Comments Thread For: De La Hoya To Arum: Call Me, To Make Lomachenko vs. Linares

[Tha Kid]

You seem to forget that Jorge Linares unification with Anthony 'Million Dollar' Crolla was HUGE in the UK, it was so big that Showtime picked up the fight in the U.S ; when was the last time Lomachenko had his overseas fight picked up as a mainevent on a premium network?

Vasyl Lomochenko is beating on midgets in theaters and Bingo Halls, these guys not only suck but don't have any heart ; and like I said to make things worse two weights below jr. lightweight, in reality hes picking on guys three weight divisions beneath him because Lomochenko is really a lightweight -- this chicken is trying to pick a fight with TMT Tank Davis and the rest of the jr. lightweights, trying to derail a young mans career because his old ass desperately wants to earn what Tank is making with TMT.

Cherry picking smaller men to trick casuals that hes something special. You would think he would of stopped draining himself after Salidoe whooped his ass, but hes set in his ways. The only good thing I can say about Vasyl right about now is that hes starting to see that these promoters know hes a weight bully and hes about to start fighting where he belongs.

I agree with 100% of what you said. Loma is another over-hyped Bob Arum creation that got beat by a journeyman in Salido. Then you want to pick on a guy that is 2 weight classes below. Fight some real fights dude. How the hell are you even in the same breath ass Floyd or other all time greats and your record is 10-1. GTFOH Lmao!!! They stay trying to make a "white boy" something special. Nope hahaha

[Mammoth]

They really should try to make this fight

[Tha Kid]

Hes either trolling or is desperately grasping at straws trying to discredit loma, either way its not even worth responding to ignorant posts like that. He said Loma is a weight bully and is really a 135 lber lol how can that be when puts on less than 10 lbs after weight in and looks small-average size for 130. Also the other dude said Lomas record is nothing special, nobody has ever accomplished what Loma has in 11 fights. In only 11 fights he is at the top of credible p4p lists so they have to be trolling

Loma is overrated. Yeah I said it LOL. He just beat up Rigo who looked like his son in the ring and got beat by Salido? And this dude is supposed to be that guy? Get the f*uck out of here. He won 2 gold medals. Ok but the question that needs to be asked is why did he take so long turning pro? Why was it necessary to go for a 2nd gold medal. Now he is fighter smaller and old guys. Now he wants to call out Tank who is 22 years old. Dude please....fight some real fighters. Overrated "great white hope" Lmao!!

[1hourRun]

Showtime picked it up because they were trying to set up Linares vs Garcia. They even brought Mikey in the studio for that fight. Before then Linares had never fought on America TV. The only reason he's getting televised HBO fights now is because Arum left HBO

I think you need to check your facts MCC, Jorge Linares was being groomed to be a star when he lost to Antonio Demarco on PPV, HBO replayed the fight on B.A.D -- I was around these forums, there was a lot of buzz around him since he was already a two weight champion.

You have always had a poor opinion of Jorge Linares, I can not believe that you find it so hard that the #1. unified lightweight champion of the world would of earned the respect and obviously the interest of premium networks.

[1hourRun]

Loma is overrated. Yeah I said it LOL. He just beat up Rigo who looked like his son in the ring and got beat by Salido? And this dude is supposed to be that guy? Get the f*uck out of here. He won 2 gold medals. Ok but the question that needs to be asked is why did he take so long turning pro? Why was it necessary to go for a 2nd gold medal. Now he is fighter smaller and old guys. Now he wants to call out Tank who is 22 years old. Dude please....fight some real fighters. Overrated "great white hope" Lmao!!

We are just too seasoned to fall for it Kid.

[Motorcity Cobra]

I think you need to check your facts MCC, Jorge Linares was being groomed to be a star when he lost to Antonio Demarco on PPV, HBO replayed the fight on B.A.D -- I was around these forums, there was a lot of buzz around him since he was already a two weight champion.

You have always had a poor opinion of Jorge Linares, I can not believe that you find it so hard that the #1. unified lightweight champion of the world would of earned the respect and obviously the interest of premium networks.

A replay of a PPV isn't HBO paying broadcast his fights. Before Showtime paid to broadcast his fight when has another network paid to broadcast a Linares fight in the US?

He's not the A-side against Lomachenko. Accomplishments don't make you the A-side. Ratings & ticket sales makes you the A-side. Loma may not be a big star but he's more known than Linares by a mile. Linares & Matthysse attendance last Saturday was horrible

[chrisJS]

Loma is overrated. Yeah I said it LOL. He just beat up Rigo who looked like his son in the ring and got beat by Salido? And this dude is supposed to be that guy? Get the f*uck out of here. He won 2 gold medals. Ok but the question that needs to be asked is why did he take so long turning pro? Why was it necessary to go for a 2nd gold medal. Now he is fighter smaller and old guys. Now he wants to call out Tank who is 22 years old. Dude please....fight some real fighters. Overrated "great white hope" Lmao!!

So, you criticize him for fighting older guys and then you criticize him for wanting to fight a younger guy. So what's he supposed to do fight someone with the exact same birthday?

Your a racist/xenophobic bigot that needs to put a color on things and has a clear agenda. Can't fight someone older, can't fight someone younger. SMH

You most likely picked Rigo as did all you racists/xenophobes, just as you picked the equal sized not old or not young Walters and also the equal sized similar age (I think a few months apart) Russell.

[filup79]

Oscar will want a 50/50 split for Linares just like he wanted for Mikey. Arum in no way is going to be giving Linares a 50/50 split.

[1hourRun]

A replay of a PPV isn't HBO paying broadcast his fights. Before Showtime paid to broadcast his fight when has another network paid to broadcast a Linares fight in the US?

He's not the A-side against Lomachenko. Accomplishments don't make you the A-side. Ratings & ticket sales makes you the A-side. Loma may not be a big star but he's more known than Linares by a mile. Linares & Matthysse attendance last Saturday was horrible

You said Linares never fought on American TV, I cleared that up, he has -- Oh look is this Jorge Linares on Showtime fighting for an American audience before becoming WBC lightweight champion? before fighting Mitchell in the UK? before unifying with Anthony Crolla? Wow! this crowd is small but its about the size that Lomachenko beats midgets on....well I hope this helps.

[J Dubber]

Tank asked for that fight, TMT Leonard Ellerbe is on the record about that. As far as I know nothing has been offered from Toprank ; it seems to me that Lomochenko is using Tank to stay relevant. Begging Gervonta on Twitter is not how you get fights made, but it does help Loma piggy-back hundreds of thousands of Tanks followers on social media.

If he beat Jorge decisively yeah why not? as you see I'm rocking a Murat Gassie sig and Avi ; at first I was not impress but he stepped up and showed class, as far as Lomochenko is concern its about time he stops weight bullying and fight someone that comes to win.

I just hope the wars have not caught up to Jorge, he has close to fifty fights and has been chinned a couple times but I digress.

He said Loma is using Tank to stay relevant. LoL Top P4Ps stay relevant regardless!