Guillermo Rigondeaux Defeats Nonito Donaire To Remain Undefeated | APRIL 13, 2013

Re-live this classic fight in which Guillermo Rigondeaux defeated Nonito Donaire via UD. #boxing #highlights #toprank
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[@ecw787]

The anticipation for this fight was unreal. I remember the late great Emanuel Steward saying he would love to see this fight, he sadly passed away before it happened.

[@LunatikoHH]

This is one of my favorites fights of all times. Rigo is a monster a master class

[@Mr---mr4ll]

Remember this fight like it was yesterday….. people forget donaire was a beast in those days… what rigo did was pure pure pure sweet science…

[@handfloboxingreview1673]

This was Rigos greatest performance of his pro career. Everything went down hill after this none of the other top guys wanted to fight him and the fans turned their backs on him too.

[@youngstoney707]

He was still having great fights after this but yes not against the top guys he was calling out. I remember not too long after this he fought that Japanese fighter who was like 6 ft and rigo was dropped got up and broke dudes jaw

[@realdealmind01]

One top guy made Rigo quit after 6 rounds though 🤪

[@youngstoney707]

@@realdealmind01 Loma was twice his size in the fight. If you can’t appreciate Rigos skill you don’t know boxing simple.

[@realdealmind01]

@@youngstoney707 And Donaire was twice Rigo's size as well, and look what happened to Donaire. Rigo lost because his skills wasn't good enough to defeat Loma. Keep up the excuses, race fan 🤡🤣

[@KingWilder87]

For sure. People started realizing he was a dirty fighter too the forearms not wanting to engage. He did a lot of dirty tactics. You see Vs Loma he couldn’t do any of it so he quit.

[@footba11fan41ife]

Top rank was angry with Rigo after this

[@Kyle2516]

Yup, you remember it. He was black balled right after this fight.

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

This Was The Fight That Made Arum Hate Rigo & Dislike Skillful Boxing. I Was Disgusted With Top Rank For The Way They Treated Rigo

[@footba11fan41ife]

Makes me wonder did Arum want Rigo to take a dive.

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

@@footba11fan41ife Arum was desperately trying to make Donaire into the next Pacquiao but it wasn’t meant to be. Yes Donaire is a legend but Top Rank boxing is the top notch when it comes to boxers. If Donaire was on PBC he would have retired of undefeated

[@footba11fan41ife]

@@HatersHaveOpinion1 I agree completely he won back to back fighter of the year awards

[@Th0ughtZ_]

@@footba11fan41ife You know, I had always suspected he took a dive in his fight with Loma. He just wasn't himself at all in that fight.

[@John858_]

@@Th0ughtZ_i always had this feeling. I think the Loma - Walters fight was dodgy too. Boxings a dirty game

[@LucieOne]

I remember being SAD when Donaire lost this fight but full credit to Rigo. He was golden this night.

[@decidingpaper6324]

This was the single best night of Rigo’s career

[@LucieOne]

@@decidingpaper6324Without question. #2?? Maybe Agbeko. Yeah, Agbeko.

[@decidingpaper6324]

@@LucieOne speaking of Agbeko Russell Mora is a disgrace for that Mares fight

[@LucieOne]

@@decidingpaper6324Yep. Hopefully he's watched that back a few times and figured it out because I think, at the moment, he was lost. He had no clue what was going on... sometimes you just wake up and go about your day, but your BRAIN STAYS IN BED

[@decidingpaper6324]

@@LucieOne his brain didn’t just stay in bed, he was declared braindead for that one day in particular

[@user-yd4mn5eo2j]

Prime Rigo vs Naoya will be the most competitive game in the bantamweight in history.

[@Rudeboishht]

Too bad inoue refuses to go up like rigo did

[@pauclyoung2124]

​@@Rudeboishhtwhat a casual statement 😂

[@luhspooky7779]

@@RudeboishhtInoue Is at his 5th weight class and he’s talking moving up again next year, so what are you talking about?

[@Sarissa99]

Possibly yes

[@gustavofontalba]

​@@Rudeboishhtrace baiter

[@Brownticket]

Prime rigo was a master boxer CRAZY HOW MANY FIGHTERS DUCKED HIM SMH HE COULD OF BEEN A HOUSE HOLD NAME BUT NOBODY WANT IT THAT SMOKE

[@youngstoney707]

One of my favorite fights of all time

[@adamevert1618]

Same here

[@markjasoncabarles8205]

😂 Boring

[@youngstoney707]

@@markjasoncabarles8205 fights got swollen eyes and knockdowns and it’s boring you don’t appreciate boxing at all get outta here clown.

[@footba11fan41ife]

@@markjasoncabarles8205 true boxing isn’t for you buddy

[@markjasoncabarles8205]

@@footba11fan41ife 🤣 hahaha boxing is dead coz of that style lol.. Rigo didn't reach million pay per view coz boring

[@thegoat6116]

an absolute masterpiece by Rigondeaux✨🥊 he wont every single round except the round he got knocked down in🔥

[@footba11fan41ife]

This is the fight that ultimately ruined Rigondeaux’s career smh

[@Th0ughtZ_]

Rigo is in my top 10.

[@narutopelone7440]

Top 50

[@10OZDuster]

Top 10 ???.....Lomachencko: Hold my beer !!

[@John858_]

@@10OZDusterFixed fight

[@maforo85]

Nonito thought this was going to be easy but boy was he wrong. It was so dumb of him of not taking Rigo seriously. Overall Rigo was a superior boxer.

[@juliorivas7428]

GR's best performance.

[@10OZDuster]

because when the crowd boos you its your best performace right ? bwahahahahha

[@decidingpaper6324]

@@10OZDusterRigo completely outboxed him minus the late knockdown so yes

[@joaoii1082]

Wow, after how many years, they finally uploaded the fight😂😂. And screw these commentators, Rigo won every round except 1, maybe 2 at best. HBO commentary much better regarding this fight.

[@thatchefdmart]

Literally, i cant stand bradleys voice back then and wven till this day, let alone the way he continued to talk down on Rigondeaux for his near perfect technique. its like he bet money on donaire and had to keep diminishing the masterclass that was taking place. #cancelbradley

[@Duel1982]

Rigo was already old as shit here. I strongly believe that he was 50+ years old against Lomachenko. And to even be competing still now, is crazy.

[@dohy1]

😂

[@LunatikoHH]

En esta pelea Rigo lucio como pocos boxeadores en la historia. Una verdadera clase de boxeo, una de las mejores peleas en la historia del boxeo

[@muddyjoe8811]

Love this fight made me love rigo wish he had more fights

[@jcall12]

I remember this fight like it was yesterday

[@Rudeboishht]

This was about 12 years ago and donaire was inoue best win recent times lol😂

[@atletangpuyat2554]

nonito underestimate rigo in this fight he didn't even watch rigos fights

[@BoxingFan4Life]

Classic fight ? After this fight Top Rank pretty much canceled Rigo. His best win basically ruined his career

[@footba11fan41ife]

Dayum shame how that went. I can’t help but think they wanted him to take a dive or something

[@BoxingFan4Life]

@@footba11fan41ife the wrong guy won in their eyes

[@TheIkaraCult]

Beating Nonito, who is a legend himself.... Rigo was built from different stuff

[@Vaterunser904]

Primeramente queria dar las gracias al equipo de Top Ranking Boxing por compartir ese momento tan especial del combate boxistico entre estas dos leyendas y segundo queria agradecer a Amboss pugiles por su trabajo sobrehumano para llegar hasta esa noche y subir al Ring a por el titulo mundial! Bendiciones a todos y gracias

[@virgiliodeguzman389]

No more stamina, losses so many power punch… but still great… still my idol

[@ico3206]

Si Rigondeaux hubiera sido solo un poco más ofensivo en su carrera sería fácilmente uno de los mejores de la historia, había peleas en las que era desesperante verlo ya que no tiraba golpes, de todas maneras siempre apoyé a Rigo, esta pelea contra Nonito es increíble, Rigo lo dominó completamente.

[@Kyle2516]

Rememevr watching this live. Rigondeaux never had a performance like this after this fight. Top rank basically black balled him and then when he was on TV he gave a lot of lackluster performances.

[@andrei2023]

Great fight❤

[@gerryc3112]

You need to start putting SPOILER ALERT in your headings. No need to watch it now. It's not fun watching a fight knowing the outcome unless it's a classic THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN.

[@rw717211]

there are many casual idiots but when he fought with Inoue, his age were same with Crawford when he defeated Spence.

[@gabrielbada4455]

Ahí estaba rigo en su prime

[@michaelhernandez7700]

The old SHAKUR Stevenson track runner

[@brucenino4938]

Bro, boxing is definitely not your sport. Rigondeaux is in the pocket, way different from Shakur. Go find something else better to do.

[@footba11fan41ife]

I expect a comment like this from a guy with the last name Hernandez 😂😂

[@michaelhernandez7700]

@@brucenino4938 go watch basketball 🏀🎮 Play game ESE I'm 41.year old 350.00 pounds of 🇲🇽🇷🇺🇺🇸 muscle part of Russian 🇷🇺 BRATVA salzbergvaya 🇷🇺 mob got the picture 🖼️ ESE

[@michaelhernandez7700]

​@@brucenino4938 if have some things to say Man up And say it otherwise mind your business

[@devae98]

🤡🤡🤡 @michaelhernandez7700 😂😂😂

[@user-pn8ls9ty8y]

Está si está muy buena la mejor de Rigondeaux

[@user-pn8ls9ty8y]

es la mejor porque se le paró más que a otros boxeadores siendo que el monito era un flash y que pega bien duro y no pudo con Rigondeaux😊😊❤😮

[@meherenow793]

donaire knew he couldn't win; he stopped punching because rigo kept countering him.

[@thegoat6116]

took them 11 years to drop this fight😭😭😭

[@xosupermarc]

what a weird crowd. this fight was excellent

[@thegoat6116]

this version of donaire would torture inoue🤣💀

[@monsterpower7980]

Nope the improved version of inoue still knock him out lolz

[@thegoat6116]

@@monsterpower7980 nah stop playin!😤

[@Wazzzup012]

facts prime Donaire and Rigo would beat Inoue easily

[@decidingpaper6324]

This Donaire vs Inoue would’ve been amazing no doubt

[@flexgado249]

Rigo is my favorite Cuban boxer his footwork was beautiful and defense too. My boxing style is based of his, Pacquiao Lomachenko. Sucks that Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz ducked Rigo and didn’t give him a chance to display his skills to the more fans. After HBO dropped him his career started to decline and especially with the Loma fight.

[@marvinatienza2851]

Rigo is not suppose to be. in the ring rigo is top one on the marathon…😂

[@panchert5732]

There is no doubt that this match is Rigondeaux's best bout. But Rigo leaned too much on the defensive, walking around instead of punching for much of the fight, which was boring. By no means was this a Mayweather vs. Corrales type of match. And he's getting taken down, too.

[@brandonelkins2957]

I wonder if this was a chess match

[@kevindorn7407]

Guilly was 65 years old

[@user-pn8ls9ty8y]

a monito lo que pasó es que le gano la desesperación porque no pudo pelear como con los otros peleadores con los que venció.

[@agungsopl0570]

👍👍👌👌💪💪

[@domphoenixbgky]

another running man once he feels the power he starts running.. at the end of the day boxing is entertainment the crowds reaction speaks for itself..

[@rat909]

37:08 Your idol Donaire running all around the ring after this punch 😅

[@TeacherDoug7]

@@rat909 Fighters can run when they're hurt. But I'm not going to watch a fighter who runs for 11 rounds and then gets in one good punch at the end. Boxing needs to give more weight to aggression in deciding who wins each round. By the way I LIKE fighters who can FIGHT while they're backpedaling, but not fighters who just constantly disengage, hoping their opponent will make a mistake.

[@thegoat6116]

Rigondeaux would knockout prime inoue‼😤

[@teelebron1702]

Rigos a boring fighter

[@KUPUStheGreat]

Guy has won so many golds it unreal… However, loma really put this man down and out professionally..

[@LunatikoHH]

There was so many lbs of difference

[@KUPUStheGreat]

@@LunatikoHH pounds of difference what? You agree to fight at the weight you fight at my friend, loma has fought in at least 2-3 diff weight classes if I’m not mistaken.

[@nielsd.liltorp2402]

Lomo completely outclassed him. He outboxed him. Weight was never the issue. @LunatikoHH

[@LunatikoHH]

@@nielsd.liltorp2402 You don't know anything of boxing. The weight is one of most important things maybe the one

[@KUPUStheGreat]

@@LunatikoHH weight was not the problem there. As the guy is saying, he was outclassed, too much technique by loma.

[@tomdobbs2733]

Before loma made rigo look like a day one beginner

[@AliiG-ft6rj]

Rigo was much older fighting 3 weight classes above

[@John858_]

Clearly that fight was fixed

[@tomdobbs2733]

@@John858_ fixed what are you on about you muppet

[@AliiG-ft6rj]

@@John858_ facts

[@budweiser416]

Casimero beat Rigondeaux who beat Donaire in his Prime. Back story Naoya beat Donaire when Donaire was past his Prime. Casimerp is the real Monster not that Hyped up Naoya yes he is fast but he will not fight Casimero for a reason.

[@aldelacruz5526]

Bullshhh

[@Jamie-gu7ib]

Naoya won't do shi with Prime Rigo

[@10OZDuster]

huh? what Naoya gotta do with this ? i would have believed you if you said prime Rigo would beat Ali, Duran, Robinson, chavez, JMmarques all at the same time in the ring.. bwahhahaha

[@10OZDuster]

the runner hugger won the fight again and the crowd booos again halfway til the end of the round again.

[@devae98]

He was rocking the hell out of Nonito!

[@TeacherDoug7]

@@devae98 Only at the very end. The rest of the time he was running.

[@m.pearce3273]

Donaare was robbed

[@PhantomZone15]

Lmao

[@budcrawfordbeatseasyroutespenc]

Casual you were robbed of your brain

[@LunatikoHH]

Rigo Made him look like an amateur

[@a_l7515]

Nah he lost fair on points.

[@10OZDuster]

all rigo did was run/hug and then got knock down and still wins...damn. yeah i'm with you in fact the crowd/boxing fans was booing halfway til the end doubt they were booing for donaire who was chasing rigo around the ring....so an eye injury is greater than a knock down???? its really dumb decision.

[@Brownticket]

Im shocked top rank this first class ass whoopin😂

[@narutopelone7440]

Do you want to see a real ahh whoopin? Look up Rigo vs Loma 😭😂

[@10OZDuster]

Rigo quit the beatings he got from Loma

[@reynaldosy2026]

Laos na si donaire

[@Regular.com2]

I’m really consistent and unbias u feel like donaire won but I’m not a judge also I under the point system but even then I had it close going into 7 either way 4-3 with the 2 point round I just can my see he lost with low input in other rounds

[@rat909]

U casual 😂😂