Quote Originally Posted by Memphis View Post
High quality contest, shame it was in a bubble. Great job by Lopez, good jab, good early body attack. Loma did nothing for the first half and it cost him. Great finish by Lopez. It's a simple argument to say Loma starts earlier and gives himself a better chance of winning the fight. But those reasons why he was so slow to get going aren't going away. The speed, size, power, youth of Lopez all played a part, it wasn't just Loma starting slow as is the norm. Baring a stoppage all Lopez had to do was give it everything for one round in the second half to win the fight.

Crazy fight between two 15 fight pros where one was considered the grand master and the other the young pup who might find himself a bit out of his depth. Now of course that Loma has TWO!!! loses he's on the slide and was never any good. Obviously that's the opinion of the social media lunatic experts. Not the experts here

I think the consensus here is that number one, Loma made a tactical mistake by waiting till the second half of the fight... and two, Lopez is a better, more capable boxer than some here were giving him credit for.

Loma himself I'm sure now feels he may have underestimated Lopez from the outset, maybe thinking about Teo's comparative lack of experience.

Regardless, it was a fight truly deserving of a rematch, if that's what each of them wants.