Normally I'm cautious with these type of things, I didn't like it when Broner just jumped straight into p4p lists but wow, that was something else.
The man is pure genius in the ring. For us boxing purists, it was beautiful to watch. And the scary thing is that I think he has more that he didn't show tonight. Bottom line is that Rigo is the New Real Deal.
Donaire was rated very highly and is still one of the very best in the sport and Rigo just outclassed him. You have to be cautious about this because he has only a couple decent wins prior to this one, but yeah: I'll have him in the top 5. No one's looked that good against that level of opponent in some time now.
I have him behind Mayweather, Marquez, and Ward. That's it, though. Despite his more thin resume, he's the goods. I picked him to win this week and in the final picks thread today, but I didn't expect it to be that easy. Had Rigondeaux beating Donaire 11-1 (who prior to the loss, I ranked #4) with the only real success for Donaire coming on an off-balance knockdown. Masterful performance. Just brilliant footwork, absurd reflexes, sharpshooting, angle control, etc. Rigondeaux is as good/effective as anybody in the game in their current states. He's far better than guys like Martinez, Bradley, Mares, etc.
I'm cautious about putting fighters high on the PFP list based off one great performance. Let's see what he does for the next couple of fights.