Marroquin, Rigondeaux's opponent, beat Broner and Garry Russell jr.

Good thread. I remember Marroquin was a near blue chip prospect, probably better regarded than Rico Ramos. But Leal was a big setback. Honestly prospects rarely lose SDs in such manner, the promoter takes care of it. Broner won one vs Quintero. But the fact is, Marroquin still hasn't beaten a contender, so isn't a great title challenger.

 

This is not Rigo's first test. Cordoba is seriously underrated, and Ramos was a solid victory as well.

 

I know, but it will somehow degrade to that?

You should know how ESB works.

 

Career wise sure, but a top contender has no business getting stopped by Dunne. Ramos is alright. It's super comp for a guy with 10 fights, just ok for a titlist and p4p hopeful.

 

If Donaire goes in with Nishioka,then Rigo needs a bigger name to give a fight with Donaire more juice.I know most are ducking him,but Arce or Montiel is the level I'd like to see him at now.I doubt Rigo wiping the floor with this guy is going to have TV execs salivating and offering to sell their kids for the fight that we want.
The sad reality is,there are plenty of Rigo fans in the boxing community,but no one's paying to go and see him so he's high risk-low reward and I worry he might never get the biggest fights.He'll have to take these types just to keep busy.
I don't blame Rigo but the guy isn't more than B level at kindest.

 

I totally agree. A lot of people are overlooking this fight. Robert Marroquin is a very young and dangerous opponent for Rigondeaux.

Rigondeaux better be totally prepared for this fight. If he even thinks about underestimating Marroquin, Rigondeaux will be in a lot of trouble.

The longer this fight goes, the more it favors Marroquin. The most overlooked aspect of this fight is the 9-year age advantage Marroquin has on Rigondeaux. (This will come into play if Rigondeaux does not make quick work of Marroquin.)

 

amateurs and boxing r nothing alike. marroquin has been ordinary so far in the da pros

 

The problem is that it's not a step up at all. Maybe Marroquin did okay as an amateur, but in case you haven't been watching the Olympics for the last two weeks, it's not even remotely the same sport.

If this was a three round fight, he might have a shot. He starts fast, then loses steam. He lost to one gatekeeper and struggled badly against another. His resume is far worse than, say, Willie Casey's (or Rico Ramos's, and a hell of a lot worse than Cordoba's).