Will Rigondeaux get a title shot?
Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 01:10
What do you think? IMO he can beat champs at 122 and 126
I totally agree. IMO he never should have made the jump to 130 to face Loma, but he let shyster Bob Arum sucker him into it.
Basically anybody from Featherweight on down is done being Elite by the time they hit their mid 30's. In the smaller weight classes exceptional speed is absolutely essential to winning big fights. That kinda speed doesn't stick with you as you age. This is why you see the smaller guys' careers and primes hit the wall before the bigger guys.Deleted_Scenes wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:40 He's 38 and still beaten nobody even half decent since 2013!
Who knows if he even still has it anymore? He's looked at least slightly faded, even against the opponents he has beat lately. He needs to test himself before he jumps in with any champions.
At 122 he may still have enough left, but if he's aiming bigger, he needs to look no higher than someone like Jo Jo Diaz or the Davis/Mares loser. If he wins that, then he can look for a title.
I think he will, you will be surprised man :)gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:43Basically anybody from Featherweight on down is done being Elite by the time they hit their mid 30's. In the smaller weight classes exceptional speed is absolutely essential to winning big fights. That kinda speed doesn't stick with you as you age. This is why you see the smaller guys' careers and primes hit the wall before the bigger guys.Deleted_Scenes wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:40 He's 38 and still beaten nobody even half decent since 2013!
Who knows if he even still has it anymore? He's looked at least slightly faded, even against the opponents he has beat lately. He needs to test himself before he jumps in with any champions.
At 122 he may still have enough left, but if he's aiming bigger, he needs to look no higher than someone like Jo Jo Diaz or the Davis/Mares loser. If he wins that, then he can look for a title.
Rigondeaux will never win another major victory in Boxing. He may get another big fight where he'll lose, but he'll never get another major win. Not at 38.
I 100% guarantee I won't be. It's all over for Rigo, but the losing again. He can beat up 16-8 guys for another couple years if he wants to, but he ain't beating no top guys ever again. I have zero doubt about that.Cent0089 wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:56I think he will, you will be surprised man :)gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:43Basically anybody from Featherweight on down is done being Elite by the time they hit their mid 30's. In the smaller weight classes exceptional speed is absolutely essential to winning big fights. That kinda speed doesn't stick with you as you age. This is why you see the smaller guys' careers and primes hit the wall before the bigger guys.Deleted_Scenes wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:40 He's 38 and still beaten nobody even half decent since 2013!
Who knows if he even still has it anymore? He's looked at least slightly faded, even against the opponents he has beat lately. He needs to test himself before he jumps in with any champions.
At 122 he may still have enough left, but if he's aiming bigger, he needs to look no higher than someone like Jo Jo Diaz or the Davis/Mares loser. If he wins that, then he can look for a title.
Rigondeaux will never win another major victory in Boxing. He may get another big fight where he'll lose, but he'll never get another major win. Not at 38.
I think he will not, but I hope he will.gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:57I 100% guarantee I won't be. It's all over for Rigo, but the losing again. He can beat up 16-8 guys for another couple years if he wants to, but he ain't beating no top guys ever again. I have zero doubt about that.Cent0089 wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:56I think he will, you will be surprised man :)gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 14:43
Basically anybody from Featherweight on down is done being Elite by the time they hit their mid 30's. In the smaller weight classes exceptional speed is absolutely essential to winning big fights. That kinda speed doesn't stick with you as you age. This is why you see the smaller guys' careers and primes hit the wall before the bigger guys.
Rigondeaux will never win another major victory in Boxing. He may get another big fight where he'll lose, but he'll never get another major win. Not at 38.
The weakness of 122, compared to the divisions within side of it, is the only reason I said Rigo MAY still have enough to win a title there. I still have my doubts though, and he'd have to be quite selective in which champion he went for.