Rigondeaux

decent career he will be good for another 3 years or so and thats it i believe

 

He should fight for a world title this year. If he does, and wins, he still has time to have a good career.

It's a real shame he couldn't turn pro in his early 20s though - who knows how good he could have been.

 

Wow, a lot of pessimism in this thread. I'll look at it another way: yes, he's almost 30, but he is also fresh to the pro game. He also has a slick, counter-punching style that means he won't take much punishment as a pro either. Personally, I think he's good for 10 years as a pro. As the other poster alluded to above, if Rigondeaux wins a world title in the next few fights then he's done it in 20 fights sooner than a lot of other boxers would have. Let's also not forget that the guy is proven world-class and I have been very impressed with all four of his pro fights; he looks the business.

My prediction for how far I think Rigondeaux will go: Boss of Super Bantam and also a 3 weight world champ by the time he calls it quits. He's so talented it's unreal and I will be very suprised if someone finds a way to beat him any time soon:good.

 

He'll be around longer than 3 years, believe that. He's only been in the amateurs afterall, shorter rounds, less brutal and he's dominated around his weight and therefore hasn't suffered any draining losses. He'll be around until he's at least 35, I'm sure.

 

Or he's using his 290 amateur fights as part of the gauge aswell

 

As I said, I wanted to look at things in a more positive light:good. Let's be honest, though, the bloke has immense skills and I think he can stay around for a while yet. It's Rigondeaux time, dude!:yep:happy

And yes, I am using his amateur pedigree as a gauge also, MagicMan91:good.

 

He's really wild, wide open throwing punches, of all the Cuban prospects right now i like Lara. Gamboa obviously is good, but i think Lara will be great some day, cant wait to see him in a scrap!

 

Lara vs Grady Brewer this weekend should be good.

 

I could go on and on about this guy. Since I'm feeling lazy at this time, I'll just agree with every single word in this post....EASILY! He will soon be a world champion, that's not even questionable, it's inevitable. The real question is "will he be an ATG?". I have received ridicule for saying that before, but it just goes to show how many people on ESB know who Rigondeaux is. Didn't anyone watch the Athens Olympics? It was overwhelmingly obvious within seconds of watching this guy that the world would be a better place if he turned pro as soon as humanly possible.

 

Like the Olympics are a gurrantee in the pro game.Want me to list all the top Olympic champions who fell short in he pros?

 

I think he can be a great fighter and quite possibly an all-time great fighter. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

Nobody said anything like that at all. But keen observers know good fighters when they see them, amateur or pro. When you see an amateur fighter displaying skills that resemble a hall of famers' such as Pernell Whitakers (Rigondeaux has strong similarities), then it becomes quite obvious....to the keen boxing observer, that is. And I can list twice as many Olympic champions that went far in the pros as you can that fell short, easily. Don't kid yourself, amateur pedigrees mean a hell of a lot more than the majority of all these novice ESB posters will ever know. Aside from that, when you've only seen a guy fight in the amateurs, how the hell else can you judge him? By his favorite color? His face expression? Of course amateur pedigrees don't guarantee ****, but take a look at the list of ATG's over the past, then check their amateur pedigrees.

 

The top 3 Cuban prospects IMO are:

Rigondeaux - Super Bantamweight (Will fight Caballero later this year)
Gamboa - Featherweight (WBA "Regular Champ")
Lara - Light Middleweight (Was/being concidered as Cory Spinks next opponent)

 

Rigo has a future, indeed. Freddie will make him better.