Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Says He is Targeting a Lomachenko Showdown

[MisanthropicNY]

Pacquiao is way past his prime now and should be fighting Khan - not Loma. But In-house Bob wants to stage another in-house tournament.

[The Big Dunn]

maybe this speak to the uncertainty that ppl have in loma...this will be his 2nd 38 year old opponent in a row that hasnt won a fight in a year....and they'll both be weight manipulation fights....AND ppl that take this path tend to get exposed...

Interesting post. This is a strong comment. I wonder how the diehard Loma fans will take this?

[Bronx2245]

December 12, 2017:

Yes, it’s true the Pac Man has recently campaigned at welterweight and Lomachenko is a full three divisions south at 130. But upon closer inspection, the dimensions and career arcs do make some sense...

Lomachenko would stand a half-inch taller in a press conference staring contest while conceding the same narrow difference in reach, and a successful match with a certified pay-per-view stalwart would go a lot further toward putting the Ukrainian over with casual fans – and tilling the ground for even bigger shows – than middling unification duels at 130 with the anonymous likes of Miguel Berchelt or Alberto Machado, or even a summit at 135 with Garcia.

Toward that latter end, it’d be a whole lot safer, too.

http://www.boxingscene.com/lomachenk...lities--123345

[FeFist]

I wouldn't be surprised if Loma stopped Pacquiao. Old, inactive and drained.

[yoshik]

I'd pick the Pacman if they fight at 147. Pac should never be required to make 140, let alone 135.

It's silly we are even talking about it. You tell me that ass hat Arum can manipulate his fighters to Morph like Autobots to become anything he wants them to be? RIDICULOUS.

[yoshik]

Interesting post. This is a strong comment. I wonder how the diehard Loma fans will take this?

As the complete bull **** that it is of course. Some moron Loma hater already claimed he does PEDs. Thats one way of telling who is a ****** and who is a fan of boxing.

[The Big Dunn]

As the complete bull **** that it is of course. Some moron Loma hater already claimed he does PEDs. Thats one way of telling who is a ****** and who is a fan of boxing.

Obviously, the PED comment is ******ed. This isn't.

You can argue Arum is going to make the fight to boost Loma's profile which makes sense. While I think Loma is the best at LW, others think its Berchelt.

Hopefully, the fight gets made. If it doesn't, I think its fair to discuss why.

[yoshik]

maybe this speak to the uncertainty that ppl have in loma...this will be his 2nd 38 year old opponent in a row that hasnt won a fight in a year....and they'll both be weight manipulation fights....AND ppl that take this path tend to get exposed...

Looking for any reason to bash on Loma? Like it's his decision. It's funny how personal people get when they hate a fighter....kinda sounds like a ********...you know...no intelligence just insults.

[yoshik]

Lol. Catchweight king strikes again. 48ers still rather watch the fraud Fight smaller guys than guys in his own weight class. The. Only 147 pounder who doesn't. Fight 147 pounders lmao. **** 48 and **** the 48ers.

What? Uh....the "catch weight king" is Canelo. I think you must have commented on a different article.

[yoshik]

Pacquiao is washed up and has always struggled with mobile targets. He will quit on his stool like Dela Hoya

LOL! Hate Pac very much?