That sucks, because this sounds like a good opportunity for someone who has serious issues getting fights. Who knows when he'll fight again.
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Originally posted by kiaba360 View PostThat sucks, because this sounds like a good opportunity for someone who has serious issues getting fights. Who knows when he'll fight again.
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Originally posted by _Maxi View PostThe muscle goes away just in weeks of no-weight training. That's my point.
It is very, very difficult cut effectively at low BF% and retain any sort of strength or explosiveness especially close to 40 years old. Cutting muscle rather than fat needs to be done over a very long period of time to not affect your athletic performance massively and even then you'll still feel awful and sluggish.
Rigo cannot cut 4lbs (and it's not 4lb because he was at 126 in his last fight) and be an effective fighter at his age and BF%.
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Originally posted by Ryn0 View PostNo it doesn't, Rigo boxes so he's always going to be using the muscles he has built moving up to fight Rigo. You can keep most of the gains you main in terms of muscle by eating at maintenance if you're someone like Rigo.
It is very, very difficult cut effectively at low BF% and retain any sort of strength or explosiveness especially close to 40 years old. Cutting muscle rather than fat needs to be done over a very long period of time to not affect your athletic performance massively and even then you'll still feel awful and sluggish.
Rigo cannot cut 4lbs (and it's not 4lb because he was at 126 in his last fight) and be an effective fighter at his age and BF%.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostI think Rigo’s career is effectively over. He’s old; he lost his last fight in an embarrassing and dubious manner; he’s been MIA ever since; and he’s never been a draw to begin with. It’s sad how Guillermo’s career turned out. But I have to say, he brought much of it upon himself.
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Originally posted by evets View PostIt really is. I remember years ago when Frampton startied being known as the Jackal here in Belfast telling people we already had a Jackal in boxing and he was gonna be something special. Really disappointed by how his career has went. Question marks also over a bunch off featherwights and Rigo himself forever as they also ducked him in his prime then he gave everyone ammunition to say it didn't matter when he quit in the ring.
Rigondeaux was a special athlete, the likes of which is not often seen. But in light of everything that transpired, I have to say he didn’t have true greatness in him. If he had, things would’ve turned out differently.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostI think Rigo’s career is effectively over. He’s old; he lost his last fight in an embarrassing and dubious manner; he’s been MIA ever since; and he’s never been a draw to begin with. It’s sad how Guillermo’s career turned out. But I have to say, he brought much of it upon himself.
Do you know how many more fights he has left on his contract? It's crazy how there hasn't been even one interview with him after all this time. I heard he's still going to his gym in Miami. You'd think at least one intrepid reporter would venture in for an interview.
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Originally posted by Robbie Barrett View PostJust as some fighters can drain insane amounts, some fighters can't. 4 lbs means a lot more to tiny guys like Rigo.
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Originally posted by darius45 View PostI really hope the Loma fight is not his last fight. It would be such a sad way to end his career especially considering how talented he is. He dropped the ball in that fight, but he can still go back down to 122 and get a few nice wins to round out his career. Loma himself said Rigo is still a king of boxing.
Do you know how many more fights he has left on his contract? It's crazy how there hasn't been even one interview with him after all this time. I heard he's still going to his gym in Miami. You'd think at least one intrepid reporter would venture in for an interview.
I don’t know what Rigo’s contract situation looks like. My guess is he might fight once or twice more against uninspiring opposition, if he still has a legal obligation, then it’ll be officially over.
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