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Brook went up 13 pounds to face the heaviest handed fighter in boxing and he wasn't even the biggest puncher in his own weight class.
Brook also went into the fight and decided to exchange with GGG. One could say he was forced into it and if that were the case it really doesn't speak too well for Brook's skill set.
Lastly, Brook gains a lot of weight after weigh-ins so in this case I don't believe he trained harder for the GGG fight, I think he trained less as he didn't have to cut extra 13 pounds.
Now to Khan:
Amir moved up 8 pounds to face Canelo which is the same amount of weight that Rigo will be gaining (or is it, will discuss this later) to face Lomachenko. The problem with Khan moving up is the same as Brook's problem. He didn't have to gain that weight, he just had to lose less as he walks around 180 in between fights.
This is also not the first move up in weight for Khan. If I am not mistaken he started his career at 135 and going up 20 pounds in weight and having one of the glassiest chins in boxing against a very good puncher was just not a good idea at all.
Neither Khan nor Brook presented GGG and Canelo with any style problems or above average IQ, or a single intangible that could trouble GGG or Canelo.
Now to Rigo:
Rigo is moving up 8 pounds in weight to face Loma but on fight night Rigo weighs in at around 130 pounds. So for the Loma fight Rigo will not have to gain extra weight that could hinder his speed and stamina.
He also won't have to cut less weight for this fight the way Khan and Brook did.
Rigo is the biggest puncher at 122 and at 126. Loma is not the biggest puncher at 130. Loma beats down fighters by getting them tired and landing precise body shots. I have never seen Rigo get tired or get hit cleanly with a body shot, NOT ONCE!
Loma's bread and butter are his angles or the step around step against righties where he lands his signature shots. That is not an advantage against Rigo because Rigo is a southpaw himself and Rigo is a master of that angle game. It will be harder to corner Rigo and land body shots on him the way Loma has been able to do to his opposition. Neither Loma nor Rigo is as great when facing a fellow southpaw so that bodes well for Rigo.
I believe Rigo's problem against Loma might be his age and definitely his inactivity, and not having faced world class opponents in the past few years. This is never good for a fighter and I am sure Top Rank is banking on it or otherwise they wouldn't have made the fight. But if Rigo is the same fighter he was in the Donaire fight, going up in weight and facing Loma is not a problem the way it was for Khan and Brook.
Brook also went into the fight and decided to exchange with GGG. One could say he was forced into it and if that were the case it really doesn't speak too well for Brook's skill set.
Lastly, Brook gains a lot of weight after weigh-ins so in this case I don't believe he trained harder for the GGG fight, I think he trained less as he didn't have to cut extra 13 pounds.
Now to Khan:
Amir moved up 8 pounds to face Canelo which is the same amount of weight that Rigo will be gaining (or is it, will discuss this later) to face Lomachenko. The problem with Khan moving up is the same as Brook's problem. He didn't have to gain that weight, he just had to lose less as he walks around 180 in between fights.
This is also not the first move up in weight for Khan. If I am not mistaken he started his career at 135 and going up 20 pounds in weight and having one of the glassiest chins in boxing against a very good puncher was just not a good idea at all.
Neither Khan nor Brook presented GGG and Canelo with any style problems or above average IQ, or a single intangible that could trouble GGG or Canelo.
Now to Rigo:
Rigo is moving up 8 pounds in weight to face Loma but on fight night Rigo weighs in at around 130 pounds. So for the Loma fight Rigo will not have to gain extra weight that could hinder his speed and stamina.
He also won't have to cut less weight for this fight the way Khan and Brook did.
Rigo is the biggest puncher at 122 and at 126. Loma is not the biggest puncher at 130. Loma beats down fighters by getting them tired and landing precise body shots. I have never seen Rigo get tired or get hit cleanly with a body shot, NOT ONCE!
Loma's bread and butter are his angles or the step around step against righties where he lands his signature shots. That is not an advantage against Rigo because Rigo is a southpaw himself and Rigo is a master of that angle game. It will be harder to corner Rigo and land body shots on him the way Loma has been able to do to his opposition. Neither Loma nor Rigo is as great when facing a fellow southpaw so that bodes well for Rigo.
I believe Rigo's problem against Loma might be his age and definitely his inactivity, and not having faced world class opponents in the past few years. This is never good for a fighter and I am sure Top Rank is banking on it or otherwise they wouldn't have made the fight. But if Rigo is the same fighter he was in the Donaire fight, going up in weight and facing Loma is not a problem the way it was for Khan and Brook.
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