Lomachenko is still the toughest fight for Davis

[rickJen]

You have to beg to fight Tank.
Where have you heard Davis say I want to fight so and so fighter? Nowhere.

This is fantasy. People need to start separating fantasy from reality.

[HandsofIron]

You are crazy

Ha maybe but Tank didn't want to fight a prime Loma at 130. They need to make that fight now, Tank has all the advantages at 135 so there shouldn't be anymore excuses from his side.

[Noelanthony]

Ha maybe but Tank didn't want to fight a prime Loma at 130. They need to make that fight now, Tank has all the advantages at 135 so there shouldn't be anymore excuses from his side.

Agreed

[crimsonfalcon07]

It's not the chin that gets tested here, it's the liver. At least Tank doesn't have the reach that Haney does, but Loma's high guard style does leave him exposed to the body, and even guys with great chins can get stopped to the body. I suspect Shakur is the toughest test for Tank, just because he's the hardest guy to hit, and that's one of those best defense v best offense matchups. I think I lean Tank by stoppage in a matchup with Loma these days.

Shakur is going to have at least one of the 135 belts by the end of '24 IMO, so hopefully we get to see those fights.

[darius45]

This is still the fight to make. Davis can still make 135 right?

[dibzvincent143]

Even though Haney has the belts, Lomachenko is STILL, after all these years, the toughest test for Davis at 135.

But now Davis can avoid Lomachenko even LONGER because he doesn't have the belts. We saw how easily Haney can be hit with the straight left... when Davis lands that on Haney it's lights out.

Lomachenko, on the other hand, has a much tighter defense and it would far more difficult for Davis to land one of his signature power punches.

Lomachenko vs Davis is also the most interesting fight at 135 stylistically. Both guys have short arms and need to fight mid-to close range. Both guys are skilled but Lomachenko is certainly the more polished technician...But Davis has the clear power advantage. Both are super quick so the action would be intense close range action.

Davis has a way of waiting out his opponent (often letting his opponent get off more than they should) and then landing that straight left or overhand left that seems to come out of nowhere. But can Davis land that punch on Lomachenko? Can Lomachenko's chin handle it? These are very interesting questions.

In a perfect world, Davis knocks out Haney relatively soon and gets all the belts.... Lomachenko in the meantime faces and beats Shakur... and then we get the REAL super fight at 135 for all the belts and for the real king at 135.... But, I doubt this ever happens.

Loma starts darn slow against punchers. Doesn’t impose his game early. Reason why he lost to lopez. I think tank is a much better sniper and counterpuncher than Lopez and would get plenty of opportunities against Loma.

Tank is also tough go ask pitbull. Loma’s power is just not all that at 135, so i doubt he can hurt tank.

[alexnation]

Yeah yeah Davis would KO Loma cold, and that's why Davis has been ducking him for years

[darius45]

Loma starts darn slow against punchers. Doesn’t impose his game early. Reason why he lost to lopez. I think tank is a much better sniper and counterpuncher than Lopez and would get plenty of opportunities against Loma.

Tank is also tough go ask pitbull. Loma’s power is just not all that at 135, so i doubt he can hurt tank.

Loma isn't going to make the same mistake again with Davis that he made with Lopez. This would be Loma's biggest, most career defining fight. It would be a big PPV. I think it's Loma last chance to really shine and he's not gonna blow it. I think the footwork of Loma would give Davis fits too. Loma is just a better fighter technically than Davis. They both have short reaches too. So it's going to be a close range fight (which makes it so much more fun from a fan perspective... Like you know if a 135 floyd fought Loma it would be Floyd potshotting Loma to a boring decision)... Loma has a high enough ring IQ that he might very well be able to clearly outpoint Davis while avoiding Davis's huge left hand (which really his only weapon against Loma ).... No one is gonna go into that fight thinking Davis is going to outpoint Loma.

But maybe Davis will figure Loma out and time and right, who knows.... BUT maybe Loma will prove he has a great chin and we get a war! It's a VERY intriguing match-up.

[dibzvincent143]

Loma isn't going to make the same mistake again with Davis that he made with Lopez. This would be Loma's biggest, most career defining fight. It would be a big PPV. I think it's Loma last chance to really shine and he's not gonna blow it. I think the footwork of Loma would give Davis fits too. Loma is just a better fighter technically than Davis. They both have short reaches too. So it's going to be a close range fight (which makes it so much more fun from a fan perspective... Like you know if a 135 floyd fought Loma it would be Floyd potshotting Loma to a boring decision)... Loma has a high enough ring IQ that he might very well be able to clearly outpoint Davis while avoiding Davis's huge left hand (which really his only weapon against Loma ).... No one is gonna go into that fight thinking Davis is going to outpoint Loma.

But maybe Davis will figure Loma out and time and right, who knows.... BUT maybe Loma will prove he has a great chin and we get a war! It's a VERY intriguing match-up.

I don’t doubt for a second that Loma is technically better than Davis but there are just more factors to it, and let’s not pretend like the difference is night and day between them at this point.

Davis is younger, has way more power at their current weight class and is naturally bigger than Loma, and i think that makes up for whatever gap in technicality Loma has.

I think Davis at whatever weight would still KO the Ryan Garcia that pummelled Haney. While I think that version of Ryan walks Loma. Loma can be hurt (proven by a limited linares) by properly timed counters, and Davis has that in him — at least at what he’s shown so far in his career.

i’m not so sure why people are low on Tank when it comes to his IQ (dude always takes his time before he throws his counters). Must be the general opinion always when it comes to punchers kinda like with Morales vs Inoue fantasy thread the other day, Morales has been automatically viewed the smarter guy between the two because he’s not an onslaughting power puncher.
Hell Algieri will be viewed the smarter fighter over pacquiao had they not fought lol