I give Loma fans a tough time because they tend to overhype the guy but if he at least signs to fight Mikey I’ll give him props.
But Lomachenko himself said he might end up being too small for Garcia “saying he might feel like Rigo against himself against Mikey”
Cool, I'll hold you to that (I know, we already discussed this in another thread)
The Mikey fight has to happen - preferably next but there are other belts out there too so if it waits a fight or so I won't be complaining, it just speaks to how good Loma is that he has to move up AGAIN and face the best guy there.
I think from a fan's point of view - it has to happen next, especially if Mikey can't make 135 anymore and is looking to move up permanently. The Rigo fight was okay on paper, excellent in execution thanks to a technical showcase from Loma, but a fight with Mikey doesn't have the same baggage holding it down (size, weight, age etc.)
I think Garcia vs Linares will happen first. But Mikey is a money guy. He'll go where ever the money is. The money for Loma-Garcia probably isn't enough relative to the status of the fight. He already chose another guy over Linares because of money so I could see it happening again against Lomachenko.
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