Rigondeaux vs Lomachenko ... who was the best amateur ???

Both amateur legends, i think Rigondeaux did a bit more though.

 

I better say Rigo. I would not want to be called a wayciss {sic}

 

Delete! I misinterpreted the response and said something stupid. Even stupider than usual for me.

 

You can say that you think Rigondeaux was better but to say he did more is statistically/factually inaccurate.

 

I think it is hard to statistically prove who the better amateur was. My personal feeling is that Rigondeaux did slightly better. Nothing inaccurate with it. Just my opinion.

 

Brutal question

 

Well no, Lomachenko won more major tournaments, a val barker trophy and had a record of 396-1, plus an undefeated WSB stint if you count that. Rigo had a record of 400-12. So that's something quantifiable, not a matter of opinion.

 

Pure numbers of major tournaments won are almost equal. It´s hard to rate their competition. However i think Rigo did slightly better, that´s just my opinion off course. And you are entitled to yours.

 

Lomachenko have the better resume but I was always so impressed by Rigo so I'll vote for him. This is even though I am more sure of Lomachenko having succes in the pros than I was of Rigondeaux at the time.

 

But they're not equal are they. Lomachenko has a Val Barker trophy and only 1 loss on his record that he avenged, while Rigo has 12 L's and no Val Barker.

 

Pick the Cuban poster in this thread..
Toledo didn't beat Lomachenko in London, he put in a tighter performance than in the '11 world champs but he still clearly lost.

 

But Rigo has 2 World cups (although this off course is a team accomplishment) and Loma has none. As i said it´s hard to debate about one having a better resume than the other. Especially when you have pure numbers like their losses that you cannot even prove, cause there is nothing like boxrec for amateurs. My feeling is that Rigondeaux would beat Lomachenko if at the same weight. But as i said, it´s just my personal opinion.

 

No Laszlo Papp?

 

Rigo by UD.

 

Grown man fighting teenagers, what a great achievement.