>>> Mikey Garcia's resume is better than Loma's...

[Nay_Sayer]

they could just fight and settle the debate.

Team Loma wants none..

[hhs661]

He was at 140 I believe.

Then when Loma Linares was announced Mikey sent out a tweet to Linares.

Don't worry I'm not saying Linares wasn't a good win, but it isn't the best of the bunch. Mikey simply beat the man who roughed his way into a victory vs Loma. He got to Roman before him as well.

No matter you're opinion of him, Robert Easter has some good names under his belt and Mikey made it easy against him.

[Nay_Sayer]

Lomachenko has the better resume and it's not even close.

Mikey has cherry picked more trinkets but has a laughably terrible resume for the praise he gets. Salido, Martinez, Broner, Lipinets, and Easter are his top 5 wins...

Didn't Salido *beat* Lomachenko?

[Nay_Sayer]

no, just no, russell jr, walters, rigo (all 3 undefeated) and linares. loma's record is better

Salido???..

[Nay_Sayer]

Linares was the lineal champ

Since when and according to whom?

[hhs661]

Linares was the lineal champ who was trying hard to get Mikey in the ring with him while Mikey had it in his head that Lipinets was more important. Then when Linares signed to fight Loma, Mikey was all "well if you fight Loma I will never fight you".

Sorry but Mikey's reluctance to fight the main guy in the division, while he was seeking out lesser opponents did not make him the top dog.

I get your argument but i can put everything aside and tell you that in my opinion Linares and his team, according to Mikey, wanted the fight to marinate.

In between and after the talks Linares fought Gesta then Loma. Garcia fought Lipinets then Easter. Neither decision is bad by either side, but I'm more inclined to believe mikey then i am GBP. I see no reason as to why Mikey would be opposed to fighting Linares.

[OnlyBeingHonest]

Linares was the lineal champ who was trying hard to get Mikey in the ring with him while Mikey had it in his head that Lipinets was more important. Then when Linares signed to fight Loma, Mikey was all "well if you fight Loma I will never fight you".

Sorry but Mikey's reluctance to fight the main guy in the division, while he was seeking out lesser opponents did not make him the top dog.

Kinda reminds me of AJ not wanting the DW fight, yet he is still labeled top dog.

[deanrw]

Since when and according to whom?

Originally Posted by Fat Dan Rafael

"Besides fighting for Crolla's world title and Linares' symbolic "diamond belt," they will also be squaring off to assume the vacant 135-pound lineal world title, with the winner of the bout on Saturday (AWE and Klowdtv.com, 2:30 p.m. ET) at the Manchester Arena in Crolla's hometown of Manchester, England, earning the right to be called the division's true champion."

[deanrw]

I get your argument but i can put everything aside and tell you that in my opinion Linares and his team, according to Mikey, wanted the fight to marinate.

In between and after the talks Linares fought Gesta then Loma. Garcia fought Lipinets then Easter. Neither decision is bad by either side, but I'm more inclined to believe mikey then i am GBP. I see no reason as to why Mikey would be opposed to fighting Linares.

Linares is a mobile fighter. That is something Mikey has never fought before. Look through all his opponents, they we're all right there for him.

[satiev1]

Well, it wasn’t debateable...controversial due to circumstances is more like it...and I think Mikey is likely a favorite in that fight regardless. As brilliant as Loma’s been, I’m not too sure I see much of a diff from that fight til now. Salido has just always been solid.

Sure, rough housed and didnt make weight but...he won and it all paid off.

Triangle theories are s hit, we know this but Mikey has looked as good vs everyone...and was dominating Salido.

The best anyone has looked vs Mikey is competitive. The best anyone has looked vs Loma is a win against him with a common oponent.

Lets be real...Mikey goes through Loma’s opposition unbeaten as well.

Can Loma deal with the size of someone like Broner despite being more skilled than him?

One thing is a Linares right hand...another is a Broner or Mikey right hand.

Fair play to both though. I can see the garcia-loma fight being real interesting. Its almost impossible to predict. All we know is Mikey CAN hurt Loma. As for if Loma can do what he wants or if Mikey is too sharp, smart, and well schooled of a pro remains to be seen.

Being dropped dosen't mean much. Rocky martinez dropped garcia. Broner gets destroyed by lomo.