Comments Thread For: Lomachenko: Pacquiao Fight Would All Depend on The Weight

[Raonic]

Have Manny fight Crawford at 140 and Lomachenko moves up to 135 against 1 of the champions (against Linares/Mikey/Easter/Flanagan/Zlaticanin/whoever a champ is at 135) in the 1st half of 2017. Then they are away by only 5 pounds at that point. Maybe they can make it at 139 or 138.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Its not forcing! Its called opportunity! That's what a promoter is suppose to do. This is why Arum is the best at promoting & developing stars. Pac & Roach has been saying for years "Manny is a natural 140 lbs", "Manny can make 140 easy". Its not a bad match-up. How would you like it if Arum went the PBC route & put his best fighters against cab drivers all the time?

I didn't like Brook going up two weight classes to fight GGG and I don't like Loma going up two weight classes to fight Pac. There are plenty of good fights for Loma at 130 and 135 when he moves up. This is uneccesary. I'm tired of these video game fights. I want to see fighters fighting at their optimal weight.

[pdple]

double standard

lmao, is this the same guy who called out Rigondeaux, who is even a small 122 who doesnt cut weight??? funny who things turn around.

[cameltoe]

I kinda agree with this. Far better we're talking about this fight than Broner or some other stiff. Pac's opponents recently haven't been great and do we really want another Bradley fight?

Crawford will only happen if it's a dead cert Crawford wins. This is Bob's next cash cow, no way he will offer him up to Pacquiao until he's about to start dribbling. Pac still too dangerous at this point.

Personally I'd love to see Pacquiao take Canelo's soul at JMW but maybe it's a stretch too far for Pac at this stage in his career. Pac from 5 years ago would have killed Canelo.

I don't want to see Pac vs Mayweather again. They ****ed that up by not fighting earlier. It could have been a great trilogy between them, instead we got old-ass Mayweather shoulder roll his way to another decision. Even if Manny caught fire again beating Mayweather would only benefit taking his 0 from him, it wouldn't prove much against a 40 year old fighter who retired and hasn't legitimately knocked out a fighter since 2007.

[feroth]

lmao, is this the same guy who called out Rigondeaux, who is even a small 122 who doesnt cut weight??? funny who things turn around.

HOW is that the same thing?? lmao Loma barely cuts weight for 130, and he fights mostly at 126 and called at Rigo at 122...thats 4 ****ing pounds, Manny fights at 147....can u do math?

[Strategic1]

Lomachenko walks around at 138. Pac walks around at 140. Pac is pretty much 38. Loma is 28.

Loma is about 5'7. Pac is around 5'6. Loma' reach is 65 inches. Pac' reach is 67 inches.

Similar size. Pac is a rare breed who gains weight for fights.

Can't expect Loma to do the same. But I do expect Loma to transition to lightweight at some point.

[Strategic1]

HOW is that the same thing?? lmao Loma barely cuts weight for 130, and he fights mostly at 126 and called at Rigo at 122...thats 4 ****ing pounds, Manny fights at 147....can u do math?

Loma walks around at 138. He said it himself in a recent interview.

[Illmatic94]

whatever the weight they agree to, the loser will complain about it afterwards..no interest in this.

[DannYankee]

lmao, is this the same guy who called out Rigondeaux, who is even a small 122 who doesnt cut weight??? funny who things turn around.

I was looking for this post cause I knew someone else would have thought it in two pages the hypocrisy is real. But lets be honest here neither prospective fight is real he baits you into saying what you said and creating discussion and hype Arum is a master at creating drama out of nothing he has 0 intention of matching Pac vs Lomachenko ever you can quote me on that forever.

[BennyST]

This is literally nothing more than drumming up media/fan attention for Loma. He's never fighting Pac. Ever. Just absurd for to even consider it.

It's 100% promoter BS.