Lomachenko vs Rigendeux MSG 9/12 ESPN

I think it's the best matchup of defensive skill of all time.

Offensively, it's hard to beat Leonard-Hearns 1.

 

I would add Morales at 122 to that list.

 

McCullough said Morales hit harder than Naz

 

Lomachenko is insanely hard to counter. It's going to be interesting skill wise for sure.

 

Guillermo Rigondeaux on Twitter

 

So basically, everyone asleep because its a fuckin bore-fest...

 

by the time the bout takes place, Rigondeaux will be 37 years old and will have fought 2 rounds total in the past 2 years.

 

Yeah, but Rigondeaux's THE Best Counterpuncher in the Game...

Swift, Accurate and Powerful (@ '22 Anyways)...If Lomachenko ENGAGES Rigondeaux, he WILL Get Countered and It'll Boil Down to IF Rigondeaux can Earn his Respect...




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I have to see it to believe it. Loma's footwork and positioning are elite level.

Imo Rigo will struggle to get in position to land the counters.

 

So what? Rigo has never looked off point to me yet. I'm sure he will be well prepared. He's an elite boxer.

 

he looked like mierda vs francisco.

 

This fight is very, very interesting. Two amazingly skilled boxers with fairly unique styles.

I find this more interesting than Golovkin - Canelo which I expect Golovkin to win kind of easily.

I think Lomachenko wins, he's bigger and younger and IMO just as skilled in his own way, but I wouldn't be surprised if Gondo managed to win.

Luckily for Gondo Lomachenko isn't a huge puncher, so that at least makes the size difference a bit less significant.

 

There is a baleful, doleful meanness to Rigo that I like. He's just so emotionless and dead in the eyes. Dangerous little man.

 

I wouldn't write off Rigo at all and don't think many on here are. I agree with Irish, Rigo comes across as real menacing and you can see it in his eyes.

 

Lomachenko is an assassin but Rigo is already dead.

 

Haha, yeah I guess that's true. He is a strange looking little dude.

 

Klit Joshua could be a modern contender.

 

Rigo is far too good to ever write off, Lomachenko is my favourite fighter right now and I favour him to win but despite the size difference Rigondeaux has a skillset and intelligence that makes him a threat to anybody.

 

I agree.

 

If Loma builds an early lead then how can Rigo get back into it..........

 

Yeah, but Morales was hitting him more often than Naz was.

 

There's no argument to be made for Morales hitting harder than Naz. You could be the biggest Morales fan or Naz hater on Earth, and still have to concede to the fact that Hamed was a bigger puncher.

 

Hamed might have hit harder with one shot but Morales was by far the better combination puncher.

 

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This is a great fight. Two of greatest amateur ever and now fighting well in pro style.

Hi-Tech is getting better each time, but I worry about this. Rigo has good range. You know Salido - as limiting as his movement is - had good range. This is potential changer.

Best fight around. Great technical skill and sure to be great hybrid connection. If I'm on the edge of a cliff and have to pick before I fall, I think Hi-Tech has more energy and wins UD.

 

If I remember correctly his words were "Morales hits harder but Naz is physically stronger". I'd disagree with Morales hitting harder but let's be honest, he was in a better position to judge than any of us. Naz did have freakish physical strength.

 

Lomachenko was still an amateur back in the Salido fight. He acknowledged that he started slowly because he had never been 12 rounds before.

With a competent ref he still possibly could have won a decision with all of the uncalled low blows.

 

You Can Hardly Ever Trust Fighters in Instances Like This...

90% of the Time, a Fighter will Credit a Guy they BEAT as "The Hardest Puncher I Ever Faced", as Opposed to the One that Rendered them UNfuckingCONCIOUS for Several Minutes...

In the Case of Prince and McCullough, it's Doubtful Wayne's Had ANYTHING Complimentary to Say about Him...Prince Shit Talked him Pretty Unmercifully in the Build Up, Even Referencing Mrs. McCullough Being "Fearful" of What Might Happen...

No Way Did Morales Hit Harder than Prince...




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Someone should ask Barrera who hits harder. Just don't ask any of the blown up bantamweights Hamed knocked out.