Guillermo Rigondeaux Is The Glitch In The Matrix; He Will Defeat Vasyl Lomachenko By T/KO.

Actually Rigondeaux said it in one of his tweets, as far as I understand: "A massive glitch have been found on the #Matrix."
So go ask him.

 

He can't speak or write English..................

 

not active enough, was a fan but he gets stopped round 8 by the indomitable loma.

 

If Rigondeaux is landing, Lomachenko's face won't withstand it, even if he can take the punches.

 

Rigo's getting lit up like the 4th of July and it's going to be glorious to watch.

Now FWIW I hope the people picking Rigo give Loma plenty of credit when he dispatches him in such spectacular a fashion as for them it looks like its going to be a great win. For me though, this is old man Rigo cashing the **** out and means little.

 

I can see what you are seeing, but it take a fine tuned eye to see what I and a few others are seeing.

I understand the Rigo is smaller and older, but I also understand that Loma has never faced a fighter like Rigo. Loma is used to straight up and down fighters who work in clearly defined patterns that Loma can easily see and use that to his advantage by taking angles and he does it so well being a southpaw. Most fighters are never suited to fighting a southpaw let alone a good southpaw like Loma is.

I can see Loma getting desperate after 3-4 rounds and a tko via a "No Mas" type ending by round 8-9 .

 

Well the great thing is we get to see this fight but even if the above were possible - I believe Loma would have smashed prime Rigo with them both at lower weights - then you have to see why on somewhat recent evidence rig has had trouble against far lesser fighters than Lomachenko.

 

I think it’s a safe bet that both Rig and Loma have seen a similar style at some point within their Boxing life having over 800 boxing matches between them.

Maybe not at the pro level, but their Boxing experience is vast and have seen every style there is. Loma and Rig know what to expect from the other. Who is able to dictate the pace, distance and tempo will be the winner.

They have very different styles but Both have a very deep bag of boxing skills that allows them them to do everything at a very high level.

Both of these men are sharp shooters...highly accurate, great sense of distance and precise with their offense. Only difference is, how they choose to use these skills against their opponents. Rig is more measured and conservative and Loma is more visceral and liberal with his offense.

They are both very savvy as it relates to their defensive frame work. Their movement and footwork is superb, yet polar opposites in how they use those skills inside the ring.

They are both southpaws so that's an interesting dynamic. Neither one of them have faced anything like the other since they've turned pro. I think Loma has a better balance of blending his offense and defense which will cause some problems for Rig. It will be a lot harder to anticipate Loma's attack than Rig's. The speed will also be a big hurdle for Rig since he hasn't fought anyone as fast or as busy as Loma since turning pro.

Rig's timing will need to be well calibrated in order to offset the speed differential and give Loma something to think about but I fully expect there to be some ring rust for Rig on fight night. His inactivity is the biggest liability for the Cuban boxer. In order to beat a fighter like Loma he's going to have to be a sniper and with the inactivity that has plagued his professional career, I don't think he's going to be sharp straight out of the gate against Loma.

I see Loma taking advantage of that, gaining a substantial lead on the cards before Rig shakes off the rust, finds his timing and acclimates to the Loma's speed...by that time either Rig is on his way to being stopped, or in a position where he can only win by KO

 

both of these two time olympic gold medalist understand this is their legacy fight. both of them are stylistic nightmares for each other, both understand their advantages and disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses.
style wise I favor rigo because like may vs pac if you cant catch up with him you cant hit him.

loma/rigo my P4P#1 fighters.

 

I would rather say Rigondeaux would need to use combinations. Which, as it seems, is a problem for him.

 

Combinations would be great...but He doesn't need to change up his style to beat Loma....his execution needs to be pristine. He's a superb counter puncher at his best. Rig will have to be busier because Loma will be pressing the action so his counters have got to be sharp and accurate to make Loma hesitant.

 

Good post and excellent comparison. It definitely has a lot of similarities to the PAC/Mayweather fight, except Pac was a bit past his prime and Loma is very much in his right now.

 

Loma will work at the body mainly to slow down and break down Rigo. He's the best body puncher.