Itās a terrible shame that Frampton didnāt fight Rigondeaux that time because although noone knew it at the time in retrospect Rigo was ready to fall and Frampton would have been a boxing legend.
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Donāt think thereās a hope Frampton would have beaten Rigo.
The only boxer to beat him was Lomachenko who was in a different stratosphere to Frampton.
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Well I thought that at the time but then Rigo just quit on his stool so who knows. Rigo used to make mistakes as well. Iād love to know what would have happened.
Actively avoided him giving the reason there was no money in it. Frampton wouldāve lost and Iād say he would admit it now, certainly alluded to it back then.
Both he and Quigg stayed a mile away.
Rigo is possibly the best to ever fight in Ireland, he was top 2 or 3 pound for pound at a point after the Donaire fight, Frampton was probably Top 10 after LSC I
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Rigo was being outclassed though by a through P4P genius. I donāt think Frampton would have been capable of that and I donāt think Frampton could have coped with the hand speed and power of Rigo.
Itās a good job Frampton never fought Rigo or Gervonta Davis. Not a hope heād beat either.
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Rigo stepped up in weight to fight lomachenko, he couldnāt handle lomas power
In retrospect, Frampton best days were at super bantam. At feather v Santa Cruz & Donaire he lacked the real power while v Warrington, a natural featherweight, he was hurt early and struggled from then on. At super feather, he was just too small. Herring isnāt a renowned puncher and yet that knockdown in the last round! ā¦ Frampton was spark out for a second or two.
I hope nobody persuades him to come out of retirement. He was a very good fighter and seems to have a lot of decency about him.
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Any interest in the Conor Benn fight tonight?
Ya, looking forward to it. Yer man has very good pedigree if a bit shopworn. Iām surprised how well Benn has developed. A French journeyman was robbed against him 18 months ago.
Good looking lad, major name value, exciting style, able to talk; he is a positive fir the sport
Benn is great to watch to be fair.
What time/channel is he on?
The trunks are quite similar here. Iām essentially FORCED to look at Ebanieās massive boobs to tell them apart
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10 i think, sky sports action.
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That was some round
There isnāt an ounce of defense here. Pretty entertaining though.
Courtenay just a touch sharper I think
Going for bridges, courtenay a hype machine