Should Rigo have stayed Amateur until 2012

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would no doubt have won 4 Olympic titles which would have set a new record.

    He would be undisputed best amateur ever and hold a massive bargaining tool in pro game then.
     
  2. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is so stupid, guys like Wlad would be 5 time-olympic medalists had they stayed in the amateurs.
     
  3. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kinda pointless. Another gold medal would certainly have cemented his place as the best amateur ever, but it wouldn't have given him any more leverage than he already had.
     
  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    3 Olympic titles with solid professional achievements and he is hated and shunned by the networks and his own promoter. I don't think having an additional Gold Medal would have done anything whatsoever as far as a bargaining tool goes.
     
  5. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rigo should put an effort into learning English, then he can trash talk to compensate his style.
     
  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    He doesnt need to trash talk.
    If he spoke a lick of englisgh he would have more media coverage in general.
     
  7. killerD

    killerD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no he is already considered one of the best am fighters of all time.now rigo is looking to become a legend in the pros.we don't need another what ifs like teofilo stevenson and felix savon.:deal
     
  8. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Savon would not be super successful in the pro game. The guy struggled with a teenaged Ruslan.
     
  9. jcr22683

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  10. killerD

    killerD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you cant say that for sure everyone has their struggles.rigo as a pro is undefeated and is top 5 p4p he had 12 losses as an amateur.I'd say rigo has been super successful so far in his pro career.ruslan wasn't even an amateur that's why he got stripped he was a pro savon beat him before regardless.
     
  11. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    No. After his first defection attempt in 2007 he was permanently sidelined (along with Lara) on the orders of Castro.

    This is why he didn't fight at Beijing - he wouldn't have fought in London either.
     
  12. killerD

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    yeah that's true they had them both on lock down rigo and lara were like fuk that no more bikes.:rofl