Rico Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux - friday night fight thread

[CFH]

I don't know much about Ramos, but Rigondeaux has been fairly impressive relative to all the hype heaped upon him.

[Onix]

Rico Ramos is the man! Def will be tuning in for this one.

[Mars_ax]

I don't know much about Ramos, but Rigondeaux has been fairly impressive relative to all the hype heaped upon him.

According to BoxRec:
Guillermo Rigondeaux - Boxer

Guillermo Rigondeaux was another Cuban amateur who defected and turned pro along with Erislandy Lara in 2007. Rigondeaux only has an 8-0 record with 6 KO's as a pro, but claims over 400 wins as a Cuban amateur, and he's already 31 years old.

Rico Ramos is 20-0 as a pro with 11 KO's, he won the WBA Jr. FW title from Akifumi Shimoda via 7th round KO in July of last year, and will be defending it for the first time against Rigondeaux.
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...7374&cat=boxer

On paper it sounds like it should be a hell of a fight, hell, I might have to have a brew or 2.

[Onix]

if you're in a hurry, go straight to minute 2:11 but if not enjoy the show


Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos - Round 7 - YouTube

[CFH]

if you're in a hurry, go straight to minute 2:11 but if not enjoy the show


Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos - Round 7 - YouTube

Meh, I'm not impressed by that. The stoppage was nice, but he looked sloppy before that and the HBO crew only had given him one round to that point. I didn't see anything that makes me think he'll be a threat to Rigondeaux. But, that's just one round of one fight, so it's hard to draw any real conclusions either way.

[Mars_ax]

if you're in a hurry, go straight to minute 2:11 but if not enjoy the show


Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos - Round 7 - YouTube

Meh, I'm not impressed by that. The stoppage was nice, but he looked sloppy before that and the HBO crew only had given him one round to that point. I didn't see anything that makes me think he'll be a threat to Rigondeaux. But, that's just one round of one fight, so it's hard to draw any real conclusions either way.

Rigondeaux is a hell of a lot better fighter than Shimoda, Ramos can't afford to get behind on the cards this time.

[Rantcatrat]

if you're in a hurry, go straight to minute 2:11 but if not enjoy the show


Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos - Round 7 - YouTube

Meh, I'm not impressed by that. The stoppage was nice, but he looked sloppy before that and the HBO crew only had given him one round to that point. I didn't see anything that makes me think he'll be a threat to Rigondeaux. But, that's just one round of one fight, so it's hard to draw any real conclusions either way.

I'll go out on a limb and say this before the Ramos fight, Rigandeaux should dominate Ramos and anyone else at 122, not named Nonito Donaire. I see Rigandeaux beating Nishioka (toughest at 122 outside of Donaire), Poonsawat or Shimoda. That doesn't mean I don't want to see Donaire face Nishioka etc., just that in my opinion, the true best fight in the lighter weight classes is between Donaire and Rigandeaux. Rigandeaux is the real deal.

[shza]

I read an interview with Dan Goosen (who promotes Ramos), where he more or less conceded that Ramos needs a KO to win. I agree with that assessment. He looked bad against Shimoda (though, to be fair, that's the only time I've seen him fight).

I haven't seen enough of Rigondeaux to jump on the bandwagon with rantcatrat yet but, like everyone else, I've read the obligatory reference to him being "one of the greatest amateur fighters of all time" every time his name is mentioned in an article -- so what you say/predict is not implausible w/r/t the rest of the division.

Hopefully he looks spectacular and Nonito fights him next before going to 126.

[Rantcatrat]

I read an interview with Dan Goosen (who promotes Ramos), where he more or less conceded that Ramos needs a KO to win. I agree with that assessment. He looked bad against Shimoda (though, to be fair, that's the only time I've seen him fight).

I haven't seen enough of Rigondeaux to jump on the bandwagon with rantcatrat yet but, like everyone else, I've read the obligatory reference to him being "one of the greatest amateur fighters of all time" every time his name is mentioned in an article -- so what you say/predict is not implausible w/r/t the rest of the division.

Hopefully he looks spectacular and Nonito fights him next before going to 126.

That is my point. Although I like the Nishioka fight and I believe it could be great exposure for Donaire in the Asian boxing community, the real challenge at 122 in my opinion is Rigandeaux. I could be wrong though. Ramos is a decent test and I'm exicted to watch it on Friday.

[Mars_ax]

I read an interview with Dan Goosen (who promotes Ramos), where he more or less conceded that Ramos needs a KO to win. I agree with that assessment. He looked bad against Shimoda (though, to be fair, that's the only time I've seen him fight).

I haven't seen enough of Rigondeaux to jump on the bandwagon with rantcatrat yet but, like everyone else, I've read the obligatory reference to him being "one of the greatest amateur fighters of all time" every time his name is mentioned in an article -- so what you say/predict is not implausible w/r/t the rest of the division.

Hopefully he looks spectacular and Nonito fights him next before going to 126.

Ramos must have some confidence in himself or know something, because he chose Rigondeaux as his next opponent. I respect Ramos for fighting the best, and hope he does well, i'm not a big fan of Castro's boys who defect to the U.S..

[Mars_ax]

if you're in a hurry, go straight to minute 2:11 but if not enjoy the show


Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos - Round 7 -

I remember that fight now, Ramos was pretty much getting schooled by Shimoda in the first 6 rounds, then caught up with him in the 7th, a beautiful left hook that put Shimoda's lights out.

Rigondeaux figures to be a tough fight for Ramos, so we shall see.