What if Loma loses?

If he loses he could always go the Daniel Jacobs route, although I doubt the step back would be that dramatic. I imagine if he looks alright, they'll try to put him back in with some fringe contenders.

Lomachenko can then go back and build a traditional career. He is still damn young and has tonnes of talent, he just needs to be brought along normally and with patience this ^^^ he will have blown a lot of the opportunities that came with his amateur background, but he will still have enough of a name to get another chance. it would have to come the traditional way though, he will probably get the reputation as a great amateur who wasnt able to transition properly into the pro ranks, obviously he hasnt had any time to do so, but the again that was his choice. none the less he will have a tough time shaking that reputation after getting so much hype out the gate and failing so miserably.

Hopefully they'd realize he needs a few soft touches to learn how to fight like a pro.

It will definitely be a huge knock if he goes 1-2 in his first 3 fights considering he's supposed to be the best Amateur ever. He just needs to start from the bottom like everyone else.

he can just fight gary russells past opponents and build up some wins lol That would probably work

I agree with you completely. If he loses, he will still have a future, he would just have to start like every other pro has, and get wins, more pro experience, and see how he looks. JSDF is a stubborn poster who dislikes being wrong. A debate is cool but you gotta know when to fall back and realize okay maybe I am wrong on this one. What this guy said here in bold ^^

if he loses its back to the drawing board, hell come again but like most fighters and build his record to 20 wins and will be champion, needs professional experience thats all. Unless he gets KO'd badly then all depends on his mindset after.

I agree with you completely. If he loses, he will still have a future, he would just have to start like every other pro has, and get wins, more pro experience, and see how he looks. JSDF is a stubborn poster who dislikes being wrong. A debate is cool but you gotta know when to fall back and realize okay maybe I am wrong on this one. The f*ck you talking about? Acting like you know me or some sh*t. Ive admitted to being wrong plenty of times.

In the words of GGG "are you serious?" I didn't use others success to measure what Lomachenko can do. Maybe you missed the point of my comment, I gave you examples of two guys with long amateur experience who started late in the pro game (similar to Loma) to show you that other people began developing their careers as late or later than him. I never said Loma would have the same success as them or anything close to that, I just showed that he's still young enough to develop to as a pro. I suppose you have a point there. We weren't seeing things the same way.

In the words of GGG "are you serious?" I didn't use others success to measure what Lomachenko can do. Maybe you missed the point of my comment, I gave you examples of two guys with long amateur experience who started late in the pro game (similar to Loma) to show you that other people began developing their careers as late or later than him. I never said Loma would have the same success as them or anything close to that, I just showed that he's still young enough to develop to as a pro. I agree with you completely. If he loses, he will still have a future, he would just have to start like every other pro has, and get wins, more pro experience, and see how he looks. JSDF is a stubborn poster who dislikes being wrong. A debate is cool but you gotta know when to fall back and realize okay maybe I am wrong on this one.

HE can still have a good career. He is taken another fight with a much more experience fighter that is also talented. At only three fights he should be fine as long as he moves on a slower pace

Lomanchenko has no business in the ring with Russell. Hes going to get throughly embarrassed and dominated. GRJr wideeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee UD.

Idk why he got a free pass really. Even rigo had at least 10 fights. Ggg had a bunch of fights and he had a lot of am fights too. If he loses he better not get a title shot for a while.

If that happens, he will have to build his pro career from bottom up just like everyone else.

How are you gonna use other people's success to measure what Lomachenko can do? Rigo is a much better fighter than Lomachenko. And GGG still fighting bums. If he loses to Russell Jr he will always be known as the guy who lost to the TBA destroyer. In the words of GGG "are you serious?" I didn't use others success to measure what Lomachenko can do. Maybe you missed the point of my comment, I gave you examples of two guys with long amateur experience who started late in the pro game (similar to Loma) to show you that other people began developing their careers as late or later than him. I never said Loma would have the same success as them or anything close to that, I just showed that he's still young enough to develop to as a pro.

So what? Rigondeux didn't turn pro till 29 and spent over 2 years building himself in the pros before he had his first meaningful fight. Now look at him. GGG turned pro the same age as Loma and he took his time building. He showed he has the talent to compete at a championship level, he just needed that little bit of extra experience. He doesn't have to drop down to the level of Gary Russell's past competition, but he could fight some more guys like Jose Ramirez level How are you gonna use other people's success to measure what Lomachenko can do? Rigo is a much better fighter than Lomachenko. And GGG still fighting bums. If he loses to Russell Jr he will always be known as the guy who lost to the TBA destroyer.

It would teach Top Rank not to be idiots when matching up boxers who have no pro experience. Even Rigondeaux was moved slower and he by all accounts is the best amateur to debut for a very long time. Its not TR, its this guy Loma who insisted on it

It would teach Top Rank not to be idiots when matching up boxers who have no pro experience. Even Rigondeaux was moved slower and he by all accounts is the best amateur to debut for a very long time.

How long is he gonna be rebuilding for? He's already 25. So what? Rigondeux didn't turn pro till 29 and spent over 2 years building himself in the pros before he had his first meaningful fight. Now look at him. GGG turned pro the same age as Loma and he took his time building. He showed he has the talent to compete at a championship level, he just needed that little bit of extra experience. He doesn't have to drop down to the level of Gary Russell's past competition, but he could fight some more guys like Jose Ramirez level

he can just fight gary russells past opponents and build up some wins lol Nah, TBA has been in some rough fights lately, I'm hoping he retires.