Guillermo+Rigondeaux Entries

Entries tagged with "Guillermo+Rigondeaux":

Lomachenko and Linares—Looks Good on Paper – May 11th, 2018
Saturday night on ESPN, the double gold medalist from Ukraine will make the jump to lightweight and find a potentially dangerous challenge in Jorge Linares...
Vasyl Lomachenko and The Hype/Hate Dynamic – May 7th, 2018
Fighting Orlando Salido and Gary Russell Jr. in your second and third fights as a pro is deserving of some serious boxing street cred…
Boxing Pound for Pound – January 1st, 2018
Lomachenko was one of a few men with a claim to the spot and he made the best case that he deserved it by defeating Guillermo Rigondeaux…
Boxing, 2017: Grading Greatness on a Curve – December 29th, 2017
People are not seeking truth anymore, as much as they are looking to affirm their own personal prejudices. Boxing may be caught up in that same mentality…
Fighter of the Year for 2017—A Pair of Aces – December 27th, 2017
Let’s quickly inspect the respective 2017 résumés of the fighting man from Nebraska alongside that of the masterful ring maestro from Ukraine…
Of Course Anthony Joshua is Fighter of the Year – December 26th, 2017
If one-sided romps against stylistically ill-suited foes make a case for awards and heavy praise, then, yeah, Lomachenko has the edge over Joshua…
David Lemieux—Ou es-tu? – December 17th, 2017
“If you put Golovkin back in front of me now, then it’s a whole different scenario,” Lemieux told the media on Monday afternoon. He wasn’t lying…
The Punch That Ended a Career – December 11th, 2017
Like many boxers, Hatton is a quiet man, almost shy. He understood his career would not be a long one because of the way he fought…
Lomachenko, Rigondeaux, and Why The Jackal Quit – December 10th, 2017
A great fighter can handle being beaten in the ring, but it’s humiliating to be duped into a bad spot by politics and business…
Stacking the Deck—A Present Day Look at Top Rank and Golden Boy – December 10th, 2017
Who knows just how many memorable nights we may have missed because of the disagreements between the two companies?
Mickey Takes The Mickey – December 10th, 2017
What’s important to remember is that at age 39 Salido gave everything he had during his 21 years in the ring…
Loma Stops Rigo in 6 – December 9th, 2017
After the sixth round, Rigo told his trainer Pedro Diaz that he had a hand injury and couldn’t continue. The fight was called…
Search and Destroy Mission at the Garden: Hi-Tech Hunts the Jackal – December 9th, 2017
What makes this the dream matchup for the “purist” is the competitive nature of the bouts as well as the contrasting styles…
Steve Forbes Talks Loma vs. Rigo, Mayweather, & Modern Boxers – December 8th, 2017
“You know what, I like Errol Spence. I really like Keith Thurman. I like the tenacity and grittiness of Shawn Porter. He’s just gritty and I like that…”
Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: Traditional Kung Fu vs. Jeet Kune Do – December 8th, 2017
No boxer wins an Olympic gold medal, much less two of them, without being a tremendous fighter…
Boxing TV Schedule: Week of December 3-December 9 – December 6th, 2017
Loma vs. Rigo is a great fight that everyone who loves the artistry of the sport should thoroughly enjoy…
Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: Super Man vs. Superman – December 5th, 2017
It would take a superman to walk into an unlevel playing field like this against a true elite like Lomachenko and walk away with the win…
Rigondeaux’s Manager Speaks on WBA Ruling – November 28th, 2017
WBA president Gilberto Mendoza Jr. stated that his organization would strip Guillermo Rigondeaux should he lose to Vasyl Lomachenko…
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Ricardo Cordoba – November 12th, 2017
On November 13, 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, fought Ricardo Cordoba, from Santa Marta, Panama, for the interim WBA World super bantamweight title. Rigondeaux was undefeated at 6-0. Cordoba was 37-2-2. The fight…
Fantasy Fights: Israel Vazquez vs. Nonito Donaire – November 10th, 2017
Donaire was slowed by the continual attacks of Vazquez and finally in the tenth he goes down for the first time…
HBO Boxing is Bottoming Out – November 2nd, 2017
When Peter Nelson, a former boxing writer, was named Executive Vice President of HBO Sports in 2015, it was hailed as the dawning of a new day…
De la Hoya: Canelo Alvarez is the only superstar in boxing; everybody else is almost irrelevant – October 13th, 2017
When push comes to shove, boxing is—and always has been—more about showbiz than sport…
The Best Divisions in Boxing – September 26th, 2017
Boxing fans are probably the sports fans most used to rankings. This is another set. In this list, the divisions will be ranked according to their current strengths…
Asinia Byfield Interview – September 13th, 2017
“I’ve had to come up the hard way, fighting on small hall shows earning nothing, in fact losing money getting no recognition…”
Does Size Matter? – September 7th, 2017
What do these fighters all have in common? It’s something none of them have any control over—and something that doesn’t matter whatsoever…
Vasyl Lomachenko—Such High Praise – August 8th, 2017
After he turned professional in 2013, "Hi-Tech" waited only seven months until he was given his first shot at a world title…
Timothy Bradley to Retire: Goodbye and Good Riddance? – July 31st, 2017
With the exception of his Fight of the Year brawl with Ruslan Provodnikov in 2013, Bradley has never really made for compelling TV…
Pound for Pound update – July 5th, 2017
Huge bouts have happened and huge bouts have been announced. Here is the top 30 boxers on the planet…
Ward vs. Kovalev II—Moving on to Monday – June 20th, 2017
Visa may boast that its credit card gets you "everywhere you want to be," but the race card needs to stay in one's wallet…
Rigondeaux vs. Flores: Power is in the Puncher – June 17th, 2017
Rigondeaux proved—yet again—that he is a masterful boxer, simply one of the best in the world, and is a joy to see in the ring…
Ward vs. Kovalev 2—Silent Fiesta – June 8th, 2017
Ward and Kovalev respectively are listed (per The Ring magazine, the "Bible of Boxing") as pound for pound the two best fighters on planet Earth…
Guillermo Rigondeaux: Something Supernatural – May 17th, 2017
Guillermo Rigondeaux has a message for younger fighters to avoid the many pitfalls that continue to be so common…
Andre Ward Tabs Rigondeaux – April 16th, 2017
Rigo has been accused of being boring, among other things, but one man’s boring is another man’s excellence…
The Trailblazer: Joel Casamayor – March 29th, 2017
In his first interview with American press, Casamayor stated he "would rather die than box for Fidel Castro…"
Top 15 Current Nicknames – March 1st, 2017
Boxing lends itself to nicknames in a way no other sport manages. Whilst they do not really matter, every great fighter has one…
Gamboa—The Final Chance – February 2nd, 2017
His life is an intriguing story, his talent is indisputable and boxing fans will welcome the return of such a talent…
Boxing Pound for Pound – January 19th, 2017
Boxing was treated to its first display of top quality action this weekend and there is so much more to come…
Hurricane Harris talks – October 25th, 2016
“I lost five of my first 10 fights. Since then, I have won 87 with over 30 stoppages and only lost five; all on debatable decisions…”
Imagining the Professional WSB – October 3rd, 2016
The draft is introduced to help the weaker nations and has two rounds where any boxer who does not represent a country competing can be picked...
Can Krusher Crush Ward? – August 11th, 2016
“I will try to knock him out because I am Krusher and I try to live up to my nickname. Let's do it...”
Andre the Giant: Ward Blanks Brand – August 7th, 2016
Andre Ward is a tough sell in the best of times. In the worst of times, when a tune-up is a letdown, he is harder to sell than ever…
Santa Cruz-Frampton Stats – July 28th, 2016
Santa Cruz is a busy fighter. He is always coming forward. He is always throwing punches. He will take one to land one of his own…
For the best? Impact of biggest changes in boxing over time – June 20th, 2016
The change from 15 rounds to 12 rounds has not harmed the sport. It has improved fighter safety which should always be a priority…
Carl Frampton: The Retiring Kind? – March 16th, 2016
Frampton estimates “probably three-and-a-half-years” are left before he retires. He would like to hang up the gloves by 33…
Triumph of the Will: Santa Cruz KOs Martinez – February 28th, 2016
“I’m up for anyone,” said Santa Cruz. “I’d love to fight Carl Frampton. He won, he said he wants to move up in weight, so let’s do it…”
Frampton vs. Quigg—What Makes the Blood Boil – February 27th, 2016
Great opportunities await the winner. Guillermo Rigondeaux, Leo Santa Cruz and others may want to watch this one…
A Vacated Crown: The Next Pay-Per-View King – December 13th, 2015
The death of PPV is likely coming soon, but whilst it exists in its current form we have to see someone take the crown…
Donaire Wins War of Attrition – December 11th, 2015
Donaire won the vacant WBO World super bantamweight title by grinding out a decision over unheralded but tough Cesar Juarez…
How to Box in Cuba: The Methods and the Masters – November 11th, 2015
When you examine the Cuban mentality you begin to quickly understand what makes Cuban fighters so exceptional…
Quigg and Frampton to Unify Titles – November 3rd, 2015
Rigo's banishment to boxing’s version of Siberia has paved the way for a unification between two undefeated champions...