How did Salido beat Lomachenko

Sure there were a lot of low blows but Lomachenko didn't seem to be able to avoid the bodyshots generally from what i remember.

Well, he didn't bother trying to make weight so no cutting weight and then blew up a lot more next day so not a Loma-Rigo comparison. Loma still fought like an amateur early but grew into the fight. Salido threw around 75-100 low blows which the ref chose to allow so they scored take them off and correctly deduct the 3-4 points and Loma wins easy. I still think he did enough to win by a round and the last round had Salido out.

Salido ****ed that boy up LOL don't reinvent history. Salido got a split decision win, which in my opinion Loma won, it could of gone of either way. If the ref deducted points when he should have then Loma would of won.

Do you remember Salido vs Francisco Vargas? Salido was old and managed to deal with. I say Vargas beats Lomachenko the same way: by not respecting Loma's rather light punches, getting in and unloading volume punches. This will force Lomachenko to fight Mexican fight, remove angle aspects Loma doing like magic.

The weight was a factor but it was moreso the cheating. Salido cheated enough to be DQ'd and I'm a Salido fan. It wasn't a proper loss for Lomachenko. Had the ref done his job it was a clear win for Lomachenko. Subtract the low blows though and Salido still gives Loma a tough fight.

You cannot ignore the weight in that fight. Not that the 2lbs Salido missed in the weigh in matters. But the fact that one tried to make weight and the other did not. It could have been physically tiring process prior to the bout. If Loma has the experience in that fight, he could have retaliated for those low blows. Loma just ignored the low blows in that fight so the stupid ref ignored it also.

Salido ****ed that boy up

Going from 4 round amateur rounds to a 12 round title fight against a rugged/dirty veteran is a very tough task. There really is no other explanation other than Loma's lack of pro exp.

Yes. It's hilarious how people ignore that. Also if the ref started deducting points Rolando would have to fight differently. And possibly DQ'd

inside rough housing isn't the eastern euro style everything is usually from the outside and inside fighting is broken up before it can start. loma didn't have answers for that, he almost won but he was getting destroyed to the body at will. id say about 4 of the low blows were worth mentioning, so I wouldn't blame the low blows. salido was the better man that night, before sat it was the low blows and the weight now nobody is bringing up the weight. lol

Loma didn't know how to react to Salido's tactics. He had a hard, wily veteran coming in heavy and smashing his balls and throwing a few headbutts with no input from the ref. Welcome to the pros. It was a good thing to happen to him. Nothing to be ashamed of. He obviously learned from it.

Salido threw a lot punches. He hit Lomachenko everywhere but especially in the body. The only experience factor I saw (or lack of) was Lomachenko was waiting for openings rather than just attacking like he does now. Every time he attacked, Salido had two or three counters waiting for him. The way the fight played out I think Salido would still have a chance to beat Lomachenko (even with a recent loss). Roman IS Salido but younger and fresher so he might able to out hustle him. Lomachenko's pitty pat punches won't keep a very determined fighter like Salido or even Roman off him.

Big, strong, rough veteran against a guy who fights with an amatuer style.

It's because Loma was in the amateurs forever and fought like an amateur back then. He expected everything to be a points trade and for his opponent to fight like a kid. He lost and got a well-needed welcoming to the pros. He's a better fighter because of Salido.

Loma just wasn't ready. No matter how skilled you are, ams are different than pros period. This Loma would knock that Salido out. No doubt in my mind. Just look at the difference in confidence.

If proper point deductions would have taken place for low blows, Loma would have won anyways. Yes. It's hilarious how people ignore that. Also if the ref started deducting points Rolando would have to fight differently.

Salido only beat Lomachenko on paper. He should have had at least 2 points deducted if not disqualified. Also Loma had him figured out by the end of the fight and proved himself to be the better fighter. Salido said "no mas" when asked about rematch despite being offered career highest payday.

If you made this thread a few months ago they'd all be crying about weight. But now they aren't bringing it up anymore. I wonder why? :rofl: Weight, low blows, inexperience. And Loma still landed more and lost a close SD. If proper point deductions would have taken place for low blows, Loma would have won anyways.

Bigger, stronger and the better pro. As much as Loma has improved, I still believe a fighter like Salido would beat Loma today. ^ Epic Fail

Loma took a shot at stopping him in the last round and came close! Other than that round he fought tentatively and got out hustled too. He was to cautious through the first 10 rounds when he stepped up the pace and the volume he did fine. Give Salido credit he simply out worked the kid. The low blows didn't effect Loma's performance only one or two were driven into the cup the others were glancing and didn't effect him negatively. Ray