Do you want to see a Rematch Lopez vs Roger Mtagwa

[(Fowler)]

he had a off night but it was a clear win. I would like to see a rematch. I am a boxing fan but why give a rematch to a person that did not bring anything except a fight?
The guy is the challenger. He did not put any title on the line.

I just dont see how people not you ,but some peope say Lopez is better than Cotto..Cotto is a warrior and a true elite fighter.Lopez not so much he looked 1 dimensional last night imo


Im not trying to flame but when someone out of the blue gives you all you can handle and you escape by an eyelash just give him a rematch

you and I both know you can be ahead for all of a fight but in the 12 round with 10 seconds left get KO'd that was about to happen to lopez if there were 1 more min in that fight. he was clinching when the ref told him to brake he wouldn't let go

[(Fowler)]

I don't care for a rematch because it won't happen. Arum knows that his guy got exposed a bit, they only chose Matagwa in the first place because he has experience and 12 losses on his record. After last night, they saw how dangerous Matagwa was. The score was kind of crap because the way I judged that fight, Lopez was the sure fire favorite with a 92% ko rating and he should have put Matagwa away in a couple of rounds- that's why the betting odds were that the fight would not go past 7 rds.

Matagwa got tagged by shots, sure no denying that. The problem was that the punches did not hurt him and it looks like he has a balance problem anyway so he always looks like he is getting wobbled when he really isn't. Lopez was getting hit constantly with right hooks and straights and his face showed the beating he took at the end of the fight (all swollen with knots on his cheeks and the side of his head). Matagwa had Lopez backpeddling for the first time ever in his career and had him wobbled several times.

Lopez, in my opinion, has been protected by Arum and won't be put in with any against any tough competition like Gamboa, Caballero, Valero or anyone that stands a legit chance of beating him. I personally would like to see a rematch but did not even vote because the rematch will never happen and the greatest fights out there in any division won't happen because Arum is in charge of matchmaking; I don't like him and think he is evil in the flesh like Don King. The man makes me want to laugh every time he opens his crooked mouth. Hell, maybe Lopez deserved to win but the score of the last judge is just the latest in a long line of orchestrated conspiracies to ensure victory for the money making prospect, in this case, Lopez. Honest judging is a thing of the past IMO


"I'm Bob Arum, put some dough in pocket"

great post M

[oc9979]

I just dont see how people not you ,but some peope say Lopez is better than Cotto..Cotto is a warrior and a true elite fighter.Lopez not so much he looked 1 dimensional last night imo


Im not trying to flame but when someone out of the blue gives you all you can handle and you escape by an eyelash just give him a rematch

you and I both know you can be ahead for all of a fight but in the 12 round with 10 seconds left get KO'd that was about to happen to lopez if there were 1 more min in that fight. he was clinching when the ref told him to brake he wouldn't let go

I cant believe people say Juanma is better than Cotto.
Juanma is good but not on Cotto's level. Juanma did not have much defense last night. He was very sloppy in his punches. He thought that Mtagwa was not going to take his punches. Juanma is trying to imitate Tito but Tito box very well. Tito threw his jab always and keep people off. Juanma just went Victor Ortiz and got caught very clean. Juanma has a good chin. It took 4 clean punches to have him hurt.

[mathed]

great post M

Thanks, I don't want to sound like I'm hating on Lopez, well maybe a little bit, lol but too many good fighters are getting shafted. Lopez winning is not really a ripoff he might have deserved it but Matagwa won't be in the ring with him again that's for sure and a lot of fans would love to see them do it again, I know I would. I don't think they are going to step up the comp for Lopez anytime soon because of Arum and his need for more money.

I guess it's just me liking to watch great fights and not really thinking about their investment or the business end of things, shame though.