Prime Rigo vs Loma?

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  1. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Obviously we all know that Loma is gonna blast out oldman Rigo but..

    37's not prime. What if?
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Rigo is still prime, I haven't seen any evidence as to why he isn't.

    Loma beats him regardless, he's a stylistic problem for any version of Rigo.
     
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  3. BCS8

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    Let's see how the fight goes before asking what if's. If Rigo gets blown out then taking a few years off won't make much difference. If it's close and competitive then we can argue whether the extra experience makes up for the extra years. ;)
     
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  4. pincai

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    Like sonny Liston and Luiz Ortiz, nobody knows how old Rigo is lol..

    I think stylistically this looks like calzaghe Hopkins, I don't know if Rigo can contain Loma's volume.
     
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  5. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Reaction time and explosiveness. Athletes ages that's a fact!

    Proof of decline: [url]http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2015/07/20/sprinters-dont-improve-after-30-gatlins-feats-are-incredible-200701/[/url]

    People saying 37 years - or even worse - 41 years of age could be ones phycial prime are deluded.
     
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  6. Mr Logic

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    Loma is more talented simple as that
     
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  7. BCS8

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    Look, that's true. On the other hand some fighters don't reach their fighting peak until a bit later. Sometimes their style rounds out into something formidable due to accumulation of experience where their younger selves may have been more explosive, but simply couldn't put that physical advantage to best use. I believe Hopkins is an example of that, where his ringcraft became formidable at an advanced age. I don't think that this will be an easy fight for Loma at all. He's going to have to take a step up to win this.
     
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  8. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Okay, that sounds fair - "If RIgo gets blown out"

    What about know then?
     
    SmackDaBum, Dec 10, 2017
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  9. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    126lbs
    Rigo.

    I'd still gladly take that right now as well, even after what I saw tonight.
    Loma woulnd't be as strong at this weight, Rigo would be faster.
     
    Ilikeboxing, Dec 10, 2017
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  10. SmackDaBum

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    Yeah, you're probably right. Size does matter. But at 126 it would have been a different story. I can not see Loma coming forward, using angles and leaning into Rigos straight left at 126.
     
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  11. The Kentucky Cobra

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    No you wouldnt...
     
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  12. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I 10000% would. Dropping a whole weight class never give advantages to guys like Ward over Dawson, of having Canelo lose those extra 2lbs to fight FMJ. Every single LB matters in prize fighting, its how DJ beat GGG(in plenty of people's eyes).
    Loma dropping weight would give Rigo an advantage, without a doubt.
     
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  13. Ilikeboxing

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    I'd pick GGG to beat Ward at 164lbs, not at 168lbs. I could go on.
     
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  14. drenlou

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    Honestly the question should be who would win at 126? No?
     
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  15. The Kentucky Cobra

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    Canelo was drained.
    Jacobs best Golovkin.

    Checklist for "crazy"
     
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