Wait, Donaire-Rigs is scheduled for 4 rounds? :icon_chee
Pro experience
Two Rhodes scholars over here. You do realize boxing is boxing across amateur and pro leagues, right? Rigondeaux is familiar enough with the game itself that experience is just a dumb thing to pin against him. In some hundreds of fights I promise he's fought more than four rounds. I promise. If I'm wrong, you can have my testicles.
So in other words, you don't have an answer. I don't care if there's shit about Donaire's style you particularly don't like, or if you're just focusing on that he's fast and has a punch, Donaire is NOT a superior athlete to every single person he's been in the ring with thus far. There are good reasons he was HEAVILY predicted to lose to Darchinyan, and at a weight where Vic was knocking everybody stupid. Darchinyan was thought to be stronger, more durable, have more stamina, and hit considerably harder than Donaire, who at the time, had nearly every DISadvantage imaginable except for MAYBE speed. But he skillfully walked Vic into multiple left hooks all night long until the one landed that put him to sleep. If that's not what a technician would do, I don't know what is.
He holds a distinct speed advantage over people, that much is true, but he's no Roy Jones in that he's built completely on his athleticism. He wasn't stronger than Vasquez, and he had significant disadvantages against Mathebula who up until that point had only lost HOTLY disputed split-decisions in recent memory.
I'm not a big fan of Donaire for the simple reason that he boasts about being gigantic between fights, suggesting that he only makes weight to fight smaller guys, but if he can make the weight then no one can really fault him for that inside the ring (unlike Broner, who does the same shit but DOESN'T make weight). However, to say he's not a technical fighter is just plain asinine. This is a guy who has been fighting people Southpaw half the time just because he CAN. And until he turns it on in fights, not a lot happens because he's taking his time and assessing his opponents. Which is precisely how a technician works.
OMG, how many people in a boxing forum that are unfamiliar with the elements of boxing, to assess rigo
nah, people will just point to the elephant in the room : rigo getting hurt by anything meaningfull that lands , even from subpar opponents
Two Rhodes scholars over here. You do realize boxing is boxing across amateur and pro leagues, right? Rigondeaux is familiar enough with the game itself that experience is just a dumb thing to pin against him. In some hundreds of fights I promise he's fought more than four rounds. I promise. If I'm wrong, you can have my testicles.
Thank you
No thank you
It isn't a dumb thing. Until he proves it wrong that stigma will hang over his head whether it's truth or not. Here's his chance to prove it wrong. Also, can you sustain a cut in amateur boxing and continue? Knockdowns and scoring are different in the amateurs etc... so it isn't dumb.
I will say Rigs' talent cannot be debated. His skills pay the bills so if pointing to his amateur background is considered one of his weaknesses, that's actually a good thing.
I took those things into consideration already. I don't think experience in being bloody or knocked out is necessary in proving a fighter's worthiness of a title bout. We usually tend to think guys who get beat down in professional fights are gatekeepers or journeymen and not elite. It's basically saying Rigondeaux should be beat, shot and old before he can deserve a fight with Nonito. That would remove the appeal of the fight. We don't want a shot, beat to hell, "too experienced" Rigo fighting Nonito. Even still, just what is "inexperience" and "experience"? How many fights do you need to officially become "experienced" professionally? Nobody tells us the measuring mark for these things.
nah, people will just point to the elephant in the room : rigo getting hurt by anything meaningfull that lands , even from subpar opponents
Excuse me, how many knock downs Rigo has suffered? None? Then your are talking nonsense
And the other elephant in the room : rigo coming back and still winning easily.
Where is his TKO loss?
Excuse me, how many knock downs Rigo has suffered? None? Then your are talking nonsense
Excuse me, how many knock downs Rigo has suffered? None? Then your are talking nonsense
Better drop money on Donaire. Rigos porcelain will be shattered.