Lomachenko's next fight: Do you prefer Crolla or Teofimo?

Tell Lopez to prove it. Talk is cheap. Loma has a resume and history of fighting the fights that are demanded. Lopez doesn't so one guy is to be more believed at this point. Loma is in a place to demand it, not Lopez.

Talk is cheap. Tell him to prove it. The rest of the post is total BS. Tell Lopez to prove it. Talk is cheap. Loma has a resume and history of fighting the fights that are demanded. Lopez doesn't so one guy is to be more believed at this point.

Based on what? He's said he'd be happy to fight him and will make him quit by the middle rounds. Lomachenko has complied in accepting and making fights that the public demanded. Now I get that you discredit everything he does because of a vendetta but I'm saying what the public demanded he's complied and not ducked anyone. I think you just have an issue with him because he called Tank's bluff and Tank is afraid to fight him. I think Lopez is better than Tank with a slightly better resume so it's a better fight. I hope to see it but I think the folks demanding it, claiming Loma to be ducking it etc; will be the one's that give least credit after the fact. Talk is cheap. Tell him to prove it. The rest of the post is total BS.

Fair enough. I don't think Loma wants it either. Based on what? He's said he'd be happy to fight him and will make him quit by the middle rounds. Lomachenko has complied in accepting and making fights that the public demanded. Now I get that you discredit everything he does because of a vendetta but I'm saying what the public demanded he's complied and not ducked anyone. I think you just have an issue with him because he called Tank's bluff and Tank is afraid to fight him. I think Lopez is better than Tank with a slightly better resume so it's a better fight. I hope to see it but I think the folks demanding it, claiming Loma to be ducking it etc; will be the one's that give least credit after the fact.

The mandatory can be bypassed with step aside money. We don't know the extent of Commey's injury or how long he will be out. Berchelt is fighting at 130 pounds. Lopez wants Lomachenko and they have the same promoter. They should do it now before we miss out on it for good. If you noticed, none of Loma's main fans are voting here. They know Crolla is a BS waste of time, but they don't wanna highlight the mismatch even further by voting.

From my understanding it's a mandatory vs. Crolla, a contractually set unification with Commey and a third fight which would possibly be PPV in the winter. Berchelt was mentioned but perhaps that could be Lopez and then go to Berchelt first quarter of 2020? The mandatory can be bypassed with step aside money. We don't know the extent of Commey's injury or how long he will be out. Berchelt is fighting at 130 pounds. Lopez wants Lomachenko and they have the same promoter. They should do it now before we miss out on it for good.

Well, besides Crolla family members, who would rather see him than Lopez? I usually don't like to waste my time with fights that are not gonna happen Fair enough. I don't think Loma wants it either.

If Lomachenko fights Crolla and Commey this year then that means we are not getting a fight with Teofimo until 2020. By then he will have moved up in weight since he has said that he can't make 135 for much longer. If we want that fight them it has to happen now. Pay Crolla a step aside fee if need be, no one wants to see that anyway. Just look at the results of the poll. From my understanding it's a mandatory vs. Crolla, a contractually set unification with Commey and a third fight which would possibly be PPV in the winter. Berchelt was mentioned but perhaps that could be Lopez and then go to Berchelt first quarter of 2020?

I'd prefer Teofimo to Crolla, but I'd also like Lopez to get a coupla decent scalps first... problem is that by the time he's matured some he's also likely to have gone up in weight. My ideal would be to see this fight with both of them a close to their best as they can be... anything beyond about 2 or 3 years and Loma will definitely be on the slide, anything much less and Teofimo might be considered too green. Same kinda goes with Tank, though he is a bit older and more experienced than Teofimo so maybe I'd prefer to see that one sooner, and again I'd like to see him return to fighting guys closer to his size and level first.

By the sounds of it Lomachenko is willing to fight Lopez so hopefully later in the year after the Commey fight which appears likely for summer. I'd be disappointed and feel suspect if Lopez moved up before accepting the fight. If Lomachenko fights Crolla and Commey this year then that means we are not getting a fight with Teofimo until 2020. By then he will have moved up in weight since he has said that he can't make 135 for much longer. If we want that fight them it has to happen now. Pay Crolla a step aside fee if need be, no one wants to see that anyway. Just look at the results of the poll.

It will be Crolla because he's a mandatory and Lomachenko wants to be undisputed. By the sounds of it Lomachenko is willing to fight Lopez so hopefully later in the year after the Commey fight which appears likely for summer. I'd be disappointed and feel suspect if Lopez moved up before accepting the fight. I think the people demanding the fight the hardest and claiming Lopez will win are likely to be the one's to move on the fastest and discredit the fight after it's happened. We've been here time and time again with Lomachenko.

I hope Loma fights Teofimo... So do I. Let's hope Arum makes it happen, but I'm not holding my breath.

But that's not the question, the question is, which one, as a boxing fan, would you want next? Vote. Leave the politics to Arum. Well, besides Crolla family members, who would rather see him than Lopez? I usually don't like to waste my time with fights that are not gonna happen

Lomachenko got a title shot after only a couple of fights. If others want to take a similar path then why not let them? Loma also had tremendous experience before turning pro In all kinds of different situations and on a pretty big stage between amateurs and Olympics Just a tad different from manny many fighters upbringing imo

Or a great downfall The guy is young and maybe he never recovers Seriously the guy has fought 12 pro bouts with his biggest win being against Magdaleno , who in my opinion is done , just like my toast From Magdaleno to Loma You think Loma can smell blood ? Lomachenko got a title shot after only a couple of fights. If others want to take a similar path then why not let them?

Lopez might or might not win. But even if he loses it would serve as a great learning experience for him going forward. Or a great downfall The guy is young and maybe he never recovers Seriously the guy has fought 12 pro bouts with his biggest win being against Magdaleno , who in my opinion is done , just like my toast From Magdaleno to Loma You think Loma can smell blood ?

Maybe but I would not give Lopez a chance of winning against Loma at this point of his career And by him loosing might be fatal to his career , ego , etc etc etc As always this is my take on the situation at the moment Lopez might or might not win. But even if he loses it would serve as a great learning experience for him going forward.

Crolla would be a worse mismatch. Maybe but I would not give Lopez a chance of winning against Loma at this point of his career And by him loosing might be fatal to his career , ego , etc etc etc As always this is my take on the situation at the moment

I hear you loud and clear but I still think this would be a mismatch at the moment Yeah he looks good but can’t see him winning right now against Loma Crolla would be a worse mismatch.

Davis doesn't want it right now. So he's out of the picture. The Lopez camp is being quite vocal about wanting Lomachenko. He won't be able to make 135 lbs for too much longer so if they put this off until 2020 it likely never happens at all. Teofimo will be at 140 lbs by then. I hear you loud and clear but I still think this would be a mismatch at the moment Yeah he looks good but can’t see him winning right now against Loma