~ Guillermo RIGONDEAUX to fight on the Berto-Quintana card! ~

gotta agree with you

 

:good

 

I'm not really impressed with any of these Cubans who have burst onto the scene in the last year.

 

Not impressed by Gamboa? Lara? Rigondeaux?
When does a fighter impress you then?:huh:blood

I suppose we have 2 kinds of fans: people who like exciting action (Gamboa) and people who like technical boxing (Lara (although he is quite exciting as well).
So I wonder, are you biased?

 

I just think they are all very flawed and it's only a matter of time before they take a loss or two, or three.

 

Maybe you expect too much(?).

What flaws do you see in Lara that a prospect of 7 fights usually doesn't have?

Gamboa fights very risky but with that same style he won his amateur titles including his Olympic medal. Hands low, fast reflexes, an speed. Someone could tag him soon or later, true. But he still impresses with his speed, talent and overall rawness I think.

As for Rigondeaux, I think and hope he'll start impressing us soon. A little too early to say now maybe because he had a 2,5 year long layoff. He's obviously talented but we have to see how well he is able to adjust to the pro game.

 

I think this guy has a great future in boxing, very relax and precise landing his shots. Head or to the body. Could do very well and is slowly becoming one of my favorites to watch.

 

Dude, Gamboa HAS been getting tagged...and it's all because he keeps his hands low and has no regard for what's coming back at him. It's only a matter of time before that cavalier attitude costs him a fight. That's the major problem I see in all of them....they are all still fighting like they are in the amateurs. I don't think they are going to make it to any kind of elite status because they haven't changed their styles up enough.

 

I was at Planet Hollywood for FNF. I was most impressed by Rigondeaux, he looked an awesome prospect, however I did not realise he was 28, hopefully he'll move along quickly enough. I wasn't very impressed by Lara, he should've stepped on it and got his guy out of there but instead it turned into a good fight by the end. He didn't look the same class as the likes of Rigondeaux and Gamboa but then that's no shame.
Prescott looked awful, has potential but needs to throw straighter punches and fight better going backwards.
I also chatted to Kenny Bayliss for a minute whilst he was walking around after the first fight and I was very surprised that he had any time for me, couldn't have met a nicer fella.
I got a pic with Prescott at the weigh in, I'll try and get it up...

 

Rigondeaux back in action on espn september 18th the fight will be in miami

I just read it on a spanish article about decubas and how he thought the offer was going to be rejected since they were planing a season finale this month i believe and how the agreed to do it it will be in miami. If anyone that speaks spanish wants me to post the article i will . regards

 

What's up with his dispute with the Irish Hyde? And who is he fighting on Sept. 18th?

 

Please, do, I read Spanish.

 

is from elnuevoherald bro and he is going for an international title i know it dun mean anything but hopefully that will put him up in the 122 rankings, apperently decubas said he wants to find a much tougher opponent. i think it will be in the same place where they had the rigo debut


Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Foto Por JORGE EBRO
EL NUEVO HERALD
Cuando Luis De Cubas le propuso a ESPN celebrar una cartelera el 18 de septiembre, pensó que la cadena de televisión rechazaría la idea, porque ya estaban agotadas todas sus fechas de boxeo para el año.

Pero tampoco se sorprendió al recibir la confirmación de que el gigante deportivo sí removería cielo y tierra para acomodar en su calendario la velada que tendrá lugar en el hotel Fontainebleau de Miami Beach.

"Nada más les dije que Guillermo Rigondeaux estaría en el programa, sentí que había despertado el interés de ellos'', expresó De Cubas, uno de los ejecutivos de Caribe Promotions, empresa que maneja la carrera del cubano. "El había dejado muy buena impresión en su debut en ese mismo sitio hace unos meses. El éxito de esa noche los dejó impresionados''.

Rigondeaux debutó en el cuadrilátero montado en el legendario hotel el 22 de mayo, cuando derrotó por decisión unánime al estadounidense Juan Noriega. Semanas después, el guantanamero vencía por nocaut el 17 de julio en Las Vegas al también norteamericano Robert Guillén.

Aún está por determinar el rival del antillano, pero los organizadores están buscando a un oponente de calidad para celebrar con ese cartel la Semana de la Herencia Hispana en Estados Unidos.

Con más de tres décadas en el negocio del pugilismo, De Cubas no recuerda a otro boxeador que haya tenido sus tres primeras peleas en una cadena televisiva de tanto alcance como ESPN.

Pero ahí no queda todo.

De Cubas tampoco recuerda de otro gladiador que, como lo hará ahora Rigondeaux, vaya de pelear cuatro asaltos en sus dos primeros combates a lidiar en uno de 10 y competir ya por un título internacional, versión de la Asociación Mundial del Boxeo.

"Esto es algo fenomenal'', apreció el promotor. "Sus dos títulos olímpicos y mundiales y el hecho de que fuera el mejor del mundo amateur avalan esta decisión. Si gana, de manera automática se clasificaría en una posición excelente para comenzar a escalar hacia una pelea por una faja mundial en las 122 libras''.

Es muy probable que Rigondeaux tenga ya en su esquina esa noche al reconocido entrenador Freddie Roach, el hombre que ha construido la carrera del filipino Manny Pacquiao, entre otros muchos campeones.

Aunque no dio detalles, De Cubas dejó entrever que otros púgiles cubanos y latinoamericanos podrían acompañar a Rigondeaux en Miami Beach.

"Tenemos muchos proyectos que estamos estudiando, pero los fanáticos deben esperar un cartel de mucho nivel'', agregó De Cubas. "Creo que el boxeo tendrá noches muy buenas en la segunda mitad del año''.

 

I wonder who he is fighting? Talking about if he wins this fight he will soon challenge for a world title at 122lbs. Interesting. Thank u.

 

Seems like they wanna move him quicker than they did Gamboa.