Hard to say when his prime was and when his prime ended, it could be argued that he was even better before his pro-debut. We gotta remember the guy is tiny and tiny guys usually end their prime at 30.
Had he turned pro straight after his 1st medal we may have seem the best fighter at his weight. As an amateur he was a beast
Will have to see how Rigo looks on the Charlo card. Absolutely nothing could be gleaned from that last fight.
Rigo looked off in his timing last fight but still FAR better than any of inoues previous opponents. Donaire is probably just as shot if not more shot than Rigo.
Inoue is going to be missing wildly. Rigondeaux is going to show what true A or A star level boxing is, and expose this relatively limited Inoue who still has massive room for improvement. Inoue's lack of advanced offensive skills and horrible defensive liabilities, are going to be exposed immediately. It's going to come to light that all of Inoue's usual tactics and moves that work against inferior boxers who don't even hold a candle to Rigondeaux, will be rendered useless and ineffective against an actual real technician. Yes, Inoue is the man right now and is highly hyped up as the next new big thing. So most people will be choosing him here. But, Inoue has shown nothing in his arsenal, that suggests he's going to even be able to penetrate Rigo's defense, and not have his defensive liabilities exposed.
Very interesting fight, but I'm still gonna ride with Rigo. If Inoue wins, though, that'd be great, too.
Mismatch, Inoue brutally stops rigo within 3 terribly one way rounds. Rigo doesn't land a single clean effective shot throughout the free round it lasts