Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux Was in Talks For WBSS, But Weight Became an Issue

[The Akbar One]

Good decision imo. Going up in weight then coming back down again would probably work out as well for him as it did for Brook.

Especially with him gaining muscle. He's probably kicking himself for going after Loma two weight classes up for short money. He would have made significantly more, winning the WBSS against guys he would have been favored against. Names like Inoue and Tete would have added some depth to his legacy, moreso then beating Dogboe.

[_Maxi]

Adding several pounds of muscle to fight Loma at 130, killed any chance of Rigondeaux cutting down to 118 pounds at 37 and 38 years old. He already doesn't have much body fat. Had he never moved up, the cut to 118 would probably be doable.

Why? muscle comes and goes. It's not permanent.

[Deletrious]

What a shame, the Rigo hate is way out of proportion, the guy is talented powerful and fights in the pocket. Yeah he got cooked by Loma, but a touney like this is exactly what he needs.

[MisanthropicNY]

But he was too small for Loma... riiiiiiiiight

[nycsmooth]

Look at the photo... looking his face if anyone thinks he's 37 years old your not looking... this guy's got to be in his forties ...many Cubans have been known to falsify their ages, as well as other Latinos; for example: ball players from the Dominican... but it's a smart move he did not try to lose that weight it would weaken him too much... he is at the end of his career and he needs to do something monumental & @ his age I can't see that happening...

[MisanthropicNY]

Adding several pounds of muscle to fight Loma at 130, killed any chance of Rigondeaux cutting down to 118 pounds at 37 and 38 years old. He already doesn't have much body fat. Had he never moved up, the cut to 118 would probably be doable.

He never had a chance.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Damn that sucks, what a horribly mistimed opportunity!

That Loma fight really destroyed Rigo, he would've likely made more money in that tourney than when he challenged himself to fight Loma up 2 weight divisions!

I would definitely favor Rigo before the Loma fight at 118 over all but sadly we'll never get to see that!

Beating every champ and unifying the 118 division > Embarrassingly quitting against Loma

Damn, Rigo is one unlucky fighter!

[kafkod]

Why? muscle comes and goes. It's not permanent.

Neither is the ability to perform at elite level in boxing, and getting your weight right is crucial in that respect.

[kafkod]

Damn that sucks, what a horribly mistimed opportunity!

That Loma fight really destroyed Rigo, he would've likely made more money in that tourney than when he challenged himself to fight Loma up 2 weight divisions!

I would definitely favor Rigo before the Loma fight at 118 over all but sadly we'll never get to see that!

Beating every champ and unifying the 118 division > Embarrassingly quitting against Loma

Damn, Rigo is one unlucky fighter!

I'll second that.

He made some bad decisions too doe, like turning down Loma at 126 because of the weight, then having to fight him at 130 for half the money.

[Ryn0]

Why? muscle comes and goes. It's not permanent.

Rigo is all muscle, ever tried a cut when you're 6-8% BF? 4lbs is a mountain.

It's excruciating and even worse when you don't have months to take it off slowly. Add into the mix that you're training not for aesthetics but an actual fight and have to spar and you're close to 40 and put on more weight for you last fight. If you can't cut anymore then you really can't do it.