at his fight with Russel for instance. Very little boxing from the outside or at long range from Lomachenko.

Good point.