Will Vasyl Lomachenko receive fair officiating in California?

[Hook-Right]

For SlimShandy:

So if Loma wins 2-3 rounds, you'll be crying robbery right? That seems to be your agenda when a European fights an American. Be honest, are you capable of admitting it if GRJ wins?

[sicko]

Well Home Cooking is WORLD WIDE

Nobody really watches or cares about the horrible decision in Germany for guys like Sturm for years, Marco Huck allowed to do what ever he want with his dirt tactics just to name a few

Some of you are funny, you don't call out when it happens in your backyard, in fact you ignore it especially when YOUR FIGHTER WINS but when it happens to YOUR FIGHTER all of a sudden you want to be treated FAIRLY?

Not to forget all the Robberies and strange score in the Olympics and Amateurs against the US...but yet some people want to be treated fairly here? YEAH...GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!

That being said, if Lomachenko wins he wins, I don't think anybody is going to "MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T WIN"

[The Hammer]

The two worst referees in the USA are Laurence Cole and Jack Reiss.

Lomachenko wasn't treated fairly by Cole, and I'm sure he won't be by Jack Reiss.

Against Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward hit off the break, hit while holding and got Kessler with illegal deliberate head butts while referee Jack Reiss looked on and smirked! And Reiss was repeatedly admonishing Kessler for nothing, to confuse him.

Al Bernstein: "Let's be honest here, Ward came in like a billy goat"

[B-Bomber]

Salido wasn't being as dirty as Maidana vs Floyd , Wlad vs Povketin or Garcia vs Matthysse (in which case both fighters were rather dirty, with an edge for Danny).

Russel Jr isn't a physical fighter and Lomachenko is not the "B-side" here, he has been handed a title fight after his debut and in spite of his loss here he is, fighting for a belt with a 1-1 record.

In spite of that, Loma has potential, why making excuses now? they still have to fight.

[BostonGuy]

Too pessimistic, the fight will be decided by the combatants

[Weltschmerz]

Yeah, you have a point if Reiss is reffing. He allows dirty tactics a lot from what I know.

[The Big Dunn]

The two worst referees in the USA are Laurence Cole and Jack Reiss.

Lomachenko wasn't treated fairly by Cole, and I'm sure he won't be by Jack Reiss.

Against Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward hit off the break, hit while holding and got Kessler with illegal deliberate head butts while referee Jack Reiss looked on and smirked! And Reiss was repeatedly admonishing Kessler for nothing, to confuse him.

Al Bernstein: "Let's be honest here, Ward came in like a billy goat"

Is it fair for another poster to speculate that reiss may favor loma over Russell because they have the same pigmentation? Or are we only allowed to speculate based on nationalism?

If loma loses its most likely because Russell is the better pro fighter. If loma wins it's likely because he's the better pro.

Come on tunney nationalistic bait threads is so 2011.

[C-SHO]

I believe Salido was giving Lomachenko low blows in retaliation for the excessive holding. The question is will Lomachenko hold on for dear life.If he fights fair i dont see this turning into a dirty fight. How can people support Lommachenko after trying to hold his way to a belt?

[Hook-Right]

Of course not.

I guarantee if Loma wins only 2-3 rounds, 1/2 of NSB will have their pre-written "ROBBERY!" posts ready to go.

Russell is not signed to Golden Boy, and Oscar is kissing Top Rank's ass. Who's to say Russell doesn't get shafted on the cards?

[VG_Addict]

I like how Freedom talks **** about black fighters, when his hero, Wlad Klitschko, is/was trained by a black man.