Thread: How do you think Rigondeaux would have done as a pro?

I've talked about him plenty on here, but how do you guys think he would fair as a pro?
Great speed, the best footwork I have ever seen, and he already punches like a pro.

Carrera Amateur de GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX
Honestly this guy has an unbelievable amateur record he is 243 with 4 loses on the world level, 3 of those loses came in the first two years. After that he only lost once! From midway 1999 to 2006

He isn't the type of amateur that fights like an amateur though, watch him sit on his punches, watch his great elusiveness, but he stops on a dime and counters you, but unlike Hopkins or Mayweather he is still in stance, and not leaping in.

Vs China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZrenl_KBjg
Vs Khazakstan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Ve6_Cxnw0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXdDh...eature=related
Vs Russia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wqRe...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNmQ...eature=related
Vs Thailand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNAOF...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmmNa...eature=related

You guys see for yourselves and judge how you think this guy would have been as a pro... he is on a completely different level then guys like Gamboa, it makes me upset that he never got away, and now he can't even fight for Cuba because he tried to leave.

yeah i agree. he is a great fighter amateur or not. its really sad i think for the sport to miss out on all the great match ups and fights that could have happened. different look at our sport i guess. these are cases that i think a promoter should pay a certain amount of money to the Cuban government to get some of these fighters over here. i mean money can buy anything if the price is right. i know there is more than that involved but would be real nice to get all these talented fighters to do what they do best, fight.

It's funny the Cuban government didn't like it, but when Gamboa left there wasn't that huge of a fuss, compared to when Rigondeaux went missing, they threatened his family, they were very desperate not to loss him.

Originally Posted by Taeth

It's funny the Cuban government didn't like it, but when Gamboa left there wasn't that huge of a fuss, compared to when Rigondeaux went missing, they threatened his family, they were very desperate not to loss him.

Castro is not what he was 4 years ago.

Rigondeaux tried to leave after Gamboa.

Originally Posted by Taeth

Rigondeaux tried to leave after Gamboa.

Interesting, puts a twist on things. Surprised he got such poor treatment compared to Gamboa then. Maybe Castro thinks that Gamboa is too wild and has more of a chance of getting caught and sparked.

Honestly to have only 3 or 4 loses in 250 fights is amazing as pro even, but as an amateur its something else completely, you ahve to fight in different countries where the scoring is way more biased even than proffesional boxing. Him having that record, means he likely clearly won almost all those fights except a few. In the proffesional game, back in the day it was similar in that you didn't ahve time to prepare for a specific fighter, and these amateur fighters have to deal with the same thing. Rigondeaux to lose so few times in a such a speed game as the amateurs he would truly have to always be on his game. It honestly sucks that he would likely be too old to go pro even if he left Cuba, or at least to reach so modicum of the stardom he could have achieved. Cuba made him a great fighter who probably would have won 4 gold medals, and Cuba also held him back from achieving even more greatness as a pro.

Gamboa actually leap frogged the batamweight division because he knew he couldn't beat Rigondeaux.