Lomachenko is the future p4p king

[dan_cov]

It's disgraceful. Especially when they run their mouths off about wanting to fight him.

If Loma ends up on top at featherweight, he better fight Rigo if the fight is there to be made.

That is annoying as hell. I actually respect Carl Frampton and his team for more or less going on record and saying the guy is too good. I kind of wish more fighters did that instead of leading the fans on and that.
It annoys the hell out of me LSC talking **** claiming he isn't scared, will fight him tomorrow and such until it comes down to it & he is quiet as a mouse.

I think the only one who will fight him is Lomachenko (he probably needs a few fights first) but that is the best opponent and the one we all want to see.

Have we actually ever had two double olympic gold medalists fight?

[dan_cov]

im guessing that's just your opinion, right?) or these champions mentioned that they scared of Rigo?

Everyone of them has gone on paper saying they either aren't ready or have no interest in fighting him. Apart from LSC who constantly calls for the fight, goes quiet and reemerges when Al Haymon serves him up a totally rubbish opponent.

Barry McGuigan said hes too good then went onto say he isn't a draw and the risks outshine the reward.

Jhonny Gonzalez isn't interested

http://www.boxingscene.com/jhonny-gonzalez-wants-donaire-walters-not-rigondeaux--83183

***8220;I have a great deal of respect for Rigondeaux,***8221; said Lomachenko. ***8220;But I need a few more fights before I'm ready for him.***8221;

Scott Quigg has started expressing interest but says he wants to fight LSC & Frampton first in 2015. Then again talk is cheap and none of those fights even look likely.

[Ogecca MaMa]

Everyone of them has gone on paper saying they either aren't ready or have no interest in fighting him. Apart from LSC who constantly calls for the fight, goes quiet and reemerges when Al Haymon serves him up a totally rubbish opponent.

Barry McGuigan said hes too good then went onto say he isn't a draw and the risks outshine the reward.

Jhonny Gonzalez isn't interested

http://www.boxingscene.com/jhonny-gonzalez-wants-donaire-walters-not-rigondeaux--83183

***8220;I have a great deal of respect for Rigondeaux,***8221; said Lomachenko. ***8220;But I need a few more fights before I'm ready for him.***8221;

Scott Quigg has started expressing interest but says he wants to fight LSC & Frampton first in 2015. Then again talk is cheap and none of those fights even look likely.

so its Al HAymon, not LSC. he aint scared of Rigo. same with Vasya, give it some time and we'll see some decent fights. to me Vasya looks way more effective in the ring within his 4 fights, compare to Rigo. give him 3 more fights and he will be ready for Rigo. esp with the way Vasya fights 3-4 times a year, I'm sure it won't be a long wait for Rigo, since he barely fights twice a year

[torosboxing75]

I love Rigo but I think Lama stops him IMO. One of my favorite fighters to watch now.

[bojangles1987]

That is annoying as hell. I actually respect Carl Frampton and his team for more or less going on record and saying the guy is too good. I kind of wish more fighters did that instead of leading the fans on and that.
It annoys the hell out of me LSC talking **** claiming he isn't scared, will fight him tomorrow and such until it comes down to it & he is quiet as a mouse.

I think the only one who will fight him is Lomachenko (he probably needs a few fights first) but that is the best opponent and the one we all want to see.

Have we actually ever had two double olympic gold medalists fight?

I'm a huge Santa Cruz fan, but he's on the verge of losing me after this pathetic year he just had. It's past time for him to step up.

[lefthook2daliva]

could be...could be rigo as well. might be crawford. might be ggg or kovalev...maybe it's not such a bad time to be a boxing fan.

[SkillspayBills]

Even though you are a racist **** I have to agree with the premise of the thread. From the moment Loma stepped into a professional ring he was p4p level. He has all the tools to beat everyone in and around his weight class but that's just it, his actual weightclass will hold him back. He can reach top 3 though.

[arraamis]

Judging from the posts -- Expectations here, are pretty lofty for Lomachenko having only four Pro fights under his belt.

I think Lomachenko has a solid boxing foundation and a pretty good skill-set, but I'm not ready to crown an untested prospect. He has a long, hard road ahead of him where he'll eventually face some pretty stiff competition.

I'll re-visit when he's 15 - ? .... Until then, no need to pedestal the dude.

[2shameless]

Maybe if he'd turned pro after the first gold medal. Started at maybe Bantamweight. Be in his 3rd weight class about now. As it stands he would have to beat Rigondeaux and Walters without losing in the meantime to be in contention.

[garfios]

i'd wager even rigondeaux in his second fight would have a tough time with salido, probabley lose also


infact, we hype rigondeaux so much, but all he's beaten is donaire, which everyone admits has trouble with counter-punchers and looks terrible vs anyone who doesn't give him something to counter, and rigo is the strictest counter-puncher i've ever seen(see agbeko fight)

everyone just expected the first time that donair touched him he'd be out, he touched him, but he only touched down

we've yet to see rigondeaux under consistent pressure

you realize that lomachenko has 6 pro fights before fighting as a "professional", right?