Comments Thread For: Gary Russell The Mandatory Challenger To Orlando Salido

[Godsfly]

LOL I wonder who Russell would rather face, Salido or Lomachenko?

if he beats salido in dominant fashion he steam rolls Lomachenko.............

[campbei]

Guess who's crashing the Lomachenko party?!?! The chess game continues with GBP, TR, HBO, and SHO; don't 4get to throw in Al Haymon and TMT!!!!

[bojangles1987]

LOL.

They should have Russell and Lomachenko fight for the undeserved shot at Salido.

[deanrw]

Guess who's crashing the Lomachenko party?!?! The chess game continues with GBP, TR, HBO, and SHO; don't 4get to throw in Al Haymon and TMT!!!!

Not Necessarily. This will have no bearing on the upcoming fight. That fight is signed and sealed. It will mean the winner will have to fight Russell in the next fight

[Godsfly]

Not Necessarily. This will have no bearing on the upcoming fight. That fight is signed and sealed. It will mean the winner will have to fight Russell in the next fight

it is? i didn't know that it was actually signed.............link?

[campbei]

When you fight a bunch of no names and TBA's, fighting a two time world champion who has been in there with the best and is relentless with power in both hands and a solid chin, yes I think you can consider it a step up. Salido by KO.

With healthy hands Russell wins this easy. Cruz had no pop in his punches and we saw what Garcia was doing with Salido. Russell will box circles around him and may KO him. More than likely we won't see this fight happen because of current boxing politics, so no need to even waste our times discussing it any way.

[lopez36]

doubt salido will still be champ by the time the have to face each other,i think he's moving up to 130,he said he was already moving up but stayed for this one fight against cruz because it was a chance to win the belt,

[deanrw]

it is? i didn't know that it was actually signed.............link?

Well Signed and sealed in a "Let's Do It" kinda deal. The rest is a formality. They have even had their first face off. Top rank announced the fight for January 25th. The WBO is all over Lomachenko, giving him one of their minor belts in his first pro fight.

[v2k987]

Sounds like Russell's team was embarrassed about the progress of Lomachenko.

[Mikhnienko]

Well Signed and sealed in a "Let's Do It" kinda deal. The rest is a formality. They have even had their first face off. Top rank announced the fight for January 25th. The WBO is all over Lomachenko, giving him one of their minor belts in his first pro fight.

It says he has to face Russell within 180 days, 6 months. Salido vs Lomachenko is supposed to be Jan 25th in about 3 months so he'll probably get the winner.