Comments Thread For: Arum: Will Take 'Real Ballsy 130-Pounder' to Fight Lomachenko

[Doritos]

Rigo didn't use size, or age, as an excuse, he said it was his hand. My point was Rigo went up for Loma out of desperation for cash, and it seems he immediately felt outclassed! But when people say "size doesn't matter," then that's plain stupid!

I agree weight and size matter, we wouldn't have weight classes otherwise but I don't think weight and size is what decided this fight.

[PensionKiller]

Because of Rigo's style! Donaire had "Flash," and Bob can sell flash! He couldn't (or didn't want to) try to sell Rigo:

July 11, 2013:

Gary Hyde, manager of WBO/WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (12-0, 8Kos), was very annoyed after reading some of the recently published comments regarding HBO’s position on his fighter. Rigondeaux’s promoter, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, told ESPN that HBO is very resistant to showcasing Rigondeaux on their network.

“Every time I mention him, they throw up," Arum said. "So I have to figure out who I could put him in with."

http://www.boxingscene.com/rigondeau...mistake--67553

Also Caribe was a co promoter that Rigo insisted on having in the new contract as well...

[PensionKiller]

I agree weight and size matter, we wouldn't have weight classes otherwise but I don't think weight and size is what decided this fight.

I agree. If body movement, and footwork is what made you that special, and then you face someone who has footwork and angles as well as workrate that counters your own defence and footwork, it's a game changer.

Rigo is use to fighting flat footed people who set their punches, but Loma is on his toes a lot

[Bronx2245]

What judgements. In depositions there are no judgements made. And Mikey mentions that his suit only made it to the deposition phase.

Would you invest with a man who's business just went out of business and in the process lost millions of his investors money. If someone came up to you asked you to be an investor and he also informed you he just went bankrupt and his main business and business plan failed in the most spectacular way. Would you give that man your hard earned money?

But I haven't seen the divestment from Showtime, Fox, etc., that you're talking about. I still see PBC cards and Haymon fighters growing. I see the Charlos, Mikey Garcia, Jacobs, and Wilder's (just too name a few) shine only getting brighter!

[jdp28tx]

But I haven't seen the divestment from Showtime, Fox, etc., that you're talking about. I still see PBC cards and Haymon fighters growing. I see the Charlos, Mikey Garcia, Jacobs, and Wilder's (just too name a few) shine only getting brighter!

Showtime is no longer calling them PBC fights. They are back to calling it Showtime Boxing. And you make my point exactly. Particular fighters are stupid to be trusting their careers in the hands of a man who just blew half a billion $ and came out with nothing to show for it.
I don't call fighting once a year getting brighter more like stagnating.

[Bronx2245]

Showtime is no longer calling them PBC fights. They are back to calling it Showtime Boxing. And you make my point exactly. Particular fighters are stupid to be trusting their careers in the hands of a man who just blew half a billion $ and came out with nothing to show for it.
I don't call fighting once a year getting brighter more like stagnating.

Jermell Charlo: APR/OCT 2017
Jermall Charlo: DEC 2016/JUL 2017
Mikey Garcia: JAN/JUL 2017
Danny Jacobs: MAR/NOV 2017
Deontay Wilder: FEB/NOV 2017

Not bad at all, considering:

Canelo Alvarez: MAY/SEP 2017
GGG: MAR/SEP 2017
Terence Crawford: MAY/AUG 2017

Haters gonna hate!

[Bronx2245]

Showtime is no longer calling them PBC fights. They are back to calling it Showtime Boxing. And you make my point exactly. Particular fighters are stupid to be trusting their careers in the hands of a man who just blew half a billion $ and came out with nothing to show for it.
I don't call fighting once a year getting brighter more like stagnating.

http://theboxingtribune.com/2017/04/...ing-champions/

[jdp28tx]

Jermell Charlo: APR/OCT 2017
Jermall Charlo: DEC 2016/JUL 2017
Mikey Garcia: JAN/JUL 2017
Danny Jacobs: MAR/NOV 2017
Deontay Wilder: FEB/NOV 2017

Not bad at all, considering:

Canelo Alvarez: MAY/SEP 2017
GGG: MAR/SEP 2017
Terence Crawford: MAY/AUG 2017

Haters gonna hate!

Easy to hate a guy who blew half a billion $.