Comments Thread For: Russell: I'm Tired Of Picking On Santa Cruz; If He Don't Wanna Fight, No Problem

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Did Rigo and Gary ever fight each other?

no... But what does that have to do with the topic? There are tons of fighters who haven't faced one another. But not everyone has been called out as blatantly as Leo has and continuously avoided the challenges. Stop deflecting to defend a duck. They both called out Rigo yrs apart and he avoided both. Nothing else to debate.

[Vasyl’s dad]

no... But what does that have to do with the topic? There are tons of fighters who haven't faced one another. But not everyone has been called out as blatantly as Leo has and continuously avoided the challenges. Stop deflecting to defend a duck. They both called out Rigo yrs apart and he avoided both. Nothing else to debate.

So Leo is supposed to fight both of them, but they don’t have to fight each other? Call outs mean nothing with no offer sent. What are the specifics of these offers Leo ducked?

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So Leo is supposed to fight both of them, but they don’t have to fight each other? Call outs mean nothing with no offer sent. What are the specifics of these offers Leo ducked?

have you been a boxing fan for a while? These call outs were yrs apart. Rigo called him out yrs ago. His father said on record he didn't want the fight and if they were to lose, they'd rather lose to a Mexican than a Cuban. Then when Oscar was finally about to make the fight, leo had Haymon buy him out of his contract to avoid the fight. With Russell, he's been calling him out all yr. No offers need to be sent. They both are pbc /haymon fighters. Leo just needs to say yes he accepts and the fight can be made. Oh and btw, Rigo and Russell were never in the same weight class at the same time and never were champions in the same division at the same time. Is this all new info to you?

[KillaMane26]

After dissing him in front of his pops and he refused to bite.... That should have been the end of this

[Vasyl’s dad]

have you been a boxing fan for a while? These call outs were yrs apart. Rigo called him out yrs ago. His father said on record he didn't want the fight and if they were to lose, they'd rather lose to a Mexican than a Cuban. Then when Oscar was finally about to make the fight, leo had Haymon buy him out of his contract to avoid the fight. With Russell, he's been calling him out all yr. No offers need to be sent. They both are pbc /haymon fighters. Leo just needs to say yes he accepts and the fight can be made. Oh and btw, Rigo and Russell were never in the same weight class at the same time and never were champions in the same division at the same time. Is this all new info to you?

Again, call outs mean absolutely nothing. No offer was ever sent from Rigo or Gary no matter what outfit they were signed to. Both of those guys use the same tactic of having very few fights, often against nobody, and try to use a bigger name to elevate their own. If either guy really wanted a fight with Leo, they were not willing to do anything more than say his name. Big deal. Send an offer if you are so confident, give him the larger purse, concede to whatever is normally what people around here say. But I notice it’s only that way for certain fighters. Call outs mean jack.

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Again, call outs mean absolutely nothing. No offer was ever sent from Rigo or Gary no matter what outfit they were signed to. Both of those guys use the same tactic of having very few fights, often against nobody, and try to use a bigger name to elevate their own. If either guy really wanted a fight with Leo, they were not willing to do anything more than say his name. Big deal. Send an offer if you are so confident, give him the larger purse, concede to whatever is normally what people around here say. But I notice it’s only that way for certain fighters. Call outs mean jack.

you do know that it's possible to just admit you're wrong right?? What is it that you don't understand? Oscar was going to make the fight with Rigo and Santa Cruz and Santa cruz had Haymon buy him out of his contract so that the fight couldn't be made. Soo, they should've just sent an offer when he left golden boy to avoid that fight?? Lol, OK. Santa cruz and Russell have the same manager. Who is supposed to send the offer to who... Haymon sending it to himself??? He's the one who makes both of their fights. Lol. Stop making excuses and admit what's right in front of your face as facts.

[Vasyl’s dad]

you do know that it's possible to just admit you're wrong right?? What is it that you don't understand? Oscar was going to make the fight with Rigo and Santa Cruz and Santa cruz had Haymon buy him out of his contract so that the fight couldn't be made. Soo, they should've just sent an offer when he left golden boy to avoid that fight?? Lol, OK. Santa cruz and Russell have the same manager. Who is supposed to send the offer to who... Haymon sending it to himself??? He's the one who makes both of their fights. Lol. Stop making excuses and admit what's right in front of your face as facts.

What’s fact is Rigo and Gary are known for not taking on serious fights for whatever reason. Did Leo duck, yea if what you say is true. So who is making excuses now? Gary doesn’t deserve big fights when he only fights once a year.

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What’s fact is Rigo and Gary are known for not taking on serious fights for whatever reason. Did Leo duck, yea if what you say is true. So who is making excuses now? Gary doesn’t deserve big fights when he only fights once a year.

you can say that about Rigo and Russell but it's even more true for Leo. Let's look at their 2 best opponents faced. Rigo faced a prime donaire and a prime Loma. Russell faced a prime Loma and a prime Jojo Diaz. Leo has faced a prime Frampton and a past prime mares. Leo has ducked the Frampton trilogy fight, and ignored challenges from both Rigo and Russell. You making up imaginary ducks by saying Rigo should fight Russell when they were never in the same division or held belts in the same division is just a weak attempt to deflect Leo's tendency to duck and continously fight low level opposition.

[Vasyl’s dad]

you can say that about Rigo and Russell but it's even more true for Leo. Let's look at their 2 best opponents faced. Rigo faced a prime donaire and a prime Loma. Russell faced a prime Loma and a prime Jojo Diaz. Leo has faced a prime Frampton and a past prime mares. Leo has ducked the Frampton trilogy fight, and ignored challenges from both Rigo and Russell. You making up imaginary ducks by saying Rigo should fight Russell when they were never in the same division or held belts in the same division is just a weak attempt to deflect Leo's tendency to duck and continously fight low level opposition.

Again, Leo has to fight both of these guys, but they don’t have to fight each other. Just weird.

[TheUptownKid]

I’d love this fight, but I’ve heard not only lsc, but Oscar Valdez and mares all dismiss even the possibility of fighting grj in the past. Not certain what his negotiation style is or if he doesn’t get along with other fighters or if it’s a cultural thing but grj does not jibe well with other champs in the division. At least not well enough to get a fight