Lomachenko

[mrbig1]

I also had the fight for Lopez 8-4.

[imp]

Lomachenko really thought he won this.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

I said before the fight that this would be the hardest fight of his career and it turned out to be true. I don't understand the strategy of losing the first seven rounds and putting all the eggs in one basket to try to pull out the victory in the last five rounds.

[mikeeod]

This fight reminded me of Hop vs Jermain Taylor- where Hop moved and tried to tore the bigger man out before applying pressure late. I feel like Hop was much more effective and best Jermain up much worse, but it was still minimal output early that was difficult to overcome.

I had Lopez winning 7-5, but can see the 8-4 score as well. What impacted me about this fight was realizing how impressive it was for Floyd to beat Canelo like he did. Like Lopez, Canelo was the much larger man. Unlike Loma, however, Floyd used his experience, skills, and IQ to completely embarrass Canelo.

The other thought I had while watching the fight was how impressive Manny is. He doesn’t have a fraction of the amateur accolades or experience Loma does but he chewed up much larger and better guys than Lopez- despite starting at a MUCH lighter weight than Loma. This fight illustrated how special Manny and Floyd are/were.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

119-109 is beyond mental

[TitoFan]

This fight reminded me of Hop vs Jermain Taylor- where Hop moved and tried to tore the bigger man out before applying pressure late. I feel like Hop was much more effective and best Jermain up much worse, but it was still minimal output early that was difficult to overcome.

I had Lopez winning 7-5, but can see the 8-4 score as well. What impacted me about this fight was realizing how impressive it was for Floyd to beat Canelo like he did. Like Lopez, Canelo was the much larger man. Unlike Loma, however, Floyd used his experience, skills, and IQ to completely embarrass Canelo.

The other thought I had while watching the fight was how impressive Manny is. He doesn’t have a fraction of the amateur accolades or experience Loma does but he chewed up much larger and better guys than Lopez- despite starting at a MUCH lighter weight than Loma. This fight illustrated how special Manny and Floyd are/were.

Comparing Loma-Lopez to Floyd-Canelo is a disservice to Loma, IMO. Loma wasn't fighting a plodding "Canelo" in there. Lopez matched Loma in speed and exhibited a boxing ability few people expected before the fight. Floyd threw a no-hitter against Canelo because regardless of the difference in size, the chasm in speed and boxing ability was displayed for all to see. Canelo missed some punches in that fight not by inches... but by feet.

We agree on Manny. Whatever people may think of him, the fact of the matter is he went through several weight divisions, shocking everyone by how he beat solid, bigger fighters. Floyd and Manny are indeed special.

[Dark Lord Al]

At world level you cant wait 7 rounds to start fighting and expect to win.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Loma bottled it. I had it 116-113 Lopez

[brucelee]

Lopez will go down before the 9th round if they rematch. 😎😎😎