Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux RBR

it was a very close fight. lots of those rounds could have been even. I don't think Donaire got exposed. i think Rigondeaux's change of direction and Donaire was not able to land as many big shots. anyone know what the punch stats were?

The punch that hurt Donaire's eye was huge, Donaire didn't have a chance to win the round. if he won that last round it would have been a split decision. What Donaire did in the 10th round was impressive though. He came out firing on all cylinders and really got to Rigondeaux and knocked him down. If he did that in the 11th also he might have won. Good fight. Didn't get to see Donaire's post fight interview. hopefully it gets posted to youtube or something.

 

No u. Im all for intense chess matches but there were rounds where the punch output seemed in the single digits. I think Rigo respected Donaires power too much, he could have ended the contest earlier with the skillset mismatch. Not taking anything from the win though, beating the top dude in his 12th bout is quite an accomplishment.

 

shut up

 

Normally I would say, slow down mate. He got one great victory under his belt now let him get a nice solid body of work on his resume.

But then I see Broner is already p4p top 5 and he ain't thought anyone worth a damn to be on that list based on resume. So what the hell, he can crack top 10.:bbb

 

there is total carnage on the threads started by all those trolls who made all the glass chin threads etc. Does anybody here actually take those posters seriously? I hope not lol

 

Rigondeaux has pretty nice handspeed. However 2 things. 1) He's not getting any better. 2) Someone that fights inside with decent power beats him. Bradley has the perfect style to beat Rigondeaux. I knew if Donaire stayed close he would clock him and he dif, unfortunately he did it very little. You can see Rigo is susceptible to punches from very close distances. Btw i said style, not power and yes Bradly and Rigo are never fighting. Talking strictly styles.

 

Never said donaire was underrated, I said he may be overrated.:good

 

He got a chin like Marquez. Eats solid shots all the time, will still go down and recuperate quickly. Rigondeaux never has bambi legs for long stretches

 

So you think someone scoring it 7-5 in favour of rigo is indicative of a fix being in for Nonito?

You do see the flawed logic there surely?

 

wtf....no disrespect man...but how the **** you saw that close? Close rounds, yes. Close fight? NO.

 

I was rooting for Rigo because of his boxing IQ and slickness, but I totally underestimated the sting in his punches. Very sharp stiff punches. My only critique is I wish he would have let it go a little more in the middle rounds. Not because I thought it was boring but I felt he could have finished Donaire.

 

somebody post a pic of those big ol titties

 

I was thinking exactly the same.

 

1. Euh ok so?

2. Bradley has the style to beat anyone.

If Donaire stayed close? Like he didn't try?

I'm hearing all over again the "If De La Hoya didn't stop jabbing" :tired

 

none taken man. tim bradley at ringside had it a 1 point win for Rigondeaux, the Colonel had it a 1 point win for Donaire. what were the punch stats? i do think RIgondeaux won, i thought many rounds were close and hard to score. I think Rigondeaux did out box Donaire, but Donaire did have the knockdown and the most dominant round in the fight (the 10th) besides the 12th. Hence the close fight.