The skill gap between Lomachenko and Rigo is pretty big

It really is incredible that a boxer can be so good defensively while maintaing an incredibly high volume of punches, it's unfair.

 

It's clear we are watching a genius in the ring the likes we haven't seen before. Wish more people would just enjoy him.
We are lucky to be watching this guy in his prime

 

And I know this is the pro’s... but in an odd way, this seals the deal on who the best amateur in history is. Loma would have schooled Rigo in the ams also. Vasyl literally toyed with a two time Gold medalist. Made his ass not want to be in there anymore

 

There’s a difference between being out-skilled and out gunned. Loma was a SKS. Rigo was a .22 pistol. Can’t do much in that scenario.

 

Shall I bump your old posts claiming Lomachenko was going to lose this one? STFU clown. Learn when to shut up.

 

Exactly.

 

Please do.

 

This will be one of Loma's signature wins of his career. It proves just how insanely talented he is, how he was able to dominate a fighter of Rigo's level.

 

I'll be the first to admit that Rigo was up against it with the size and age disadvantages.

What few others really caught on to was that Loma's style would've always been terrible for him even if Rigo were 10 years younger and 10 pounds heavier. Educated pressure while maintaining defensive responsibility is an incredibly difficult balancing act to pull off, but it's absolute kryptonite against a low volume, defense first counterpuncher. Rigo thrives off of sloppy attacks and being the ring general, and Loma gave him no slack in either regard.

I always thought Loma was more skilled, but Rigo is also tremendously skilled himself. This styles clash was never going to flatter Rigo's skillset.

 

Well he is bigger but I’m not sure that’s what told the story,as much as skill my take on these two was always on of styles with one guy hitting the numbers round after round and Rigo just too frugal,could never understand guys like Shawn Porter talking up Rigo chances,anyone bar Lomo and Rigo beats we know this but Lomo just too prolific and equally adept at attack and defence.
Good lesson for Canelo this,I know Thurman said something similar about how Canelo would do better to ease up on the power and put some numbers out.

 

Not at this weight class,you make it sound like a middleweight against a cruiser weight,think about this do think the result different if Rigo was bigger?

 

Wtf?? No it doesn't. 1) The pros =/= the ams, 2) Rigondeaux is 37 and hasn't fought amateur in eleven years. (Loma is currently in his prime and was just in the amateurs 4 years ago)

 

I know it's a weird comparison, but young George Foreman ran into a similar problem.

Plan A was so good, he never had to adapt beyond that to achieve massive success. When Ali took that away from him, he was all out of moves. The chess game was over before it really began.

Rigo was so used to doing what he always does, and has had so much success doing it that one way, the alternate skills necessary to execute high level backup plans weren't there. Once Plan A was taken away, he had nowhere else to go. I could see the frustration mounting, already, by the 2nd round.