Move up and fight a title holder at 135?
Fight Salido in a rematch??
Fight Vargas to unify??
Fight Rigo in a catchweight fight??.
what would you choose??
When? In 2004 when he lost to JMM? Other than that he's been down in most of his big fights. I just had a look at BoxRec and apparently he went down against some journeyman a couple of fights before he fought Marquez too. On the other hand, he ate powershots like nothing against a decent hitter in Vargas in his last fight. His chin is basically a mystery
He's been dropped a few times in his prime years but since Lopez 1 his chin has deteriorated considerably
Salido used to have one of the best chins, he'd rarely get dropped and if he did he was straight back up.
Now, touch his chin and he goes down.
I actually can't believe that he's still managing to compete at this level
When? In 2004 when he lost to JMM? Other than that he's been down in most of his big fights. I just had a look at BoxRec and apparently he went down against some journeyman a couple of fights before he fought Marquez too. On the other hand, he ate powershots like nothing against a decent hitter in Vargas in his last fight. His chin is basically a mystery
Vargas and unify. The strap means more than avenging the Salido loss. We all have to agree Salido will get beat handily by Loma at this point.
After that, Garcia @ 135 and then Pac at 140, if he beats Mikey, which I think he will.
I thought that too after Kokietgym and the first Martinez fight, but the Martinez rematch and Vargas fight changed my mind. After all, Salido has been up and down like an elevator for most of his career. Getting dropped isn't a new development for him
Salido used to have one of the best chins, he'd rarely get dropped and if he did he was straight back up.
Now, touch his chin and he goes down.
I actually can't believe that he's still managing to compete at this level
Loma vs. Rigo is the "Fight" to be made.
(As a manager) IF I wanted an easy win tho... The Salido rematch is the one to shoot for. Orlando is beyond SHOT & is a dead man walking that will still appear to give Loma a fight)
Salido is bordering on shot at this point.
I thought that too after Kokietgym and the first Martinez fight, but the Martinez rematch and Vargas fight changed my mind. After all, Salido has been up and down like an elevator for most of his career. Getting dropped isn't a new development for him
Salido looked pretty damn good against Vargas, I thought. I had him narrowly winning that fight. I was picking him over Miura too
He's had a couple of stumbles since the Loma win but he's still a formidable old warrior. A mini-legend in his own right, IMO
Lol yea I guess when you're expecting Salido to show signs of being faded he still shows up to fight and win.
I don't see him moving down for Rigo - Rigo was adamant on not moving up from 122 because he said he can still make 118. I think they're too far apart for a catchweight. I just watched a few rounds of the Salido fight lastnight and Lomachenko is noticeably bigger versus Walters. There's technically only a 1 pound fight night difference between his weight for Salido and for Walters, but his legs and back and arms are all visibly bigger. I think the Rigo fight is history.
He should look to rematch Salido, there's enough hype for it and Bob Arum knows it, the Mexicans will come out and support. It's the natural fight to make for money and comp.
Well another problem with the immediate rematch was that Salido could no longer make 126 and he moved up to 130. I think Loma was right for taking a few more fights at 126 before moving up. But I agree that the rematch should happen next before Salido is shot and/or can longer make 130. I just don't think a rematch now would be useless.
Never mind the slick comment, its just me being a smart ass like usual.
Salido is bordering on shot at this point.
Gotcha. I just don't think it would get him a whole lot of credit if he beat Salido at this point. But I may be wrong since a lot of people seem to prefer that right now.
Salido looked pretty damn good against Vargas, I thought. I had him narrowly winning that fight. I was picking him over Miura too
He's had a couple of stumbles since the Loma win but he's still a formidable old warrior. A mini-legend in his own right, IMO
Well another problem with the immediate rematch was that Salido could no longer make 126 and he moved up to 130. I think Loma was right for taking a few more fights at 126 before moving up. But I agree that the rematch should happen next before Salido is shot and/or can longer make 130. I just don't think a rematch now would be useless.
Never mind the slick comment, its just me being a smart ass like usual.
Gotcha. I just don't think it would get him a whole lot of credit if he beat Salido at this point. But I may be wrong since a lot of people seem to prefer that right now.
Bullcrap. For starters, immediate rematches usually occur in super fights and/or big name fights. That was Loma's second pro fight and he shouldn't have been fighting Salido anyway. I think Loma definitely needed some more fights and there's nothing wrong with that.
Second, they already tried to get a rematch but the terms could not be agreed on.
Your move, slick.
Was Salido vs Martínez a super fight?
Like I said in another thread, one guy is in his prime years while the other is a fading shopworn warrior. Why would someone give Loma credit for beating Salido at this point?
It's my opinion. Idk what the whole your move, slick was about.
If Lomachenko and his fans felt like he lost that fight cause of fouls and weight then he shouldn't had had a problem beating Salido in an immediate rematch, right? Whether it was his 2nd, 10th or 30th fight.
I want Loma vs. Rigo above all.
Salido rematch after that.
Then start angling his way towards a Garcia fight.
If he beat Rigo it would sky rocket him up the p4p list.
If pretty boy loma gets Salido rematch, and manages to beat Gamboa, Mikey Garcia and Pacquiao and moves up to defeat Crawford then nobody won't be able to question his greatness, even the most hateful, euro bums criticizing mother****er on the earth. Because nobody can question that he's ATG in amateur boxing already, it's time to prove his worth on pro boxing scene. Walters is done already, who's next in line