Comments Thread For: Lomachenko Makes Rigondeaux Quit After Six For TKO Victory

[bronx7]

Where are the Rigo fans now we know who backed him to ko Loma? We know your screen names man up admit your boy quit like a pus$y

[pasawayako]

rigo hurt his hand the same way pac man hurt his shoulder lmaoooo

And still pacman make the bigger floyd run and landed more and harder punches.

[jdp28tx]

It was the weight but his age was the biggest factor. Rigo wasn't the fighter he used to be.

What do you mean he was no longer the fighter he once was. Rigo never got to that portion of his career in order to say such a thing. His pro career was not a normal career, it did not have a typical beginning stage which he took at least 20 fights to learn the pro game( which is much different than the amateurs). The 2nd stage of his career would of entailed gaining a lot of pro experience and using that wisdom to become a dominant champion. Rigo's career simply stalled in the early stage of his pro career due to his pride, arrogance, stubbornness, bad judgement, and terrible management. He never made it out of that 1st stage of his career. The Donaire fight was supposed to be the ending of it, but instead he stalled after the Donaire fight then he regressed back to fighting low level, beginners type fights.

He never transitioned from an amateur boxer into a pro-boxer. He still views the pros as just a continuation of amateur style boxing. This is due to several reasons. 1 after all these yrs at the pro level he only has 17 fights. He was lucky to fight once a yr. This was because of bad management, refusal to change up his style, and fighters not wanting to risk fighting him.

So instead of saying he is no longer the fighter he once was or to paraphrase he is past his prime. It is as if Rigo had the beginnings of a pro career and then skipped right to the end of it without any middle portion which makes up a fighters prime. It is just sad how this happened. This happened to a lesser extent to Gamboa. It is happening to L. Ortiz. Cuban fighters seem to be the center of this kind of slow career suicide. This is systematic with former Cuban amateur fighters. No doubt growing up in a Communist system had a large role in their inability to make independent, wise career decisions.

[Pigeons]

Im not sure where you're going with this lol just letting you know Gary Russell is American and black (lomo's best win imo). Went 12 rounds with Loma in a pretty competitive scrap with lots of punches thrown. Walters and Rigo aren't those type of fighters.

Loma-Russell was not competitive. Loma completely nullified Russell's gameplan and humiliated him. The scorecards were a travesty. Loma took that fight at least 10 rounds to 2.

[Dr Rumack]

Surprised with how easy Loma made it look. Size difference was very significant but it was strange seeing Rigo look like just another fighter. He couldn't get anything done.

Really surprised that Rigo retired on his stool as well. Very proud guy. Must have like there was no hope at all to do that.

[TheWinners]

Exactly though I think rigo only came for one last payday,I literally predicted everything about this fight including it being a huge disappointment & a ko in 8 rds . Loma has only fought 1 legit opponent & he lost to him.the rest had major caveats wrong with them lets be real. Lomas been feasting off fighters with every conceivable disadvantage this not even being the worst vs a fighter with 3 rds in 2 yrs.

I AM NOT HATING ON HIM JUST SAYING THE TRUTH (to his nuthuggers that'll flame me) Loma is FAAAR from #1 p4p til he fights someone like berchelt or Mikey. He was a 132 lb fighter in olympics & yet hes yet to face a single active fighter his own size except who he lost to.

Lomas a excellent fighter. For some reason it seems he does things in a non interesting manner. I think the Mikey Garcia fight or berchelt fight would allow him to display his skill set a little better.

[lazaron72]

IM a rigo fan who called rigo would ko Loma , but rigo quit .
Loma beat him
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Rigo ended tonigh ... always be my fighter .

Hit and not be hit

[Steven Mccowan]

LOL! Bring Teddy Back! Did anyone hear the broadcast crew? The question was asked about "Mexican Style Boxing!" Nobody could answer?

I thought to myself this is F---en ******!

Teddy at least would have mentioned the great Julio Cesar Chavez. Mexican Style has more to do with professional background. The majority of Mexicans put more emphasis on entertainment. They have technical knowledge, but prefer to fight than to box, to give the people what they want to see. The great Chavez Sr.

Finito Lopez, Salvador Sanchez, Julio Cesar Chavez and Juan Manuel Marquez. Mexicans tend to be pressure fighters, with varying degrees of skill when it comes to: head movement, footwork, and ring generalship.

They are known for there resiliency and take two to give one mentality. A lot of Mexican greats don’t come from an amateur background and thus aren’t as robotic, fluid as Americans.

Yeah its bs was that did to teddy for that ****** writer that has no ability to explain whats going on

[devildg]

[Butch.McRae]

Loma-Russell was not competitive. Loma completely nullified Russell's gameplan and humiliated him. The scorecards were a travesty. Loma took that fight at least 10 rounds to 2.

I know reading comprehension isn't very high around here but I already addressed this.

I could be using competitive to suggest the fight was close, or I could be saying, it was competitive in the sense that the two opponents fought an unrelenting fight. Which is what happened. Despite getting outclassed, Russell never stopped pressing. Evidenced by the punch stats. (Each of the last 7 rounds Russell threw above 60 punches. Despite getting hit with above 50% of power shots). Russell threw 806 punches, to Loma's 597.

I scored the fight 10 - 2 as well. But both fighters brought it that night, which is what the orginal posters was criticizing "black" fighters for as if Walters and Rigo were Black Americans.