Rigo's smart. After the first round, he knew he wasn't beating this guy and he didn't want to get KO'd, so he held on for a few rounds and then he quit.
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I have one last question to you guys about the Rigo vs Loma fight?
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Originally posted by pesticid View PostThere are a lot of excuses like the weight, he got scared, he hurt his hand, he was old, he sold the fight and so on and so forth.
My question is this: Rigondeaux has shown in his entire career great footwork including lateral steps, pendulum steps, jump back steps, left and right turns/pivots, feints, half steps, etc. He's shown this in his sparring, he's shown this when he hits the mitts, even in his training 2 days before the fight he showed all these characteristics that made him who he is/was.
In the fight though, he didn't show any of these characteristics that have made him who he is now and that's why it was so easy for Loma to outbox him and so frustrating watching it. Let's say the weight slowed him down, let's say his reflexes weren't there anymore, where did his skills go? I am not even talking about punching.
It’s similar to the way Floyd completely negated Marquez’s great timing with his even better timing, and again size played a part in that also.
It can even happen when both guys are the same size, Roy Jones’ amazing speed and accuracy completely negated the majority of Toney’s superb technical abilities.
That’s boxing for you, styles make fights
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