Comments Thread For: With Vasiliy Lomachenko reportedly plotting comeback, Raymond Muratalla heads for August 8 defense

[richardt]

"To many he beat Haney"... unfortunately for you the JUDGES were not part of the "many" ... Rigo (Cuban) Walters (Jamaican) = ME NO BLACKA!!! hahahaha

With over 400 fights in his entire career he fought countless nationalities and colors and probably even a Cambodian Mexican with Japanese decent living in China at that rate.

[richardt]

Cannot see the advantage for him coming back to fight. He was still really good 2 years ago, but his main advantages of movement and hitting in bunches from angles were not as sharp even then. I am sure it is useless to hope, but I hope cooler heads prevail and Loma stays inactive.

Muratalla, on the other hand, has a nice upside. I am interested in his next set of decisions.

Muratalla really shined in his last fight, more than even I thought he would. He was the epitome of a boxer-puncher, sharper than I had seen him ever. He could be the dominant force at 135. I want to see him, Schofield, and Mason tie up and go at it. Corey Marksman and William Zepeda could blend in as well from the outside looking in. Then you have Magsayo and Bahdi and Cruz out there. And the die-hard chin-checkers Sam Noakes and Rene Tellez Giron as well.

[b Murphington]

Loma still good, but he’s been slipping for several years before he retired.

He’s done at the top level. I think his skills would prevent him from getting beat up or KOed, but he convincingly loses to most guys at the top level.

Maybe if the division absolutely tanks and there’s no competition, but I think right now he done.

[b Murphington]

Muratalla really shined in his last fight, more than even I thought he would. He was the epitome of a boxer-puncher, sharper than I had seen him ever. He could be the dominant force at 135. I want to see him, Schofield, and Mason tie up and go at it. Corey Marksman and William Zepeda could blend in as well from the outside looking in. Then you have Magsayo and Bahdi and Cruz out there. And the die-hard chin-checkers Sam Noakes and Rene Tellez Giron as well.

Sam Noakes looked real good against Abdullah even though he lost

[RockyKO]

I hope he fights Albert Bell since Bell needs a big name on his resume. Loma is good enough where it would be interesting yet slowing down enough where Bell has a chance.