Comments Thread For: Mayweather: No Rush To Make Davis-Lomachenko Unification

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Salido beat Loma in his dotage. Loma picked him, he thought Salido was easy.with 12 losses and Salido beat him, Tank will anihilate him. Floyd knows if Tank beats Loma now, there won't be any bait for a big fight. Let Tank build his brand, then KO that tip toe ballarina.

Loma fought a dirty Salido who had a weight advantage over him and still almost won the fight so that really doesn't take anything away from him. In fact, that still shows how great he is as a fighter. Plus, let's not forget that months later, he completely schooled Gary Russell Jr., who was undefeated at the time.

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

Salido beat Loma in his dotage. Loma picked him, he thought Salido was easy.with 12 losses and Salido beat him, Tank will anihilate him. Floyd knows if Tank beats Loma now, there won't be any bait for a big fight. Let Tank build his brand, then KO that tip toe ballarina.

Tank will anihilate Loma - Lol hilarious!! Floyd knows Loma ruins Tank or he would be calling Loma out himself... Not using words like "No rush" and "baby steps".. IE we R going to avoid Loma.

[Sledgeweather17]

So basically, it's like what I said; Floyd knows that Tank isn't ready for Lomachenko. It really has nothing to do with age because he just fought those two other guys, it has nothing to do with "baby steps" because he's already a champ. In the end, Tank is just simply not ready for Lomachenko yet and that's why Floyd doesn't want the fight but he'll also never admit it either.

It has everything to do with age, just not his opponent's age but his own age. The reason he is not ready for Lomo is because he is still YOUNG and DEVELOPING, if Tank was in his prime then he would be ready for Lomo.

It's not about Lomo's age but about Tank's age.

[Sledgeweather17]

call me old fashioned but hes technically world champion and in my eyes that means he should be fighting anyone and everyone. just cause hes young doesnt mean he should have to protect that '0' at all costs. canelo lost when he was young and he seems to be doing okay now.

Canelo had over 40 pro fights under his belt, Davis has less than twenty.

Canelo was picking on a smaller old man, Davis would be taking on a prime fighter who is the same size.

[Floyd is TBE]

How anyone can dislike Loma is beyond me.

Because I judge a man by his actions, not his words. He calls out Pac and Garcia but then he fights washed up journeymen and soft title holders. His next fight is going to be against Salido. Is Salido "the best"?

[Sledgeweather17]

Strange times...

You have Wilder who grabbed a belt and wasn't ready for any "Top Fighters", and now you have Tank who snatches a belt yet he is not ready for Loma.

Maybe all these sanctioning bodies need to stop giving rankings to guys who won't be ready to fight the best once they get a belt?

In my view, once you are champ, you fight the best. If you need to keep developing a fighter, don't have him fight for a belt.

That's why I gotta give it up to Joshua, his team put him in a dangerous fight to prove his worth and guess what, he came out on top.

If Tank is champ and Loma stays at 130 they need to make that fight happen. I think at this point there is no shame in loosing to Loma.

Oh and f7ck the zero......Let fighters fight.

Why people always tryna blame the belt organisations? The belt orgs have an eliminator/mandatory system to make sure that champs fight good competition. It's not the wbc's fault that Povetkin ducked twice and then tested positive.

It's not the wbc's fault Fury chose to fight old man Wlad instead of Wilder, or that Parker tryna duck a unification with Wilder, who has been calling him out since he became champ.

From what I understand, Tank just fought two highly rated, undefeated fighters, one for the title and one as a mandatory defense. Clearly he's taking care of business.

If Loma really wants the kid why not try to become his mandatory, see if Davis will vacate. Spence did the same and now he gettin Brook, Porter did the same and now he getting that Thurman rematch.

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

It has everything to do with age, just not his opponent's age but his own age. The reason he is not ready for Lomo is because he is still YOUNG and DEVELOPING, if Tank was in his prime then he would be ready for Lomo.

It's not about Lomo's age but about Tank's age.

Once again, where was this with his last two opponents, especially when one of them was a champion? That's because age doesn't really matter. It's just the skill gap, which is very wide between Tank and Loma. If age mattered that much, Floyd would have never had Tank fight for a title this early.

Development is a different story and that's the only REAL reason for why Floyd is in no rush for this fight. Tank needs to develop his skills some more before he fights Loma and that could be as early as next year (not saying it will but a fighter can develop a lot during that time). That's the only legit reason for this fight not happening yet, not the age.

[Beercules]

Because I judge a man by his actions, not his words. He calls out Pac and Garcia but then he fights washed up journeymen and soft title holders. His next fight is going to be against Salido. Is Salido "the best"?

Only guy who beat him as a pro in a controversial decsion.


What's the problem?

[b Murphington]

Once again, where was this with his last two opponents, especially when one of them was a champion? That's because age doesn't really matter. It's just the skill gap, which is very wide between Tank and Loma. If age mattered that much, Floyd would have never had Tank fight for a title this early.

Development is a different story and that's the only REAL reason for why Floyd is in no rush for this fight. Tank needs to develop his skills some more before he fights Loma and that could be as early as next year (not saying it will but a fighter can develop a lot during that time). That's the only legit reason for this fight not happening yet, not the age.

I agree with this assessment. We've seen plenty of older fighters beat younger fighters. Age has very little to do with this. This is all about skill.

Also, consider this. Let's say that Tank and Loma fight later this year. Tank is nowhere near ready for Loma. The fight would suck and would be uneventful. No one would remember it. Just another Loma opponent and a highlight reel for Loma.

Now consider letting Davis having 4 or 5 more fights to gain experience. Now he's a better boxer. Now the Loma - Davis fight is more competitive, more entertaining. It makes more sense to have Davis gain experience first so that the fight is competitive.

It's like throwing your fighter to the lions, and putting your fighter in a tough, challenging fight.

[Floyd is TBE]

Only guy who beat him as a pro in a controversial decsion.


What's the problem?

He's lost 3 out of his last 4, majority of those fights being brutal wars. Salido is damaged goods, he's washed up, shop worn. If Loma really cared about avenging his only loss a pro why not have an immediate rematch? Why wait until Salido has lost 3 out of 4?