Comments Thread For: Report: Lomachenko-Linares Fight Finalized for May 12 at MSG

[The Big Dunn]

If Al Haymon will come to the table Crawford could get lucky and get whoever is left standing out of Spence/Thurman/Porter/Garcia and even then if Mikey is serious (which I doubt) he'd get first crack at them so I think the soonest Crawford gets a PBC opponent near the top of that division it would be 2021. Between then he'll probably get the likes of Horn, Ponamarev, Benavidez unfortunately.

Lomachenko will likely face Linares, Beltran, Verdejo, Campbell, Pacquaio, Ramirez before 2020 winning WBA, WBC, WBO at 135 and perhaps another title or two at 140.

Crawford potentially has bigger and better opponents but unfortunately for him it appears Lomachenko will get better opportunities.

You can see how Arum is going to position Loma for the "promoter gift" titles that all the major promoters do. You get the sense Schaeffer will do same for Mikey.

Would be nice if they would just fight each other instead.

[Randall Cunning]

If Al Haymon will come to the table Crawford could get lucky and get whoever is left standing out of Spence/Thurman/Porter/Garcia and even then if Mikey is serious (which I doubt) he'd get first crack at them so I think the soonest Crawford gets a PBC opponent near the top of that division it would be 2021. Between then he'll probably get the likes of Horn, Ponamarev, Benavidez unfortunately.

Lomachenko will likely face Linares, Beltran, Verdejo, Campbell, Pacquaio, Ramirez before 2020 winning WBA, WBC, WBO at 135 and perhaps another title or two at 140.

Crawford potentially has bigger and better opponents but unfortunately for him it appears Lomachenko will get better opportunities.

This is what that Arum co-promoting Campbell thing is about. Have Beltran vs in house Top Rank guy on Lomachenko/Linares undercard. Garcia about to drop the WBC, so Campbell/Mendy gets ordered for the vacant.

Pacquiao/Lomachenko PPV later in the year with Top Rank WBO Champion vs WBC Campbell/Mendy on the undercard.

Lomachenko vs the winner of the WBO/WBC unification next. 3 fights time Lomachenko will have a Pacquiao fight and a chance to unify WBC/WBA/WBO.

[Johnston]

He was a champion with one title defense and is not even a champion anymore. It makes no sense for Loma, a champion, to call out someone who's not a champion and isn't even his mandatory. Especially since there a better guys for Loma to fight. How could someone support Loma's desire to fight Davis right now? That can be considered cherry picking

This fight shouldn't even happen until Davis becomes champion again and will probably happen when they are both at 135.

Only people who wanted to see that fight were the people saying loma would lose or was ducking davis. Anyone who knows boxing can see Davis would get embarrassed by Loma. And the fight will never happen because floyd and tank are smart enough to see that its a fight he wont win

[mcdonalds]

Only people who wanted to see that fight were the people saying loma would lose or was ducking davis. Anyone who knows boxing can see Davis would get embarrassed by Loma. And the fight will never happen because floyd and tank are smart enough to see that its a fight he wont win

Lol at needing to create these fake narratives. Quote and prove that people were saying that.

I guarantee the fight will happen eventually but at a higher weight. Anyway, you still haven't explained how anyone should support loma calling out davis. Imagine the outrage if any other champion called out a fighter who wasn't a currently a champion or wasn't even his mandatory. You guys would be complaining due to there easily being better competition to fight, but because its loma its ok.

[j.razor]

Why are you hating on Dan Rafael dude? He's always first to the important boxing news and is right 99% of the time. You should be glad there's a journalist like him in this game of snakes.

He is one of the snakes in boxing.

[Bronx2245]

Lomachenko will be undisputed @135 and have thought Pacquiao before Crawford even gets a whiff of any of those guys.

I would've thought that until Bob got Loma a fight with Linares. Now that he's done this, he should be able to get Crawford a Top 3 WW opponent (other than Horn) in 2018, and a unification in 2019!

[j.razor]

im sorry..... im just not big on linares like most of ya are.....

did ya forget how fragile he is?



and he quit vs thompson cuz he was getting his ass handed to him....


loma might beat him to a pulp in like 3 rounds

They trying to hype linares up to make lomo look even better....he even looked like he was slapping his punches in his last fight, linares has no power.

[PACnPBFsuck]

Linares is getting wrecked, he has no chance

[j.razor]

Arum was just pretending to negotiate the Linares fight in order to make Loma-Beltran though. He only does in house fights! Just like Loma-Rigo! And Ramirez-Imam! Loma is ducking Rigo! And Linares! This is obviously fake news!

Loma left 130 to duck Berchelt and Tank Davis!!!

THIS FIGHT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!

ORLANDO RIGONDEAUX WILL BREAK SALIDO'S JAW EXPOSED GREAT WHITE HYPE!!! I'M JUST SPEAKING FACTS!!!! GANG THANG NOTIFICATION BOMBSQUAD!!! VIRGIL MAYWEATHER GIVES HIS THOUGHTS DISHES THE BIG TRUTH!!!! WHITE EUROBUM EXPOSED ON NUDE EUROBEACH FOR ALL TO SEE!!!
DEONTAY WILDER IS MY NEW #1 POUND FOR POUND!!!! WHITE MEDIA EXPOSED!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

You hurting just like cris....lol

[j.razor]

The actual fight will answer that for you. Levels to this. I'd much rather see Mikey vs Loma, a fight where neither is guaranteed to win. Top flight fight.

Don't tell that to the just got on the bandwagon lomo fans.