Lomanchenko V Salido - WBO Featherweight title - Alamodome - Texas - 1/3/2014

[Dia bando]

I'll be rooting for Lomachenko, for the sake of a new star, however I just have this feeling that Salido will win.

Can't see Salido winning, I think he will take a beating Lomachenko all the way.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Once this fight gets to the late rounds, loma is gonna be in some deep shit.. I hope Salido kicks his ass.

Rigo is better than loma..

[smashup]

Seriously looking forward to this fight!
If Lomanchenko pulls this off its gonna be a hugely historic night and a new sensation in boxing will be born.

World Boxing News - WBN Preview: Defining night beckons for Vasyl Lomachenko

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This is live on Boxnation for any UK members that didn't know

[Silkeyjoe]

Once this fight gets to the late rounds, loma is gonna be in some deep shit.. I hope Salido kicks his ass.

Rigo is better than loma..

Apologies if I'm mistaken but what are u basing this on? I'm pretty sure u said in a previous thread that u hadn't seen much of Loma as an amateur. So if u are basing this on his 1 pro fight that is extremely blind of you. May I remind you Rigo scraped a SD against Cordoba, a guy Bernard dunne stopped and also looked very average against Marriquin.

[smashup]

Once this fight gets to the late rounds, loma is gonna be in some deep shit.. I hope Salido kicks his ass.

Rigo is better than loma..

Apologies if I'm mistaken but what are u basing this on? I'm pretty sure u said in a previous thread that u hadn't seen much of Loma as an amateur. So if u are basing this on his 1 pro fight that is extremely blind of you. May I remind you Rigo scraped a SD against Cordoba, a guy Bernard dunne stopped and also looked very average against Marriquin.

Yeah there's pretty limited footage of him but enough to see his skills , I think he can win on Sat night but let's wait and see.
The 2 Olympic and World gold medals and the 399-1 amateur record then his debut pro display kind of made me sit up and take notice

[powerpuncher]

Once this fight gets to the late rounds, loma is gonna be in some deep shit.. I hope Salido kicks his ass.

Rigo is better than loma..

Apologies if I'm mistaken but what are u basing this on? I'm pretty sure u said in a previous thread that u hadn't seen much of Loma as an amateur. So if u are basing this on his 1 pro fight that is extremely blind of you. May I remind you Rigo scraped a SD against Cordoba, a guy Bernard dunne stopped and also looked very average against Marriquin.

im assuming that he is basing it on loma never going anywhere close to 12 rounds in the amateurs.

[smashup]

The kid spars hard with middleweights over 12 rounds regularly and allegedely sends a fair few to the canvas.

I here he's been doing this for years so let's see what happens on Saturday.

I'm betting on a Lomanchenko tko

Even if he loses he wins... Massive exposure on world level and one defeat ain't gonna be such a big deal really.

People will just say oh well it was only his second fight and against a champion.

I think his body shots will seriously fuck Salido up

We shall see.

[Tam Seddon]

This is the fight im looking forward to the most this weekend. Salido is no mug but you just get the feeling the boxing ability of Lomanchenko will be too much for him. Salido needs to pressure because I don't see him outboxing him. But the combinations and bodywork will be the difference in this fight I reckon. Im going for a Lomancheko KO

[Britkid]

The kid spars hard with middleweights over 12 rounds regularly and allegedely sends a fair few to the canvas.

That does not me as a good thing, more an early career ending thing. Also he should be sparring with 118lbers for speed and distance work.


As for the fight, Lomanchenko does seem exceptional. That this is a 'world title' fight is probably down more to the ridiculous amount of alphabet organizations, than some sensational achievement.


Do not get me wrong, if Lomanchenko wins he deserves a ton of kudos.


But I remember when it was rumoured De La Hoya was to debut against Hernandez. De La Hoya's management quashed the rumour, rightly pointing out that if a fighter fights 50/50 fights from day one, they will probably have a 50/50 record and potentially have their confidence shattered. And it did not take too long for Oscar to start fighting world class opposition, including a destructive victory over Hernandez.


Rademacher is the only evidence we have of an amateur fighting the best from day one, and Pete never really recovered from losing to THE champ and a leading contender in his first two bouts. I hope Lomanchenko's management have got the best interests of the fighter as their priority...

[smashup]

They must me mega confident of what he's showing in the gym to stick him in this

Think this is gonna be belter of a fight so looking forward to it

[Spicoli]

The kid spars hard with middleweights over 12 rounds regularly and allegedely sends a fair few to the canvas.

That does not me as a good thing, more an early career ending thing. Also he should be sparring with 118lbers for speed and distance work.


As for the fight, Lomanchenko does seem exceptional. That this is a 'world title' fight is probably down more to the ridiculous amount of alphabet organizations, than some sensational achievement.


Do not get me wrong, if Lomanchenko wins he deserves a ton of kudos.


But I remember when it was rumoured De La Hoya was to debut against Hernandez. De La Hoya's management quashed the rumour, rightly pointing out that if a fighter fights 50/50 fights from day one, they will probably have a 50/50 record and potentially have their confidence shattered. And it did not take too long for Oscar to start fighting world class opposition, including a destructive victory over Hernandez.


Rademacher is the only evidence we have of an amateur fighting the best from day one, and Pete never really recovered from losing to THE champ and a leading contender in his first two bouts. I hope Lomanchenko's management have got the best interests of the fighter as their priority...

That last part doubled. Hope he has someone off the side not afraid to speak truth. Being professional isn't just about no head gear and gloves etc. Its a money pit full of shank carrying shady stiff suits. There is literally no room for a step down, a learning curve or adjustment. Ya can't fight a 'world title' while basically being labeled a sure star already and take lesser opposition. If things go sour we have all seen promoters literally push past fallen fighters and cut bait without a second thought. Only reason Arum is pimping this is for that dreamy trinket that the previous two holders didn't care enough to train to even keep.

[Silkeyjoe]

Once this fight gets to the late rounds, loma is gonna be in some deep shit.. I hope Salido kicks his ass.

Rigo is better than loma..

Apologies if I'm mistaken but what are u basing this on? I'm pretty sure u said in a previous thread that u hadn't seen much of Loma as an amateur. So if u are basing this on his 1 pro fight that is extremely blind of you. May I remind you Rigo scraped a SD against Cordoba, a guy Bernard dunne stopped and also looked very average against Marriquin.

im assuming that he is basing it on loma never going anywhere close to 12 rounds in the amateurs.

I meant the Rigo better then Loma bit. THe 12 round bit is plausible but Id be very surprised if Loma isnt sparring 20 rounds at a time so doubt he will have any stamina issues.

[Rantcatrat]

This is such an odd fight. Loma doesn't deserve a title shot in his second pro fight and at the same time, why would his people let him take a fight against Salido in his second pro fight. Where does he go from there? Defend his title? Move on to bigger things like the winner of Donaire's next fight? The whole thing is a bit crazy, isn't it?

[Silkeyjoe]

This is such an odd fight. Loma doesn't deserve a title shot in his second pro fight and at the same time, why would his people let him take a fight against Salido in his second pro fight. Where does he go from there? Defend his title? Move on to bigger things like the winner of Donaire's next fight? The whole thing is a bit crazy, isn't it?

Theres plenty to go on from beating Salido. To argue he doesnt deserve a shot you can argue that about 100s of people who get shots a year. At the end of the day he wasnt mandatory. Salido got an offer and accepted it. Personally I dont think any fighter should get a title shot coming off a loss unless it was a robbery but this is not the case. All comes down to money