Quote Originally Posted by No Contest View Post
I think those odds are a result of Rigondeuxs last fight, which he looked kind of pedestrian. He didnt blow out Cordoba, who got knocked out by Bernard Dunne btw...His opposition prior to that was bland. Also Cordoba dropped him and he isnt a huge puncher. Casey definately has the punchers chance IMO. I dont jump on great amateurs bandwagons this early, the pro game is a different world.
Rigondeaux was off balance when Cordoba hit him with a meaningless punch. He wasn't hurt at all. These cubans because of their loose footwork will ahve a greater tendency to go down when they aren't hurt at all. We've seen it a few times from Gamboa. Casey isn't that big of a puncher, and he really doesn't sit down on his punches that effectively. From what I've seen he has decent power, and decent speed, and he's exciting but that's about it. I think RIgondeaux is going to make him timid after the first few times Rigondeaux hits him. I don't think it was a great performance by Guillermo, but he easily outboxed Cordoba, and should have only lost one or two rounds.