And just like that, Loma gets old overnight

[P to the J]

Thats a terrible analogy. Loma at 135 is 9 pounds from where he started.

Floyd fought up to 154. His 5th weight class and 24 pounds higher than he started.

Ward at heavyweight would be over 30 pounds heavier than he started.

Stop with the b#llsh#t

Yeah, I agree on Ward, (I overcooked that) but not on Floyd.

Mayweather started at 130 aged 19, whereas Loma was at 126 aged 25.

That’s 6 years worth of growth that Mayweather had to gain into his frame over Loma; a frame which was already an inch taller than Loma’s, and with a 7 inch reach advantage.

So it’s not bull**** at all, is it? My central premise was that Loma’s fighting far bigger men than his body should be dealing with, and they’re often about the same size as many of Floyd’s opponents at WW thanks to the magic of weight draining hitting new heights.

Do you understand yet? TLDR: Loma had already almost maxed out on size when he turned pro.

[P to the J]

Why though? He's got no titles. He's no longer the "boogey man". He doesn't bring a big payday. He's just a guy at this point. If anything people should be less likely to fight him. If I'm Haney I'm not wasting my time on Loma.

Yeah that’s right, he’s already won so no need to fight. That’s how Fury and Wilder got their HOF records

[sicko]

And size.

Yes it was fights in which Loma did have size advantage which people like to Ignore but Russell fight as well as the Rigo fight but that is boxing some fights you're the bigger man, others you're the smaller man

[BustedKnuckles]

Yeah, I agree on Ward, (I overcooked that) but not on Floyd.

Mayweather started at 130 aged 19, whereas Loma was at 126 aged 25.

That’s 6 years worth of growth that Mayweather had to gain into his frame over Loma; a frame which was already an inch taller than Loma’s, and with a 7 inch reach advantage.

So it’s not bull**** at all, is it? My central premise was that Loma’s fighting far bigger men than his body should be dealing with, and they’re often about the same size as many of Floyd’s opponents at WW thanks to the magic of weight draining hitting new heights.

Do you understand yet? TLDR: Loma had already almost maxed out on size when he turned pro.

And fwiw gaining weight to fight in heavier classes is not the same as fighting above your actual weight.

[Damn Wicked]

I predict they'll be hyped beyond their real ability just like Kovalev, Golovkin and Loma.

But not as overhyped as Joshua and Wilder.

[CasperUK]

Another perspective

He faced a former sparring partner who trained with him for 5 weeks and was completely familiar with Lomachenko's style and moves so he had a significant amount of experience to fall back on and he used to his advantage.

[YGriffith]

Don't worry they have Bivol and Beterbiev lined up as the next ones.

Those two are alot of things, hypejobs aint one of them.

[joseph5620]

Another perspective

He faced a former sparring partner who trained with him for 5 weeks and was completely familiar with Lomachenko's style and moves so he had a significant amount of experience to fall back on and he used to his advantage.

That has nothing to do with it. Wilder just fought his former sparring partner. How did that turn out for the sparring partner? It happens all the time in boxing. Some of these excuses are ridiculous.

[jqSide]

Glad I'm a normal fan, not a race-based, country-based type of fan. I see comments being predictable just seeing the username. I don't even have to read them.

So......basically Lomachenko is predicted to be 3 to 1 underdog vs Haney or any top fighter.

Good thing is we'll soon see which fans are willing to give credit to the winner. Let's just remember all these names with their rhetoric.

[P to the J]

And fwiw gaining weight to fight in heavier classes is not the same as fighting above your actual weight.

Well, quite. It's absurd that it needs saying, but that's only because tis absurd that ****ing around with weight to this extent is a thing