No they weren't. Not universally. The WBO was widely viewed as a minor title at that time.
It may not be the most meaningful victory in the grand scheme, but it's still a significant win.
Whoa!
Yeah. Boxing history is a way of making one feel old. :lol: Good call on Inoue.
It was over 10 years ago. But there aren't that many examples of guys moving up 2 weight classes to take on the man in that division his first...
Lomachenko deserves credit, because Rigo would have beaten a lot of guys bigger than him. Lomachenko wasn't one of those guys. So it wasn't size...
What do you mean by a "fair weightclass"?
By round 3 I was getting the feeling Rigo wasn't liking what was unfolding.
And rightly so. You can never count out someone with Rigo's talent. But the oddsmakers saw the bigger picture in the right light. Jumping 2 weight...
Lomachenko seems to have already found his range. Unless Rigo can dig down deep and find something to exploit, I think it's an accumulation wear down.
Good round for Loma.
Razor close round.
I wish every boxer had a name like Joe Smith Jr. :smoking:
What was the story with that? For years ESPN and HBO were pronouncing it 1 way, and then suddenly he said, "No, no, no! You're not pronouncing it...
Granted, I have my accent, but I think I was pretty damn close to saying it the way the woman from that profile video was pronouncing it.
