Guillermo Rigondeaux, Pugilism and Purgatory

Posted by Morgan Campbell on December 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment 


When two-time Olympic gold medallist and Cuban boxing legend Guillermo Rigondeaux first arrived in the U.S. in 2008, his handlers believed he could earn $100 million fighting professionally. And when he dismantled Nonito Donaire to unify the 122-pound titles in April, he believed he’d finally claimed a hard-earned spot among boxing’s top performers, and thought … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Effective Aggression, and other thoughts on Rigondeaux-Donaire

Posted by Morgan Campbell on April 15, 2013 · 2 Comments 


Even those of us who thought Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux would defeat Nonito Donaire in Saturday’s hotly anticipated 122-pound title unification bout couldn’t have foreseen a whitewash. And lets not kid ourselves. If you gave Donaire more than two rounds on Saturday you either work for Top Rank, or you might as well. Yes, I … Continue reading →

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