The fact the crowd emptied out for his fight with Agbeko said everything you need to know about the relationship between Rigondeaux, Top Rank and HBO. What Rigondeaux needs is a willing dance partner, what HBO need to do is think outside of the box, what Arum needs to do is make sure their will be a crowd and what Rigondeaux needs to do is either adjust his style (unlikely) or take less money.

I've been saying on other forums for a while that what Rigondeaux needs is to be on a Macau against a Japanese guy. Rigondeaux v Hasegawa would be fun as Hasegawa tends to go out on his sword and has speed to match Rigondeaux that'd be a good one and Japanese gamblers would be there to back their guy meaning their would be an audience.

If Rigondeaux's minimum fee is as high as rumoured you can understand HBO pissing on him in fairness. He's talented but can't draw shit to flies. Why pay big bucks for someone who has a negative effect on the audience?