Comments Thread For: Rigondeaux Drops, Decisions Liborio Solis For WBA Title

[richardt]

If you don't know they all were at 122, then is nothing to talk about it. The 4 of then publicly stated that didn't want nothing with Rigondeaux, and he was the unified Champion at the time. Actually he never loss his belts in the ring.

Frampton even said "to be the best you gave to beat the best and the best is Rigo". Frampton should have demanded the fight when his team turned down the fight. Everyone ducked Rigo at 122.

[whoseyourdaddy]

Mares and Frampton were never at 122. Rigo ran from the big boys at 122, dude went to hide at 118

Mares started at 118, but it is true that he had moved to 126 before Rigondeaux was more recognized, regardless Rigo would have schooled Mares.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Lara changed it up and was in a fight of the year fight....

Yeah, man. Great fight. I’ve always loved the boxer-puncher style, something Rigo is completely able to pull off. No one is asking him to brawl (at least, I’m not), but he can mix it up a bit and still avoid taking big shots. Best example is the Donaire fight.

[Shadoww702]

Yeah, man. Great fight. I’ve always loved the boxer-puncher style, something Rigo is completely able to pull off. No one is asking him to brawl (at least, I’m not), but he can mix it up a bit and still avoid taking big shots. Best example is the Donaire fight.

Yup! I'm a HUGE fan of the Cubano Boxing School. I just wish when he fought Loma it was a CW. I don't understand guys like him and Mikey Garcia going up against guys they clearly have NO shot of beating...

[CubanGuyNYC]

Yup! I'm a HUGE fan of the Cubano Boxing School. I just wish when he fought Loma it was a CW. I don't understand guys like him and Mikey Garcia going up against guys they clearly have NO shot of beating...

Thing is, Rigo could’ve accepted the Loma fight at a catchweight, or at least 126. These offers were on the table. Guillermo and his team didn’t take them. Vasyl then shrugged and moved up in weight. Everything about what should’ve been a really great encounter between two amateur legends was botched.

[Kannabis Kid]

... Solis is one inch shorter but he has the longer reach of the two... Rigo came at 121 lbs, while Solis came at 127 lbs last night... This much about the "smaller guy"...

Solis is a former 115 champion Rigo has gone has high as 130 yeah hes the smaller guy we are not talking about height here dude use your brain.

[STREET CLEANER]

The fight was so boring that I fell asleep. The first round was great and then like always Rigo stunk up the place. Thank God that I recorded it and watched the following fight the next morning.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Solis is a former 115 champion Rigo has gone has high as 130 yeah hes the smaller guy we are not talking about height here dude use your brain.

I don’t think Rigo even weighed 130 for the Lomo fight. If memory serves, he came in at 128. Rigondeaux walks around at about 126. He’s a very small guy. Guille probably could’ve fought at 115 if he wanted to as a younger man. The fact he can drop to 118 at his age, when he has zero visible body fat, says something.

[Kannabis Kid]

I don’t think Rigo even weighed 130 for the Lomo fight. If memory serves, he came in at 128. Rigondeaux walks around at about 126. He’s a very small guy. Guille probably could’ve fought at 115 if he wanted to as a younger man. The fact he can drop to 118 at his age, when he has zero visible body fat, says something.

Not doubting that but if he was the smaller guy between him and Solis he would've been competing at 115 since he turned pro. If we have to be specific then Rigo has fought as high as "super featherweight"

[CubanGuyNYC]

Not doubting that but if he was the smaller guy between him and Solis he would've been competing at 115 since he turned pro. If we have to be specific then Rigo has fought as high as "super featherweight"

I don’t know why the decision was made to start him at 122, when Rigo is a more natural 118. Guillermo was nearly 29 years-old when he began his pro career. That might’ve had something to do with the decision to start higher than 118.