Who can Lomachenko fight on November 7?

[SkillspayBills]

Should fight Mikey Garcia

I would have absolutely loved this bout but when Mikey comes back he is fighting at 140 I believe.

[M Bison]

It likely wont be any of the big star attraction names, I will put a guess on it being Gradovich but in an ideal world we'd get to see a fight with Gary Russel Jr again fingers crossed.

[Hougigo]

So pretty soon there will be announcement on who Lomachenko will fight on November 7 as the co-feature of the Bradley-Rios fight. More than likely, when the opponent is announced, posters here are going to complain that he is fighting a bum. But on Dan Rafael's espn chat today, he mentioned that top rank has been trying to get Lomachenko a good opponent but everyone keeps turning him down....and besides that, the other titleholders at 126 are with Haymon. Unfortunately, it also looks like Rigo doesn't want the fight either.

So my question is, who can Loma fight that will be an acceptable guy and not a waste of an hbo co-feature? Be creative if you want, but it will have to be someone at 126 and not with Haymon.

I don't care, at one point Arum had Donaire with a belt, Walters, and Evgendy.... just cuz they have a belt doesn't mean he would've made the fight anyways.

[RetroSpeed05]

Well, Vetyeka, Selby, Russell, Cuellar, Santa Cruz, and Mares are with Haymon. Valdez and Magdaleno, top two WBO contenders, are nowhere near ready. Walters is moving up to 130 lbs. It wouldn't be a massive shock if they matched him up with the #4 WBO contender, that Matias C. Adrian Rueda guy from Argentina. He's 23-0 (20 KOs) but his only even somewhat noteworthy opponent is Walter Estrada. If it counts for anything, in the past 24 hours, Caribe has gone a bit off the deep end in calling out Lomachenko. As in:

@vasyllomachenko Cuanto quieres ponte de acuerdo con @BobArum y @RigoElChacal305 Esta listo nosotros te ofrecemos 1,500,000 a lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@trboxing the real Fight Rigondeaux va lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko Rigondeaux repect lomachenko lets Go real money lets go

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@HBOboxing The real fight Is Rigondeaux vs lomachenko This Is historic fight lets Go

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@BobArum Rigondeaux vs lomachenko tris is historic fight

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

@MannyPacquiaoTR Manny Support the real fight this Is Rigondeaux vs lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

@trboxeo Rigondeaux vs lomachenko no busquen mas esa es la pelea que el publico quiere ver

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

Rigondeaux has also gone a little overboard lately:

@vasyllomachenko Mi promotor te ofrece $1,500.000 pa q aceptes la pelea ponte d acuerdo con Arum y peliamos no hables tanto yo te pago a ti

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko Parece que Arum no sabe lo grande que es tu pelea y la mía ofreciendo sifras ridiculas

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko te ofrezco peliar y un dinero justo que te parece vamos a hacer historia el boxeo lo necesita

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

My understanding is that Rigondeaux is basically saying, "I'm offering you the fight for fair money. We have to do it for history. Arum is offering ridiculous money. My promoter offers you 1.5 million. Talk to Arum and make the fight."
I'd personally love to see them fight. However, if Rigondeaux signs with Haymon, that kills the fight. Of course, Rigondeaux could move up in weight and since he holds the WBO title, that force Lomachenko to fight him. Like when Garcia got a shot at Martinez when he moved up to 130. I think that would make Rigondeaux Lomachenko's mandatory. But really, all that needs to be said is...

This is the fight to make, hopefully it gets done, but knowing Arum he would want all control. Wonder what Arum offered originally?

[HI-TECH Boxing]

Well, Vetyeka, Selby, Russell, Cuellar, Santa Cruz, and Mares are with Haymon. Valdez and Magdaleno, top two WBO contenders, are nowhere near ready. Walters is moving up to 130 lbs. It wouldn't be a massive shock if they matched him up with the #4 WBO contender, that Matias C. Adrian Rueda guy from Argentina. He's 23-0 (20 KOs) but his only even somewhat noteworthy opponent is Walter Estrada. If it counts for anything, in the past 24 hours, Caribe has gone a bit off the deep end in calling out Lomachenko. As in:

@vasyllomachenko Cuanto quieres ponte de acuerdo con @BobArum y @RigoElChacal305 Esta listo nosotros te ofrecemos 1,500,000 a lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@trboxing the real Fight Rigondeaux va lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko Rigondeaux repect lomachenko lets Go real money lets go

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@HBOboxing The real fight Is Rigondeaux vs lomachenko This Is historic fight lets Go

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 10, 2015

@BobArum Rigondeaux vs lomachenko tris is historic fight

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

@MannyPacquiaoTR Manny Support the real fight this Is Rigondeaux vs lomachenko

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

@trboxeo Rigondeaux vs lomachenko no busquen mas esa es la pelea que el publico quiere ver

— Caribe Promotion (@promotioncaribe) September 11, 2015

Rigondeaux has also gone a little overboard lately:

@vasyllomachenko Mi promotor te ofrece $1,500.000 pa q aceptes la pelea ponte d acuerdo con Arum y peliamos no hables tanto yo te pago a ti

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko Parece que Arum no sabe lo grande que es tu pelea y la mía ofreciendo sifras ridiculas

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

@vasyllomachenko te ofrezco peliar y un dinero justo que te parece vamos a hacer historia el boxeo lo necesita

— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) September 10, 2015

My understanding is that Rigondeaux is basically saying, "I'm offering you the fight for fair money. We have to do it for history. Arum is offering ridiculous money. My promoter offers you 1.5 million. Talk to Arum and make the fight."
I'd personally love to see them fight. However, if Rigondeaux signs with Haymon, that kills the fight. Of course, Rigondeaux could move up in weight and since he holds the WBO title, that force Lomachenko to fight him. Like when Garcia got a shot at Martinez when he moved up to 130. I think that would make Rigondeaux Lomachenko's mandatory. But really, all that needs to be said is...

There goes Rigo and team talking **** again.
It's funny last time they said they were going to offer Loma the money to fight him.
But then Rigo said that Arum didn't give him a good deal. I thought Rigo was going to offer the money?
Now they're doing the same thing, Caribe is supposedly going to offer Loma the money.

[Pigeons]

Lomachenko is a talent, but he's gonna be held back by HBO. HBO boxing is on life preserve. They charge you $50 for mismatches these days.

[Scipio2009]

So pretty soon there will be announcement on who Lomachenko will fight on November 7 as the co-feature of the Bradley-Rios fight. More than likely, when the opponent is announced, posters here are going to complain that he is fighting a bum. But on Dan Rafael's espn chat today, he mentioned that top rank has been trying to get Lomachenko a good opponent but everyone keeps turning him down....and besides that, the other titleholders at 126 are with Haymon. Unfortunately, it also looks like Rigo doesn't want the fight either.

So my question is, who can Loma fight that will be an acceptable guy and not a waste of an hbo co-feature? Be creative if you want, but it will have to be someone at 126 and not with Haymon.

Eric Hunter (21-3); affiliated with Golden Boy Promotions, never been stopped, only actual loss on his record was by a 1-point split decision (other two losses were by DQ for sloppy fighting), career featherweight, "Philly fighter".

Doubt that Arum makes that call, ever.

Rigondeaux is a 34-year old bantamweight, fighting out of his division off of sheer talent; there's no way in hell that any handler, with Rigondeaux's interest at heart, is going to put him in against a fighter who cuts down to two divisions above where Rigondeaux should be, physically, fighting and then let that fighter rehydrate up another ten pounds from the weight.

[Eastcoast]

Eric Hunter (21-3); affiliated with Golden Boy Promotions, never been stopped, only actual loss on his record was by a 1-point split decision (other two losses were by DQ for sloppy fighting), career featherweight, "Philly fighter".

Doubt that Arum makes that call, ever.

Rigondeaux is a 34-year old bantamweight, fighting out of his division off of sheer talent; there's no way in hell that any handler, with Rigondeaux's interest at heart, is going to put him in against a fighter who cuts down to two divisions above where Rigondeaux should be, physically, fighting and then let that fighter rehydrate up another ten pounds from the weight.

Ah, Hunter is with GB. If they can't get Rigo, and don't want to move up for Walters, then Hunter is the best fight to be made.

[M Bison]

Lomachenko is a talent, but he's gonna be held back by HBO. HBO boxing is on life preserve. They charge you $50 for mismatches these days.

Superman is gonna destroy your boy.

[2shameless]

I see no evidence that Rigo, who was 128 in the ring against Marroquin 3 years ago, can still comfortably make 118. That seems to be the current excuse for why he can't fight Loma, which is a shame. Hopefully Loma can get someone who can really push him. A Salido minus the 100 low blows, if you will.