Other than being The Monster he's also a southpaw Slayer. This content is protected This content is protected Ladyboy Inoue KO1 Goblin Guillermo
Inoue by KO. Prime Rigo would probably win a decision, but there's no way he would keep Inoue of him nowadays. I would like to see a rematch between Rigo and Nonito @118, right now. That would be fun.
With a Rigo of a few years ago this would have been a tight call. I don't think Rigo could cope with Inoue's speed let alone the power. Could have been what Rigo/Donaire was supposed to be but Donaire wasn't as disciplined as he needed to be as he fell in love with his counter left too much.
I dont think Rigo had the same passion for the sport, he is also pushing 40 and I can’t see anything other than Inoue KO, 5-6 years ago, Rigo would have won a decision.
This content is protected So if Rigo comes in at 121 like he did against Solis and Inoue comes in at 131 (and he may well even weigh a bit more now), both have the same reach which FTR is 2'' longer than Loma's, and Inoue also has a height advantage over Rigo, will there be any talk of it being a size mismatch considering Inoue will have in excess of a 10lbs weight advantage over Rigo?
As much as I like rigo and hope he wins, Inoue stops him (I like Inoue too BTW). Would love to see the fight though, I think Rigo does a lot better than expected.
This is an interesting fight. I’m going with Monster because of the age advantage. Rigo has low miles on the odometer but there is no getting around his age. Would like to see how Inoue recovers from his injuries but he’s young and prime. I think Rigo can still win rounds but will lose the fight. It’s a no win situation for Monster. If he wins, it will be because Rigo is 60 years old and decades past prime, if he loses, it’s because he’s a hyped fighter exposed by the old master, if he chooses to not fight him, it’s because he’s ducking the Cuban champ. No win for Inoue no matter what happens. That said, I still want to see this fight. Inoue will most likely win and take much less damage than he did in the Nonito fight. I don’t think he will knock him out but if he starts getting to Rigo, look for that old hand injury from the Loma fight to mysteriously reappear.
I don't think Rigo could beat him with Shields in his corner. Shields has him looking like he did when Sallas was training him for the Francisco fight. He wasn't sharp in either of those fights. If he brought Pedro Diaz back, I think he would beat Inoue, and fairly easily. Diaz seems to get Rigondeaux the most focused.
