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I want to start by saying most of this is based on a feeling I have. In no way am I saying this is definitely going to happen, but something is telling me Lomachenko stops him. Now getting to the logical side of my argument. For one, Lomachenko is still Lomachenko, people act like he's trash because he lost to Teofimo. I don't get caught up in all of that shoulder injury nonsense, I just think he was beat by the better, younger, fresher fighter with a great game plan. Secondly, Nakanti is a basic fighter, he keeps his head on the line, has limited head movement, isn't a serious power puncher, and follows you around the ring more than intelligently cutting it off (all things Teofimo does well). Nakati is a fighter who relies heavily on attrition, will, and constant pressure. Problem is, this isn't anything Lomachenko hasn't seen before, and Lomachenko has a great gas tank. Thirdly, I don't know if Nakati his athletic enough or twitchy enough to implement the same game plan that worked for Teofimo. Teofimo didn't let Lomachenko get past/under his jab, thus preventing Lomachenko from establishing his rhythm. He did this by throwing right uppercuts and quickly pivoting with Lomachenko. Sounds easy on paper, but it took how many years for someone to effectively do this against Lomachenko. Fourthly, Lomachenko will likely make the necessary adjustments from the Teofimo fight (He's probably dunking his head in even more buckets of water or catching even more tennis balls *pause*). For real though, Lomachenko will definitely study the mistakes he made in the Teo fight. I know your like, I just read this long @ss article and you still didn't explain how Loma stops this guy. Here you go: Lomachenko is coming into this fight with something to prove, he knows that a decision win over this guy isn't impressive and doesn't excite the boxing public, plus Nakati doesn't have a great chin which means he can be hurt. I don't care what none of y'all say Lomachenko has some real power when he sits down on his punches. Anyways, who y'all got?
