Pretty much my opinion.I had Loma up 77-74 after 8 rounds.
However, even if you thought it was close, moving up to a brand new weight & in your very first fight there you're KOing the #1 ranked Champion at 135, who had a height, reach, & 14lb weight advantage is an excellent performance...especially considering you stopped him in 9 rounds. Before the Championship rounds began
when he got knocked down. I told her 
it wasnt serious he just walked in to a punch and the fact he didn't see it coming along with his momentum took him down, he didn't seem in any real trouble.
Tevin Farmer
He's in the top 3 p4p (#1 to me). Anytime someone that high up struggles in a fight, they're going to get dissected like this.I had Loma up 77-74 after 8 rounds.
However, even if you thought it was close, moving up to a brand new weight & in your very first fight there you're KOing the #1 ranked Champion at 135, who had a height, reach, & 14lb weight advantage is an excellent performance...especially considering you stopped him in 9 rounds. Before the Championship rounds began
You've made two incorrect assumptions. The first being that because A beat B and B beat C that A is a better fighter. Khan knocked down and beat Maidana while Maidana lost close to Floyd without ever being hurt. Does that mean Floyd and Khan are evenly matched? Does Khan but harder than Floyd? Everyone knows Floyd would have Khan seeing Vishnu by the 8th, so Linares getting the hands from DeMarco doesn't necessarily mean Linares isn't one of the best 135 lbsers.
The simple fact that loma was a huge favorite going into the fight with all of that already known makes it all irrelevant.Dissect all you want, but make sure yall using the right ingredients:
- Lomachenko was in his 1st fight at 135
- Lomachenko was facing the #1 ranked Champion at Lightweight, who came in on a 13 fight win streak spanning over 6+ years.
- Lomachenko was the shorter fighter, with a 3 1/2 inch reach disadvantage, and 14 lbs weight disadvantage on fight night.
That's all.
Cats wouldn’t be nitpicking at him if it weren’t for the outrageous hype. He was supposed to dominate dude but instead he was in real trouble. I’ve never seen pbf, pea, or a prime roy get caught with a 5 punch combination like I saw loma get caught with. The ending was kinda suspect to me too.i think he should have cleared out his division before starting to go up to higher weights. i think theres still some good fights for him there. he moved up and proved he belongs with the other top guys at 135. but he moved up and we're seeing things happen to him that people werent seeing before. he has to campaign there a little more to see where he really is. i agree that he shouldnt go to140. i think guys like jose ramirez and regis prograis are all wrong for him.
That is right breh. All the naysayers are talking about don't forget Loma was I trouble...Dissect all you want, but make sure yall using the right ingredients:
- Lomachenko was in his 1st fight at 135
- Lomachenko was facing the #1 ranked Champion at Lightweight, who came in on a 13 fight win streak spanning over 6+ years.
- Lomachenko was the shorter fighter, with a 3 1/2 inch reach disadvantage, and 14 lbs weight disadvantage on fight night.
That's all.
...did Loma catch some shots he hadn't recently, sure, but people love to talk shyt when other fighters (particularly GGG) look human against other top fighters. Fact is that happens to every fighter. Fight the best and usually you aren't as dominate.
That is right breh. All the naysayers are talking about don't forget Loma was I trouble...
Somehow it is forgotten that dude moved up in weight (it's not like he fought at 130 that long either - 5 fights I believe) and fought the number one fighter in the division, fought as the aggressor and got the KO. Damn impressive.
And the actual flaws that are concerning aren't the ones people want to talk about:
- Loma is starting to get over confident when he starts sonning opponents with his quick pity pat punches and leaves himself open to counters, especially dangerous if you are facing bigger fighters who can take your punches better.
- Loma has fought on equal physical size grounds and dominated based on skills. A quick look at 135 shows that vs. every fighter inside the top 10 at 135 Loma is giving up all the physical measurements (height, reach, and rehydration).
- He still seems most uncomfortable when a fighter bullies him. I think he learned enough vs. Salido to cope in most fights, but it does concern me when he gives up all the physical advantages. We know Loma has some dog in him and will play dirty post Salido...but that may not matter if the guy doing it has 15lbs, 2 inches in height, and 5 inches in reach.
On a personal note I would like to see Loma settle in at 130 for a minute and start building his career there as he can make a lot of good fights. There are some good fighters there including Davis. He also may be able to entice some guys from 126 up in LSC, Mares Frampton, GRJ rematch, maybe Valdez in some time.
My gut tells me Loma wont go in and start career moving his career. That isnt who he is. For better or worse I think we can count on him to continually challenge himself and take on the best fighters. Still wouldn't put it out of the question Arum tries to get him in vs. Manny, but I really don't like that fight unless Manny is basically a shot fighter. The Manny who got robbed vs. Horn can still crack and fight. Maybe not Crawford, Spence levels, but from what I saw on Saturday Loma's team should keep him away from Manny at 140 right now.
Completely disagree and others do as well.
they didnt mention lomachenko getting lit up by that nice ass linares combothe ref and commentary was largely biased in this fight
..we need that gif of it
I will say Kriegel was the least TR "promoting" I had heard him, and that isnt saying much.they didnt mention lomachenko getting lit up by that nice ass linares combo
