Who should Guillermo Rigondeaux fight next?

Slightly off topic but a Terrazas-Munroe rematch would be interesting. Given the conditions around Terrazas' arrival for the first fight and his form since... :think

 

dosen't he have to fight Rico Ramos next :think

sure i read that somewhere

i wana see Mares Vs Arce

 

true, he had to travell for nearly 2 days and got in the country in time for the weigh in, or along them lines

 

Munroe and Arce would be cannon fodder for Rigo I think. He needs more fights which will extend him and give him a different type of challenge, like Cordoba did. Without stalling his career by looking at guys ramked below him therefore I think Poosowat would be the best choice. It would be his biggest test to date and a good barometer of how quickly he is developing and how far away he is from the big fights with the Gamboas etc

 

WV2 or Montiel.

 

Poonsawat!

 

Was supposed to have a stay busy fight on the 13th August in Florida but Luis DeCubas couldnt find a venue so instead he's fighting Ramos at the end of the year

 

Rigo wuld school Poonsawat IMO.

 

were there not rumours about Rendall Munroe??

 

For the Munroe fight Terrezas was flown over from Mexico one week before the fight, with further flight delays and the like because this was during the time of the ash cloud. He had to make some kind of ludicrous 60 hour journey or something along those lines, which included driving from Madrid.

The Cermeno fight was fought on relatively even terms, it just highlighted the fact that Nehomar isn't really suited to super-bantam really with his come forward style. Terrazas was simply the more active fighter, as well as landing the more telling blows on top of that volume, in most of the rounds which enabled him to pick up a deserved decision. Terrazas really isn't anything special though, it's perfectly conceiveable that he could've beaten Munroe had he had more ideal preperations, but that's neither here nor there I don't think.

Anyways, as I said in my Poonsawat thread a while back, a Rigondeaux fight is a horrible idea for him. He would quite literally have his **** pushed in by Rigo. There is simply no department he can 'hang' with him in. If he tries to use a modicum of his boxing abilities like he did against Sithchatchawal he'd fare better, but it doesn't really give him any hope of victory, he'd just be outclassed as opposed to utterly obliterated. While his(at the time) new found ring smarts were impressive, they're still pretty basic for the most part, and it's still a style based around utilising his power, except rather than just bull-rush his way in he's a little more patient, tries to pick holes in the opponent's defence by digging to the body, stepping back away from shots and countering with the right hand. That's all well and good against someone like Somsak who was overrawed by his power anyways from the opening bell, but against Rigondeaux? Not a hope of it working, he'll be forced to do what Rigo wants him to do, which is get reckless and leave himself open. He will most definitely oblige, and he will get stopped, probably saved by the referee.

That said, it's probably the best fight for Rigo to take as of now, but it's not best advised for Poon, who's angling for a way back to the top. And, contrary to what appears to be becoming popular belief, he wouldn't be Rigo's best opponent, Cordoba would still be. Unless you're basing your entire argument on the Dunne fights if you do believe that, which is ludicrous when you consider that Cordoba got jobbed against Poon and deserved better than a draw against Sydorenko, who, when Poon fought him, the kindest I could be to him was to score it a draw. He's just plain better than Poon, the fact that Maestrito, a counter-puncher, was actually dominating Poon by coming forward and pressing the action says it all really.

It's more than likely going to be Ramos though, which will in all likelihood be a demolition job depending on how sturdy Rico is when it comes to absorbing punishment. But, if you're getting outclassed by Akifumi Shimoda, who, let's be honest, isn't particularly great, you can be damn sure you'll be getting pasted from pillar to post by Rigo.

I said after the destruction of Casey that I'd like to see him against Ndlovu in like June, before then moving on to the likes of Nishioka and WV2(before he decided to be a mong and lose to Arce). That would've been ideal IMO, picking up another belt(I'm not sure if Ndlovu had beaten Molitor by this stage though now that I think about it:think), and beating a half-decent, albeit not world-class fighter that will aptly prepare you for the higher caliber fighters. But alas, he hasn't been active, despite the fact he's running out of time considering his age. In all probability he's fighting Ramos next, and after that he has to try to get a Nishioka bout. Whether or not Toshiaki will take it is a different matter, but it's the fight that will needed to be made at 122, assuming that Donaire hasn't begun his ascent.

 

His manager Gary Hyde said that the WBA confirmed that Ramos would be fighting Terrazas and he raised an objection and the WBA then confirmed that the winner would face Rigondeaux.

 

Thats a decent fight imo:good

But id imagine that Poonsawat would provide the toughest test of all those fighters listed.