Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux finally traded fisticuffs, and Ol' Rigo pulled it off in a fantastic display of boxing ability. Now both have some tough decisions to make.
Donaire will likely not seek the rematch. The fight, for all its hype and glamour as a super bantamweight unification match, stunk up the TV for many viewers at home.
It was the type of fight that boxing purists loved, watching with anticipation to see who could counter who or get the other out of position. As a chess match, it was lovely. As a barnburner, not so much.
With that in mind, Donaire's promoter Top Rank is going to look to send him up in weight seeking wars against the likes of Juan Manuel Lopez and maybe even Abner Mares, pending seriously intense negotiations.
Rigondeaux is likely to stay the 122-pound kingpin, defending his unified titles against contenders until maybe, after a required heavy campaign by Team Rigo, a lucrative rematch with Donaire materializes.
A more doable fight for Rigo would be a move north to featherweight to face fellow Top Rank stablemate and WBO champ Mikey Garcia.
Garcia, like Rigondeaux, is undefeated, and like Donaire, he is trained by his brother Robert Garcia. Donaire and Mikey are friends. It's an easy sell as a revenge story between two undefeated world champions.
Follow me on Twitter @JUSTINDAVIDTATE
Read more Boxing news on BleacherReport.com
0 comments:
Post a Comment